Required Reading – Basic Chemistry You Need To Know. Each title is a LINK.
: Measuring, significant figures, scientific notation, 3 temperature scales, unit conversion math AKA: dimensional analysis. : Matter, elements, compounds, phases, physical properties, separating mixtures, chemical vs. physical changes, symbols and counting atoms, particle diagrams, Law of Conservation of Matter (conservation of mass), TOPIC-B. : Models of the atom, atomic theory, protons, neutrons & electrons, the gold foil experiment, isotopes, spectra, and intro to periodic table of elements. : Ions, Ionic and Molecular compounds, Polyatomic Ions, Transitional Metal Cations, the properties of metals vs. non-metals, electron configurations, naming compounds. : The chemical Mole, percent composition by mass, and empirical formulas. : The five basic chemical reactions, balancing equations, catalysts, along with the Activity Series and the Guidelines for Aqueous Solutions tables. : How to Island Hop and not get eaten by the Mole Shark; or balanced chemical reactions and thechemistry math that comes from them. : How substances exist at different pressures and temperatures; melting & freezing, boiling and condensing, sublimating & deposition; phase diagrams, pressure conversion problems. : How heat is measured into and out of reactions, & how water reacts to gaining or losing specific amounts of heat. the Heats of Reaction table and also food calories as measurable units of energy. : The combined gas law, Boyle’s law, direct vs. inversely proportional relationships and graphs, solving gas problems. : The Periodic Table & all of the “hidden” meanings of the columns, rows, numbers and letters. The table shows trends, or ways that the elements relate to each other with many properties. : Molecular, ionic, and metallic bonding. Lewis Dot diagrams, octet rules, and some exceptions to molecular bonding rules. Molecular Polarity vs. Bond Polarity. Skip this one, okay? : Water, in every phase, hydrogen bonding and 2 more inter-molecular attractions. The three colligative properties, plus the Solubility Guidelines graphs. : Solution formation, concentration of solutions, molarity, then parts per million, diluting solutions using the dilution formula, and how much the colligative properties are affected by the amounts of dissolved particles. : Potential energy diagrams, positive and negative ∆H, activation energy, catalysts, and LeChatelier’s Principle, Dynamic Equilibrium, Entropy, Collision Theory, Factors Affecting Rates of Chemical Reactions, etc. : Arrhenius theory and the BrØnsted-Lowry theory, acid base indicators, and the pH scale, dissociation of acids & bases, acid base neutralization reactions, titration math. : How batteries work, rechargeable batteries, oxidation and reduction half reactions, drawing batteries, voltaic and electrolytic cells, electroplating, oxidation numbers, half reactions, net ionic equations, etc. : alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, functional groups, organic chemical reactions (addition,substitution, saponification, esterification, and polymerization), isomers, naming organic molecules, and: alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, organic acids, amines, amides, amino acids, halides, esters, and more. : Radioisotopes and half life, types of radioactive particles and energy, natural transmutation and their equations, artificial transmutation, nuclear power, nuclear bombs, nuclear energy pro’s and con’s, medical uses for radiation, etc.
