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Chem 1A: General Chemistry I
This course is designed for students who need a rigorous treatment of general chemistry at the freshman-level college or university. This course will focus on topics including but not limited to the fundamental principles of inorganic chemistry; nomenclature of inorganic compounds, chemical formulas, equations, and reactions; stoichiometry; structure of atoms, ions, and molecules and periodic table; oxidation-reduction and acid-base reactions; equilibrium; and gas laws.
- Author
- Julie Brown
- Publisher
- Woodland Community College
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY-NC-SA
- Language
- EN
- Category
- Basic Sciences
Contents· 118 sections
- 01: Matter Measurement and Problem Solving
- 1.01: Atoms and Molecules
- 1.02: The Scientific Approach to Knowledge
- 1.03: The Classification of Matter
- 1.04: Physical and Chemical Changes and Properties
- 1.05: Energy- A Fundamental Part of Physical and Chemical Change
- 1.06: The Units of Measurement
- 1.07: The Reliability of a Measurement
- 1.08: Solving Chemical Problems
- 1.E: Matter Measurement and Problem Solving (Exercises)
- 02: Atoms and Elements
- 2.01: Brownian Motion- Evidence for Atoms
- 2.02: Early Ideas about the Building Blocks of Matter
- 2.03: Modern Atomic Theory and the Laws That Led to It
- 2.04: The Discovery of the Electron
- 2.05: 2.5 The Structure of The Atom
- 2.06: 2.6 Subatomic Particles- Protons Neutrons and Electrons in Atoms
- 2.07: 2.7 Finding Patterns- The Periodic Law and the Periodic Table
- 2.08: 2.8 Atomic Mass- The Average Mass of an Elements Atoms
- 2.09: 2.9 Molar Mass- Counting Atoms by Weighing Them
- 2.10: 2.E - Atoms and Elements (Exercises)
- 03: Molecules Compounds and Chemical Equations
- 3.01: Hydrogen Oxygen and Water
- 3.02: Chemical Bonds
- 3.03: Representing Compounds- Chemical Formulas and Molecular Models
- 3.04: An Atomic-Level Perspective of Elements and Compounds
- 3.05: Ionic Compounds- Formulas and Names
- 3.06: Molecular Compounds- Formulas and Names
- 3.07: Summary of Inorganic Nomenclature
- 3.08: Composition of Compounds
- 3.09: Determining a Chemical Formula from Experimental Data
- 3.10: Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
- 3.11: Organic Compounds
- 3.E: Molecules Compounds and Chemical Equations (Exercises)
- 04: Chemical Reactions and Aqueous Reactions
- 4.01: Global Warming and the Combustion of Fossil Fuels
- 4.02: 4.2 Reaction Stoichiometry- How Much Carbon Dioxide
- 4.03: 4.3 Limiting Reactant Theoretical Yield and Percent Yield
- 4.04: Solution Concentration and Solution Stoichiomentry
- 4.05: Types of Aqueous Solutions and Solubility
- 4.06: Precipitation Reactions
- 4.07: Representing Aqueous Reactions- Molecular Ionic and Complete Ionic Equations
- 4.08: Acid-Base and Gas-Evolution Reactions
- 4.09: Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
- 05: Gases
- 5.01: Water from Wells- Atmospheric Pressure at Work
- 5.02: Pressure- The Result of Particle Collisions
- 5.03: The Simple Gas Laws- Boyles Law Charless Law and Avogadros Law
- 5.04: The Ideal Gas Law
- 5.05: Applications of the Ideal Gas Law- Molar Volume Density and Molar Mass of a Gas
- 5.06: Mixtures of Gases and Partial Pressures
- 5.07: Gases in Chemical Reactions- Stoichiometry Revisited
- 5.08: Kinetic Molecular Theory- A Model for Gases
- 5.09: Mean Free Path Diffusion and Effusion of Gases
- 5.10: Real Gases- The Effects of Size and Intermolecular Forces
- 5.E: Gases (Exercises)
- 06: Thermochemistry
- 6.01: Light the Furnace- The Nature of Energy and Its Transformations
- 6.02: The First Law of Thermodynamics
- 6.03: The Nature of Energy
- 6.04: Quantifying Heat and Work
- 6.05: Constant Volume Calorimetry- Measuring U for Chemical Reactions
- 6.06: Enthalpy- The Heat Evolved in a Chemical Reaction at Constant Pressure
- 6.07: Constant Pressure Calorimetry- Measuring H for Chemical Reactions
- 6.08: Relationships Involving Enthalpy of Reactions
- 6.09: Enthalpies of Reaction from Standard Heats of Formation
- 6.10: Energy Use and The Environment
- 07: The Quantum-Mechanical Model of the Atom
- 7.01: Schrodinger's Cat
- 7.02: The Nature of Light
- 7.03: Atomic Spectroscopy and The Bohr Model
- 7.04: The Wavelength Nature of Matter
- 7.05: Quantum Mechanics and The Atom
- 7.06: The Shape of Atomic Orbitals
- 7.E: The Quantum-Mechanical Model of the Atom (Exercises)
- 08: Periodic Properties of the Elements
- 8.01: Nerve Signal Transmission
- 8.02: The Development of the Periodic Table
- 8.03: Electron Configurations- How Electrons Occupy Orbitals
- 8.04: Electron Configurations Valence Electrons and the Periodic Table
- 8.05: The Explanatory Power of the Quantum-Mechanical Model
- 8.06: Periodic Trends in the Size of Atoms and Effective Nuclear Charge
- 8.07: Ions- Configurations Magnetic Properties Radii and Ionization Energy
- 8.08: Electron Affinities and Metallic Character
- 8.09: Examples of Periodic Chemical Behavior
- 8.E: Periodic Properties of the Elements (Exercises)
- 09: Chemical Bonding I- Lewis Structures and Determining Molecular Shapes
- 9.01: Bonding Models and AIDS Drugs
- 9.02: Types of Chemical Bonds
- 9.03: Representing Valance Electrons with Dots
- 9.04: Ionic Bonding
- 9.05: Covalent Bonding- Lewis Structure
- 9.06: Electronegativity and Bond Polarity
- 9.07: Lewis Structures
- 9.08: Resonance and Formal Charge
- 9.09: Exceptions to the Octet Rule
- 9.10: Bond Energies and Bond Lengths
- 9.11: Bonding in Metals
- 9.E: Chemical Bonding I (Exercises)
- 10: Chemical Bonding II- Valance Bond Theory and Molecular Orbital Theory
- 10.01: Artificial Sweeteners
- 10.02: VSEPR Theory- The Five Basic Shapes
- 10.03: VSPER Theory- The Effect of Lone Pairs
- 10.04: VSPER Theory- Predicting Molecular Geometries
- 10.05: Molecular Shape and Polarity
- 10.06: Valence Bond Theory- Orbital Overlap as a Chemical Bond
- 10.07: Valence Bond Theory- Hybridization of Atomic Orbitals
- 10.08: Molecular Orbital Theory- Electron Delocalization
- 11: Chemical Equilibrium
- 11.01: Fetal Hemoglobin and Equilibrium
- 11.02: The Concept of Dynamic Equilibrium
- 11.03: The Equilibrium Constant (K)
- 11.04: Expressing the Equilibrium Constant in Terms of Pressure
- 11.05: Calculating the Equilibrium Constant From Measured Equilibrium Concentrations
- 11.06: Heterogenous Equilibria- Reactions Involving Solids and Liquids
- 11.07: The Reaction Quotient- Predicting the Direction of Change
- 11.08: Finding Equilibrium Concentrations
- 11.09: Le Chateliers Principle- How a System at Equilibrium Responds to Disturbances