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CHEM 210: General Chemistry I, An "Atoms Up" Approach
This is the free digital textbook that accompanies CHEM 210: General College Chemistry I, which is first half of the two-semester college-level chemistry series offered at Cañada College. Curated and remixed via LibreTexts by Camille Kaslan, Fall 2023.
- Author
- Camille Kaslan
- Publisher
- Canada College
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY
- Language
- EN
- Category
- Basic Sciences
Contents· 122 sections
- 01: Chemistry is the Science of Everything
- 1.01: Thinking Scientifically - The Scientific Method
- 1.02: Designing Experiments - What's Being Tested
- 02: Matter - An Introduction
- 2.01: Classifications of Matter
- 2.02: Properties of Matter
- 2.03: Intensive vs. Extensive Properties
- 2.04: Changes in Matter
- 2.05: Energy - What Drives Changes in Matter
- 03: Units Measurements and Conversions
- 3.01: Base Units and Derived Units
- 3.02: Scientific Notation - Writing Large and Small Numbers
- 3.03: The Reliability of Measurement
- 3.04: Significant Figures - Approximating Uncertainty
- 3.05: Solving Chemical Problems - Dimensional Analysis
- 3.5.01: Metric and Imperial Unit Conversions
- 3.5.02: Compound Unit Conversion Factors - Density
- 3.5.03: Molar Mass and Avogadro's Number
- 04: Atoms and Elements
- 4.01: Evidence for Atoms - Brownian Motion
- 4.02: Early Ideas About the Building Blocks of Matter
- 4.2.01: Dalton's Atomic Theory
- 4.03: The Discovery of The Electron - The Plum Pudding Atomic Model
- 4.04: Discovery of the Proton - The Nuclear Atomic Model
- 4.05: The Subatomic Particles and Isotopes
- 4.5.01: Ions - Differences in Electrons
- 4.06: The Periodic Table of the Elements
- 05: The Quantum Model of the Atom
- 5.01: The Nature of Light and Electromagnetic Radiation
- 5.02: The Photoelectric Effect - Light as a Particle
- 5.03: Blackbody Radiation and The UV Catastrophe - Evidence of Quantization
- 5.04: The Bohr Model of The Atom
- 5.05: Wave-Particle Duality of Matter
- 5.06: The Wavefunction and Schrodinger's Equation
- 5.07: Atomic Orbitals and Quantum Numbers
- 5.7.01: Visualizing Atomic Orbitals as Probability Densities
- 06: Periodic Law and Periodic Properties of the Elements
- 6.01: The Development of The Periodic Table
- 6.02: Electron Configurations - The Quantum Model and Periodic Structure
- 6.03: Periodicity
- 6.04: Effective Nuclear Charge and Shielding
- 6.05: Periodic Trends
- 6.5.01: Periodic Trends in Ions
- 6.5.02: Electronegativity
- 07: Molecules and Compounds
- 7.01: Chemical Formulas - Atomic Ratios
- 7.02: Types of Compounds - Differences in Atomic Connections
- 7.03: Ionic Compounds - Names and Formulas
- 7.04: Covalent Compounds - Names and Formulas
- 7.05: Chemical Composition
- 7.5.01: Empirical Formulas
- 08: Chemical Bonding I - The Lewis Model
- 8.01: Lewis Symbols
- 8.02: Covalent Bonding and Lewis Dot Structures
- 8.2.01: Exceptions to Octet
- 8.03: Resonance Structures and Formal Charge
- 8.04: Polar Covalent Bonds
- 8.05: Bond Energies Strengths and Lengths
- 09: Chemical Bonding II - Advanced Bonding Models
- 9.01: Valence Bond Theory - Bonds as Orbital Overlaps
- 9.02: Hybridization and Hybrid Orbitals in VBT
- 9.03: Valence Shell Electron-Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) Theory
- 9.3.01: Lone Pairs and 3D Geometry
- 9.04: Molecular Geometry and Polarity
- 9.05: Molecular Orbital Theory
- 9.5.01: The Predictive Power of MO Theory - The Case of Oxygen
- 10: Chemical Reactions and Chemical Quantities
- 10.01: Chemical Reactions and Balanced Chemical Equations
- 10.1.01: Coefficients and Mole Ratios
- 10.02: General Types of Chemical Reactions
- 10.03: Mole Quantities
- 10.04: Stoichiometry
- 10.05: The Limiting Reactant Theoretical Yield and Percent Yield
- 11: Solutions Concentration and Dilution
- 11.01: Solutes and Solvents
- 11.02: Aqueous Solutions and Dissolution
- 11.2.01: Solute Dissociation Equations
- 11.2.02: Electrolyte Solutions
- 11.03: Solution Concentration - Molarity
- 11.04: Solution Preparation
- 12: Aqueous Reactions
- 12.01: Complete and Net Ionic Equations
- 12.02: Precipitation Reactions
- 12.03: Acids and Bases
- 12.3.01: Neutralization Reactions
- 12.04: Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
- 12.05: Stoichiometry of Aqueous Reactions
- 13: Thermochemistry
- 13.01: The Nature of Energy
- 13.02: The First Law of Thermodynamics
- 13.2.01: Heat and Work
- 13.03: Enthalpy H and Heat of Reaction
- 13.3.01: Calorimetry
- 13.3.02: Hess' Law
- 13.3.03: Standard Enthalpy of Formation
- 13.04: Heat Transfer Involving Phase Changes
- 14: Gases
- 14.01: Kinetic Molecular Theory and Gas Pressure
- 14.02: The Gas Laws
- 14.2.01: Other Gas Relationships
- 14.03: The Ideal Gas Law
- 14.3.01: Real vs. Ideal Gases
- 14.04: Dalton's Law of Partial Pressure
- 14.05: Vapor Pressure
- 14.06: Gas Stoichiometry
- 15: Gases and Gas Laws
- 15.01: Gas Pressure - a Result of Collisions
- 15.02: The Gas Laws
- 15.03: Other Gas Relationships
- 15.04: Ideal Gases and The Ideal Gas Law
- 15.05: Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures
- 15.5.01: Vapor Pressure
- 15.06: Ideal Gases and Real Gases
- 15.07: Gas Stoichiometry
- 16: Solids Liquids and Phase Changes
- 16.01: The Phases - Solids Liquids and Gases
- 16.02: Phase Changes
- 16.03: Phase Change Diagrams
- 16.04: Phase Diagrams
- 16.05: Intermolecular Forces
- 16.06: Properties of Liquids
- 16.07: Solids