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Grand Rapids Community College: CHM 120 Survey of General Chemistry
- Author
- Thomas Neils
- Publisher
- Grand Rapids Community College
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY-NC-SA
- Language
- EN
- Category
- Basic Sciences
Contents· 95 sections
- 1: Matter and Energy
- 1.1 The Terms of Science
- 1.2: A First Look at the Periodic Table
- 1.3: The Classification of Matter
- 1.4: A First Look at Energy
- 1.5: Making Measurements
- 1.6: Limits on Measurements
- 1.7: Dimensional Analysis
- 1.8: Matter, Measurement, and Problem Solving (Exercises)
- 2: Atomic Structure
- 2.01: Modern Atomic Theory and the Laws That Led to It
- 2.02 The Structure of the Atom
- 2.03: Molar Mass - Counting Atoms by Weighing Them
- 2.04: Types of Radioactivity
- 2.05: The Belt of Stability: Predicting the Type of Radioactivity
- 2.06 Half-lives and the Rate of Radioactive Decay
- 2.07 Mass Defect - The Source of Nuclear Energy
- 2.08: The Discovery of Fission: The Atomic Bomb and Nuclear Power
- 2.09: The Nature of Light
- 2.10: Quantum Mechanics and The Atom
- 2.11: Electron Configurations, Valence Electrons, and the Periodic Table
- 2.12 Example Problems
- 3: Chemical Formulas and Bonding
- 3.01: An Atomic-Level Perspective of Elements and Compounds
- 3.02: Composition of Compounds
- 3.03: Chemical Bonds
- 3.04: Ionic Compounds: Formulas and Names
- 3.05: Covalently-Bonded Species: Formulas and Names
- 3.05: Electronegativity and Bond Polarity
- 3.06: Lewis Structures
- 3.07: Resonance and Formal Charge
- 3.08: Exceptions to the Octet Rule
- 3.10 Valence Bond Theory: Hybridization of Atomic Orbitals
- 3.12: Practice Problems
- 4: Intermolecular Forces Phases and Solutions
- 4.01: Water in Zero Gravity - an Introduction to Intermolecular Forces
- 4.02 Intermolecular Forces
- 4.03 An Application of IMFs: Evaporation Vapor Pressure and Boiling Points
- 4.04: Intermolecular Forces in Action: Surface Tension Viscosity and Capillary Action
- 4.05: Solids Liquids and Gases: A Molecular Comparison
- 4.06 Phase Changes
- 4.07: Pressure: The Result of Particle Collisions
- 4.08: Gases
- 4.09 Solutions - What Mixes Together and Why
- 4.10 Factors Affecting Solubility
- 4.11 Solutions Part 1
- 4.12 Practice Problems
- Intermolecular Forces
- 5: The Numbers Game - Solutions and Stoichiometry
- 5.1: Expressing Solution Concentration
- 5.2: Types of Aqueous Solutions and Solubility
- 5.3 Colligative Properties: Freezing Point Depression, Boiling Point Elevation, and Osmosis
- 5.4 Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
- 5.4a Example How Much Carbon Dioxide?
- 5.5 Limiting Reactant, Theoretical Yield, and Percent Yield
- 5.6 Representing Aqueous Reactions: Molecular, Ionic, and Complete Ionic Equations
- 5.7 Chemical Reactions and Aqueous Reactions (Exercises)
- 6: Reaction Kinetics
- 6.01: Chemical Kinetics
- 6.02 The Effect of Concentration on Reaction Rate
- 6.03: Reaction Mechanisms
- 6.04: The Effect of Temperature on Reaction Rate
- 6.05 Catalysts
- 7: Equilibrium and Thermodynamics
- 7.01: The Concept of Dynamic Equilibrium
- 7.02 The Equilibrium Constant
- 7.03: Calculating the Equilibrium Constant From Measured Equilibrium Concentrations
- 7.04 Predicting the direction of a reaction
- 7.05\(:\) Le Châtelier’s Principle: How a System at Equilibrium Responds to Disturbances
- 7.06: The First Law of Thermodynamics
- 7.07: Enthalpy: The Heat Evolved in a Chemical Reaction at Constant Pressure
- 7.08 Quantifying Heat
- 7.09: Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
- 7.10: Gibbs Free Energy
- 7.11: Gibbs Free Energy and Equilibrium
- What we are studying
- 8: Acids and Bases
- 8.01: An Introduction to Acids and Bases
- 8.02: Brønsted-Lowry Acids and Bases
- 8.03 Lewis Acids and Bases
- 8.04: Acid Strength and the Acid Dissociation Constant (Ka)
- 8.05: Autoionization of Water and pH
- 8.06: Finding the Hydronium Ion Concentration and pH of Strong and Weak Acid Solutions
- 8.07: The Acid-Base Properties of Ions and Salts
- 8.08: Buffers: Solutions That Resist pH Change
- 8.09 Buffer Capacity and Buffer Range
- 8.10: Lewis Acids and Bases
- 8.11: Acid Base (Exercises)
- 9: Electrochemistry
- 9.1: Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
- 9.2: Standard Reduction Potentials
- 9.3 Cell Potential, Gibbs Free Energy, and Equilibrium
- 9.4: Batteries: Using Chemistry to Generate Electricity
- 9.5 Driving ReactantFavored Reactions Using Electricity
- 9.6 Undesirable Redox Reactions