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I. Matter and Measurement in Chemistry

 
II. Atoms, Molecules, and Ions

Common Groups of Elements

Compounds

Law of Mass Conservation

Laws of Definite and Multiple Proportions

Mixtures

Atomic Structure

Atomic Number, Isotopes, and Atomic Mass

Moles, Entities and Mass

Nomenclature

Naming Binary Covalent Compounds

Naming Simple Ionic Compounds

Naming Ionic Compounds with Polyatomic Ions

Nomenclature of Acids

Conversions: Moles, Grams, Atoms, and Ions

III. Chemical Reactions and Mass

Balancing Chemical Equations

Stoichiometry, Limiting Reactants, and Percent Yield

Percent Composition, Empirical, and Molecular Formulas

 
IV. Reactions in Aqueous Solutions

Electrolytes and Nonelectrolytes

Precipitation Reactions

Neutralization Reactions: Acids and Bases

Oxidation-Reduction Reactions

The Activity Series

Solution Stoichiometry

Titrations: Introduction

V. Thermochemistry

Energy and its Nature

The System and the Surroundings
Heat, Work, and Energy Conservation
State Functions and PV work
Enthalpy
Calorimetry
Stoichiometry and Hess’s Law
Standard Enthalpies of Formation

Thermodynamic Quantities at 25°C

Bond Energies

Introduction to Entropy and Free Energy

 

VI. Electronic Structure of Atoms

Electromagnetic Radiation
Particle Properties of Electromagnetic Radiation
Bohr’s Model: Line Spectra
The De Broglie Hypothesis
The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
Quantum Mechanics: Quantum Numbers and Orbitals
Orbital Energies
Electron Configurations and Orbital Box Diagrams

VII. Periodic Trends and Ionic Compounds

Atomic and Ionic Radii
Electron Configurations for Ions
Ionization Energy
Electron Affinity
Lattice Energy

VIII. Covalent Bonds and Lewis Structures

Covalent Bonds

Bond Length and Bond Strength

Electronegativity and Polarity

Lewis Structures

Resonance Structures

Exceptions to the Octet Rule

Formal Charge

 

VIX. Bonding Models for Covalent Compounds

Electron Group and Molecular Geometries

Molecular Polarity

Intermolecular Forces

Valence Bond Theory

Hybridization of Orbitals

Multiple Bonds

Introduction to Molecular Orbital Theory

 

X. Gases: Properties and Behavior

Introduction to Gases

The Gas Laws

The Ideal Gas Law

Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressure

Gases and Stoichiometry

Kinetic Molecular Theory

Effusion and Diffusion

Deviations from Ideality