C1 Chemistry I Topics

This page contains notes, handouts, links, etc., organized by topic.

H. Eugene LeMay, Herbert Beall, Karen M. Robblee, & Douglas C. Brower, Chemistry: Connections to Our Changing World, Prentice Hall, 2002.

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Topics:

• Ch. 1: Measurement
• Ch. 2: Energy & Matter
• Ch. 3: Atomic Structure
• Ch. 24: Nuclear Chemistry
• Ch. 4: Electron Configuration (Quantum Chemistry)
• Ch. 5 & 6: Periodic Table & Periodic Trends
• Ch. 7: Chemical Formulas & Bonding
• Ch. 8: Molecular Geometry (VSEPR Theory)
• Ch. 9: Chemical Reactions
• Ch. 10: Moles & Mole Conversions
• Ch. 11: Stoichiometry
• Ch. 13: Gases
• Ch. 14: Solids, Liquids, & Intermolecular Forces
• Ch. 15: Solutions
• Ch. 22: Rates of Reaction (Kinetics)
• Ch. 16: Equilibrium
• Ch. 18 & 19: Acids & Bases
• Ch. 20 & 21: Oxidation/Reduction & Electrochemistry

Ch. 1: Measurement

Assignments:

• Measuring Liquid Volumes & Reading Thermometers worksheet
• Significant Figures Worksheet
• Unit Conversions worksheet
• Unit Conversions #2 worksheet
• Dimensional Analysis worksheet
• Ch. 1 recommended review problems (pp. 52-53): #34, 37, 38, 39, 44, 45, 48, 53, 57

Notes:

• The Metric System     HTML    MS Word
• Significant Figures     HTML    MS Word
• Unit Conversions     HTML    MS Word
• Dimensional Analysis     HTML    MS Word
• Percent Error     HTML    MS Word

Links:

• SI Prefixes from website for General Chemistry
• Scientific Notation from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context
• Significant Figures from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context
• Math with Significant Figures from website for General Chemistry
• Unit Conversions/Dimensional Analysis from website for General Chemistry
• Dimensional Analysis from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context
• Density Virtual Lab Experiment from website for General Chemistry

Practice Tests:

• Measurement practice test from website for Chemistry: Connections to Our Changing World
• Measurement practice test from website for Chemistry by Wilbraham et. al. (Addison-Wesley)
• Measurement Self-Assessment from website for Chemistry by Wilbraham et. al. (Prentice Hall)

Ch. 2: Energy & Matter

Assignments:

• Temperature & Matter worksheet

Notes:

• Energy
• Temperature
• Matter
• Conservation Laws & Nuclear Reactions

Links:

• Tutorial: Temperature Conversion from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context
• Temperature from website for General Chemistry
• Physical vs. Chemical Change from website for General Chemistry
• Classification of Matter from website for General Chemistry
• Mixtures & Compounds video from website for General Chemistry
• Paper Chromatography video from website for General Chemistry
• Phases of Water from website for General Chemistry

Practice Tests:

• Energy & Matter practice test from website for Chemistry: Connections to Our Changing World
• Matter & Change Self-Assessment from website for Chemistry by Wilbraham et. al. (Prentice Hall)

Ch. 3: Atomic Structure

Assignments:

• Atomic Mass Activity
• Isotopes worksheet
• Average Atomic Mass worksheet
• Isotopes of "Pennium" Activity

Notes:

• Early Atomic Theory
• Atomic Structure
• Average Atomic Mass
• Test Review Sheet

Links:

• Video: Law of Multiple Proportions, from General Chemistry.
• Video: Millikan Oil Drop Experiment, from General Chemistry.
• Tutorial: Rutherford's Gold Foil Experiment from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context
• Video: Rutherford's Gold Foil Experiment, from General Chemistry.

Practice Tests:

• Atomic Structure practice test from website for Chemistry: Connections to Our Changing World
• Atomic Structure Self-Assessment from website for Chemistry by Wilbraham et. al. (Prentice Hall)

Ch. 24: Nuclear Chemistry

Assignments:

• Radioactive Decay worksheet
• Half-Life Activity

Notes:

• Fundamental Forces & Quarks
• Radioactive Decay
• Nuclear Equations

Links:

• Tutorial: Modes of Radioactive Decay from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context
• Video: Separation of alpha, beta, and gamma rays by an electric field, from General Chemistry.
• Tutorial: Balancing Nuclear Reactions from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context
• Tutorial: Half-Life from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context

Practice Tests:

• Nuclear Chemistry practice test from website for Chemistry: Connections to Our Changing World

Ch. 4: Electron Configuration (Quantum Chemistry)

Assignments:

• Electron Configuration activity
• Electron Configurations worksheet
• Electron Configurations #2 worksheet
• Valence Electrons worksheet

Notes:

• Waves     HTML    MS Word
• Energy Transitions     HTML    MS Word
• Modern Atomic Theory     HTMl    MS Word
• Electron Configurations     HTML    MS Word
• Electron Configuration Notations     HTML    MS Word
• Stability of Electron Energy Levels & Sub-Levels     HTML    MS Word
• Valence Electrons     HTML    MS Word
• Lewis Dot Diagrams     HTML    MS Word

Links:

• Tutorial: Orbital Filling from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context
• Interactive Electron Configuration Display from WebElements
• The Orbitron: a pictorial gallery of orbitals

Practice Tests:

• Electron Configurations practice test from website for Chemistry: Connections to Our Changing World
• Electrons in Atoms Self-Assessment from website for Chemistry by Wilbraham et. al. (Prentice Hall)

Ch. 5 & 6: Periodic Table & Periodic Trends

Assignments:

• Valence Electrons worksheet

Notes:

• Valence Electrons     HTML    MS Word
• Lewis Dot Diagrams     HTML    MS Word
• History of the Periodic Table     HTML    MS Word
• Regions of the Periodic Table & Groups of Elements     HTML    MS Word
• Electronegativity     HTML    MS Word
• Ionization Energy     HTML    MS Word
• Atomic & Ionic Radius     HTML    MS Word

Links:

• Periodic Table implemented in Microsoft Excel for easy customization
• WebElements.com: a website with data & information about each of the elements
• Tutorial: Periodic Table from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context

Practice Tests:

• Periodic Table practice test from website for Chemistry: Connections to Our Changing World

Ch. 7: Chemical Formulas & Bonding

Assignments:

• Balancing Charges with LEGOs Activity
• Balancing Charges worksheet
• Naming Ionic Compounds #1 worksheet
• Naming Ionic Compounds #2 worksheet
• Naming Covalent Compounds worksheet
• Lewis Structures worksheet
• Lewis Structures #2 worksheet

Notes:

• Bonding     HTML    MS Word
• Chemical Formulas     HTML    MS Word
• Nomenclature of Ionic Compounds     HTML    MS Word
• Nomenclature of Covalent Compounds     HTML    MS Word
• Covalent Bonding & Lewis Structures     HTML    MS Word

Links:

• Tutorial: Bonding from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context
• Tutorial: Lewis Structures from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context

Practice Tests:

• Chemical Formulas and Bonding practice test from website for Chemistry: Connections to Our Changing World

Ch. 8: Molecular Geometry (VSEPR Theory)

Assignments:

• Covalent Bond Polarity worksheet
• VSEPR Problems #1 worksheet
• VSEPR Problems #2 worksheet

Notes:

• VSEPR Theory     HTML    MS Word
• Bond Polarity     HTML    MS Word
• Hybridization     HTML    MS Word
• Polar Molecules     HTML    MS Word

Links:

• Tutorial: Hybridization from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context

Practice Tests:

• Molecular Shape practice test from website for Chemistry: Connections to Our Changing World

Ch. 9: Chemical Reactions

Assignments:

• Parts of a Chemical Equation worksheet
• Types of Chemical Reactions worksheet
• Predicting the Products of Chemical Reactions worksheet
• Activity Series worksheet
• Precipitation Reactions worksheet
• Balancing Equations #1 worksheet
• Balancing Equations #2 worksheet
• Types of Equations Word Problems worksheet

Notes:

• Chemical Formulas     HTML    MS Word
• Chemical Equations     HTML    MS Word
• Types of Chemical Equations     HTML    MS Word
• Predicting the Products of Chemical Equations     HTML    MS Word
• When can a Chemical Reaction Happen?     HTML    MS Word
• Activity Series    HTML    MS Word
• Solubility    HTML    MS Word
• Balancing Chemical Equations     HTML    MS Word

Practice Tests:

• Chemical Reactions and Equations practice test from website for Chemistry: Connections to Our Changing World

Ch. 10: Moles & Mole Conversions

Assignments:

• Molar Mass worksheet
• Mole Conversions worksheet
• More Mole Conversions worksheet
• Percent Composition Problems worksheet

Notes:

• Moles     HTML    MS Word
• Mole Conversions     HTML    MS Word
• Percent Composition and Empirical & Molecular Formulas notes

Links:

• Tutorial: Percent Composition from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context

Practice Tests:

• The Mole practice test from website for Chemistry: Connections to Our Changing World

Ch. 11: Stoichiometry

Assignments:

• Stoichiometry #1 worksheet
• Stoichiometry #2: Mass-Mass Problems worksheet
• Stoichiometry #4 (Limiting Reactant) worksheet
• Stoichiometry #3 (Limiting Reactant) worksheet
• Limiting Reactants & Percent Yield worksheet

Notes:

• Stoichiometry     HTML    MS Word
• Limiting Reactant     HTML    MS Word

Links:

• Tutorial: Limiting Reactants & Percent Yield from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context

Practice Tests:

• The Mathematics of Chemical Equations practice test from website for Chemistry: Connections to Our Changing World

Ch. 13: Gases

Assignments:

• Mean Free Path (Kinetic-Molecular Theory) Activity
• Manometers worksheet
• Ideal Gas Law worksheet
• Gas Laws worksheet
• Partial Pressures worksheet
• Gases Review Problems

Notes:

• Gases     HTML    MS Word
• Kinetic-Molecular Theory     HTML    MS Word
• The Ideal Gas Law     HTML    MS Word
• Gas Laws (Before & After Problems)     HTML    MS Word
• Partial Pressures     HTML MS Word
• Effusion (Graham's Law)     HTML    MS Word
• Review: Solving Gas Laws Problems     HTML    MS Word

Links:

• Tutorial: Ideal Gas Law from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context
• Tutorial: Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context
• Tutorial: Molecular Speed (Graham's Law) from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context

Practice Tests:

• Gases practice test from website for Chemistry: Connections to Our Changing World

Ch. 14: Solids, Liquids, & Intermolecular Forces

Assignments:

• Intermolecular Forces worksheet
• Heating Curves worksheet
• Phase Diagrams worksheet

Notes:

• Intermolecular Forces notes
• Heating Curves notes
• Phase Diagrams notes

Links:

• Tutorial: Intermolecular Forces from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context
• Tutorial: Phase Diagrams from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context
• Tutorial: Heating Curves from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context

Practice Tests:

• Liquids and Solids practice test from website for Chemistry: Connections to Our Changing World

Ch. 15: Solutions

Assignments:

• Solubility Curves worksheet
• Colligative Properties worksheet
• Solids/Liquids/Solutions Review Problems

Notes:

• Colligative Properties notes

Links:

• Tutorial: Molarity from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context
• Tutorial: Saturated Solutions from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context
• Tutorial: Raoult's Law (Vapor Pressure Lowering) from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context
• Tutorial: Freezing Point Depression & Boiling Point Elevation from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context
• Tutorial: Osmotic Pressure from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context

Practice Tests:

• Solutions practice test from website for Chemistry: Connections to Our Changing World
• Solubility & Precipitation practice test from website for Chemistry: Connections to Our Changing World

Ch. 22: Rates of Reaction (Kinetics)

Assignments:

• Kinetics worksheet

Notes:

• Kinetics notes

Links:

• Tutorial: Reaction Rate from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context
• Tutorial: Reaction Order from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context
• Tutorial: Mechanisms from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context
• Tutorial: Collision Theory from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context

Practice Tests:

• Rates of Reaction practice test from website for Chemistry: Connections to Our Changing World

Ch. 16: Equilibrium

Assignments:

• Equilibrium worksheet
• Le Châtelier's Principle worksheet
• Net Ionic Equation & K_sp worksheet
• Kinetics & Equilibrium Review Problems

Notes:

• Equilibrium notes
• Net Ionic Equation & K_sp notes

Links:

• Tutorial: Equilibrium from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context
• Tutorial: Le Châtelier's Principle from website for Chemistry: The Science in Context

Practice Tests:

• Chemical Equilibrium practice test from website for Chemistry: Connections to Our Changing World

Ch. 18 & 19: Acids & Bases

Assignments:

• Acid & Base Reactions worksheet
• pH, pOH, K_a, & pK_a worksheet

Notes:

• Acids & Bases notes

Practice Tests:

• Acids, Bases, and Salts practice test from website for Chemistry: Connections to Our Changing World
• Reactions of Acids and Bases practice test from website for Chemistry: Connections to Our Changing World

Ch. 20 & 21: Oxidation/Reduction & Electrochemistry

Assignments:

• Oxidation Numbers & Redox Reactions worksheet

Notes:

• Oxidation & Reduction notes

Practice Tests:

• Oxidation and Reduction practice test from website for Chemistry: Connections to Our Changing World
• Electrochemistry practice test from website for Chemistry: Connections to Our Changing World

Works Cited

Links are from the following textbook websites:

• H. Eugene LeMay, Herbert Beall, Karen M. Robblee, & Douglas C. Brower, Chemistry: Connections to Our Changing World, Prentice Hall, 2002.
• Antony C. Wilbraham, Dennis D. Staley, Michael S. Matta, Edward L. Waterman, Chemistry, Prentice Hall, 2005.
• Antony C. Wilbraham, Dennis D. Staley, Michael S. Matta, Edward L. Waterman, Chemistry, Addison-Wesley, 2002.
• Thomas R. Gilbert, Rein V. Kirss, & Geoffrey Davies, Chemistry: The Science in Context!, W.W. Norton & Co., 2003
• William L. Masterton & Cecile N. Hurley, Chemistry: Principles and Reactions, Thomson Brooks/Cole, 5^th edition, 2004.
• Theodore Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, & Bruce Bursten, Chemistry: The Central Science, Prentice Hall, 7^th edition, 1995.
• Ralph Petrucci, William Harwood & Geoffrey Herring, General Chemistry Prentice Hall.