Academic Magnet Honors Chemistry Syllabus – 2012-2013
Units
1 – Getting Started
and Chemical
Nomenclature
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CH 1,
Sec
1,3
CH 2,
s1
CH 3
CH 4
CH 5
CH 7
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2 – Math and
Measurement
CH 2,
Sec 2,
3
3 – Matter and
Energy
CH 1,
Sec 2
CH 8,
Sec 3
CH 10
CH 16
4 – Chemical
Equations
CH 8,
Sec 1,
2
CH 9
CH 12
5 – Stoichiometry
CH 7,
CH 9
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6 – Atomic
Structure and
(some) Nuclear
CH 3,
CH 4,
CH 21
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Guidelines
Safety
The Scientific Method
Periodic Table Oxidation States –
general (part I)
Basic Formula Writing
Nomenclature,
polyatomic ions, elements, acids
(continuous expansion)
Ionic; Binary; Molecular
Measurement
Significant Figures
Scientific Notation
Metric Units
Density
Temperature Conversions
Dimensional Analysis
Graphing Skills (Paper, calculator,
and computer)
Accuracy and Precision
Problem Solving
Classifying Matter
Properties and Changes of Matter
Conservation Laws
Potential Energy Diagrams
(Exothermic/Endothermic)
Energy/Specific Heat Calculations
Balancing Equations
Types of Reactions
Identifying and Predicting Products
of Chemical Rxns.
Use of Solubility Rules
Net Ionic Equations
Composition Stoichiometry
Molar Mass Calcs., Mole
Conversions, Percent
Composition, Empirical/Molecular
Formula Calcs.
Reaction Stoichiometry
Mass-Mass Calcs., Mass-Volume
Calcs.; Volume- Volume Calcs.;
Percent Yield; Limiting Reactant;
Thermochemical Calcs.
Atomic Theory and Atomic
Structure
History, Models, Modern Atomic
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Activities/Labs
Nomenclature Activity
Lab: Ionic vs. Covalent Cmpds.
Numbers in Science
1. Measurement Lab
2. Dimensional Analysis and
Significant Figures
Graphing Skills
Lab: Densities of Unknown
Metals
Physical/Chemical Change Lab
Endothermic/Exothermic Rxns
Lab
3. Chromatography
Cp of Metals - Calorimetry Lab
Activity Series of Metals Lab
Types of Chemical Reactions Lab
4. Net Ionic Equations (78 Rxns.)
5. The Eight Solution Problem
6. Stoichiometry
7. Empirical Formula/Hydrate
Lab
8. Limiting Reactant
9. Matter Waves
Flame Test Lab
10. Electron Configuration,
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Chemistry – if time
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7 – Periodic
Properties
CH 5
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8 – Bonding and
Molecular
Geometry
CH 6,
CH 7
9 – Intro to Organic
and Intermolecular
Forces
CH 22
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10 –Gas Laws
CH 10,
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Structure
Isotopes
Average Atomic Mass
Quantum Mechanical Model
Orbital Notation
Electron Configurations (using
Periodic Table)
Emission and Absorption Spectrum
Lewis Dot Structures
(atoms/ions…no bonding)
Quantum Numbers (values and
assigning)
Predicting Oxidation States (part II)
Exceptions to Electron
Configurations
Nuclear Chemistry and Relevant
Chemical Applications
Types of Nuclear Decay
Writing and Balancing Nuclear
Equations
Nuclear Stability
Half Life-Calculations
Fission/Fusion
Relationship: Electron Config. and
Periodic Table
Effective Nuclear Charge
Shielding Effect
Periodic Trends
Atomic Radii
Ionic Radii
First Ionization Energy
(emphasis on deviations)
Ionization Energies
Electron Affinity
Electronegativity
Oxidation States (part III)
Chemical Families
Binding Forces – Ionic, Covalent,
Metallic, Polarity
Polarity of Bonds/Electronegativity
Bonding Models – Lewis Structure,
VB Theory, VSEPR
Simple Organics (Alkane, Alkene,
Alkyne, alcohols)
Complex Ions
Intermolecular Forces
Relationship to States of Matter
K-M Theory, Gas Laws
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Orbital Notation, and Quantum
Numbers
11. Laser Light
12. Isotopic Pennies
13. Red Hot Half-Life
14. Why Do They Call It a Periodic
Table?
15. Chemical Bonds
16. Don’t Flip Your Lid
17. Molecular Geometry
18. IMF Lab
Lab: Esterification
Molar Volume of a Gas Lab
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Sec 1
CH 11
11 – Liquids and
Solids
12 – Solutions
13 – Equilibrium &
Acids and Bases
CH 10,
Sec 24
CH 10,
Sec 5,
CH 12
CH 13
CH 14,
CH 15,
CH 18
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14 –
Thermodynamics
CH 16
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15 – Kinetics
CH 17
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Qualitative/Quantitative
Derivations from Gas Laws and Gas
Stoichiometry
Phase Changes and Phase Change
Diagrams
Change of State Calculations
Equilibrium Vapor Pressure
Solids: Amorphous, Crystalline
Solids
Analyzing Heating Curves
Properties of water
Aqueous Solutions and Dissolving
Process
Electrolytes/Non-electrolytes
Solution vs. Colloid vs. Suspension
Solubility Graphs
Concentration Calculations
Colligative Properties
Determination of Molar Mass Using
Colligative Props.
General Equilibrium
Calculating Law of Mass Action: Kc
and Kp
LeChatelier’s Principle
RICE Tables
Properties of Acids/Bases and
Theories
Identify Conjugate Acid-Base Pairs
Strength of Acids and Bases
Ionization of Water
Calculation of pH, pOH for
strong/weak, Buffers
Ka and Kb Calculations/Ksp
Calculations
Titration Curves and Calculations
Salt Hydrolysis Reactions
Calculate and Interpret the Value of
ΔH
Std. Values, Hess’s Law,
Calorimetry, Bond Energy
Predict the sign of Entropy Change
in a Chemical Rxn.
Calculate and Interpret ΔS from
Standard Values
Gibb’s Free Energy
Rates of Reactions
Determining Rate Law from Data
August 17, 2012
Other Gas Labs: Boyle’s, Graham’s
19. Charles’s Law
20. Butane Lighter Lab
Airbag Demo?
Heat of Fusion of Ice Lab
21. Heating Curves and Phase
Diagrams
22. Conductivity of Ionic
Solutions
Effect of Temperature on
Solubility
23. Colligative Properties
Freezing Point Depression Lab
and Molecular Weight
Ice Cream Lab
24. General Chemical Equilibrium
25. Disturbing Equilibrium
26. Acid-Base Equilibrium
27. How Weak is Your Acid?
28. What Do You Mean It Is
Soluble After All?
29. Neutral or Not?
30. Titrations-Titrations
31. Thermodynamics
32. How Hot is a Candle?
33. Hess’s Law
34. Chemical Reaction Rates I
35. Chemical Reaction Rates II
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16 – Redox
Reactions and
Intro. to
Electrochemistry
CH 19,
CH 20
17 – Organic
Chemistry
(Time allowing)
CH 22,
CH 23
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18 – Qualitative
Analysis
(Time allowing)
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Graphical Determination of
Reaction Orders
Mechanisms and Order of a
Reaction
Factors that Affect Rate
Activation Energy and the Role of a
Catalyst
Assigning Oxidation Numbers
Balancing Redox Reaction
Equations In Acid/Base
Electrochemistry
Voltaic and Electrochemical Cells
Draw and Name Organic
Compounds
Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes, Cyclic
Functional Groups
Isomers
Draw/Recognize/Name Structural,
Geometric, Optical Isomers
Recognize the Importance of
Biological Molecules
36. The Iodine Clock Reaction
Run a Qualitative Scheme and
Identify an Unknown
Identification of an Unknown
Substance
37. OIL RIG
38. It’s Electrifying!
39. Deposition
Synthesis of an Organic
Compound (soap,
polymers, esters)
40. Long, Long Chains
41. Biochemistry
42. Protein Properties