Warren Hills Regional High School
AP Chemistry Course Syllabus
Mrs. Nicolosi
Text: Masterson, W.L., et. al. Chemistry: Principles and Reactions, 6th Edition
Course Outline: This class will meet 3-4 times per week for 55 minutes with an extended
lab period on every Day 1. Lab is mandatory and there will be no exceptions. All students
must attend lab in order to receive credit for this course.
Office Hours: Every Thursday, I will be available after school for extra help and completion
of lab assignments. It is strongly suggested that students stay after school on Thursdays.
Additional days and times will be added as necessary.
Unit 1: These concepts were covered in great detail in Honors and Technical Chemistry. We
will review these topics over the first days of school and you will be assessed during the first
lab period of the school year.
 Chapter 1- Matter and Measurements
 Chapter 2- Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
 Chapter 3- Mass Relations in Chemistry; Stoichiometry
Unit 2: approximately 13 days
 Chapter 4: Reactions in Aqueous Solutions
o Solute Concentration
o Precipitation Reactions
o Acid-Base Reactions
o Laboratory investigation
 Determining the Percentage of Water in a Hydrate
 Determining the Chemical Formula of an Unknown Compound
Unit 3: approximately 13 days
 Chapter 5: Gases
o Measurement of Gases
o Ideal Gas Law
o Gas Law Calculations
o Stoichiometry of Gaseous Reactions
o Gas Mixtures: Partial Pressures and Mole Fractions
o Kinetic Theory of Gases
o Real Gases
o Laboratory investigation
 Determining Molar Volume of Hydrogen Gas
Unit 4: approximately 10 days
 Chapter 8: Thermochemistry
o Principles of Heat Flow
o Measurement of Heat Flow: Calorimetry
o Enthalpy
o Thermochemical Equations
o Enthalpies of Formation
o Bond Enthalpy
o The 1st Law of Thermodynamics
o Laboratory Investigation
 Heats of Reaction
Unit 5: approximately 5 days
 Chapter 11: Rates of Reactions
o Meaning of Reaction Rate
o Reaction Rate & Concentration
o Reactant Concentration & Time
o Models for Reaction Rate
o Reaction Rate & Temperature
o Catalysis
o Reaction Mechanisms
o Laboratory Investigation
 Chemical Kinetics
Unit 6: approximately 10 days
 Chapter 12: Gaseous Chemical Equilibrium
o The Equilibrium System
o Equilibrium Constant Expression
o Determination of K
o Applications of the Equilibrium Constant
o Effect of Changes in Conditions of an Equilibrium System
o Laboratory Investigation
 Determination of the equilibrium constant for a Chemical Reaction
Unit 7: approximately 20 days
 Chapter 13: Acids & Bases
o Bronsted-Lowry Acid-Base Model
o The Ion Product of Water
o pH & pOH
o Weak Acids and their Equilibrium Constants
o Weak Bases and their Equilibrium Constants
o Acid-Base Properties of Salt Solutions
 Chapter 14: Acid-Base Reactions
o Buffers
o Acid-Base Indicators
o Acid-Base Titrations
o Laboratory Investigations
 Standardizing a Hydrochloric Acid Solution
 Finding the Mass Percent of Acetic Acid in Vinegar
Unit 8: approximately 8 days
 Chapter 16: Precipitation Equilibria
o Precipitation Formation; Solubility product constant (Ksp)
o Dissolving Precipitates
o Laboratory Investigation
 Finding the Ratio of Moles of Reactants in a Chemical Reaction)
Unit 9: approximately 21 days
 Chapter 17: Spontaneity of Reaction
o Spontaneous Processes
o Entropy, S
o Free Energy, G
o Standard Free Energy Change, ΔG°
o Effect of Temperature, Pressure, and Concentration on Reaction Spontaneity
o The Free Energy Change and the Equilibrium Constant
o Additivity of Free Energy Changes, Complex Reactions
o Laboratory Investigation
 Gravimetric Analysis of a Metal Carbonate
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Chapter 18: Electrochemistry
o Voltaic Cells
o Standard Voltages
o Relations between E°, ΔG°, and K
o Effects of Concentration on Voltage
o Electrolytic Cells
o Commercial Cells
o Laboratory Investigation
 Electrochemical Cells
Unit 10: approximately 11 days
 Chapter 6: Electronic Structure and the Periodic Table
o Light, Photon Energies, and Atomic Spectra
o The Hydrogen Atom
o Quantum Numbers
o Atomic Orbitals: Shapes and Sizes
o Electron Configurations in Atoms
o Orbital Diagrams of Atoms
o Electron Arrangements in Monatomic Ions
o Laboratory Investigation
 Liquid Chromatography
Unit 11: approximately 5 days
 Chapter 7: Covalent Bonding
o Lewis Structure; The Octet Rule
o Molecular Geometry
o Polarity of Molecules
o Atomic Orbitals; Hybridization
Unit 12: approximately 6 days
 Chapter 9: Liquids and Solids
o Liquid-Vapor Equilibrium
o Phase Diagrams
o Molecular Substances; Intermolecular Forces
o Network Covalent, Ionic, and Metallic Solids
o Crystal Structures
o Laboratory Investigation
 Determination of Molar Mass of a Volatile Liquid
Unit 13: approximately 8 days
 Chapter 10: Solutions
o Concentration Units
o Principles of Solubility
o Colligative Properties of Nonelectrolytes
o Colligative Properties of Electrolytes
o Laboratory Investigation
 Mass Percent of Sulfate Determination
Unit 14: approximately 4 days
 Chapter 19: Nuclear Reactions
o Radioactivity
o Rate of Radioactive Decay
o Mass-Energy Relations
o Nuclear Fission
o Nuclear Fusion
Unit 15: approximately 8 days
 Chapter 15: Complex Ions
o Composition of Complex Ions
o Geometry of Complex Ions
o Electronic Structure of Complex Ions
o Formation Constants of Complex Ions
o Laboratory Investigation
 Synthesis of a Coordination Compound
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Chapter 22: Organic Chemistry
o Saturated Hydrocarbons: Alkanes
o Unsaturated Hydrocarbons: Alkenes and Alkynes
o Aromatic Hydrocarbons and their derivatives
o Functional Groups
o Isomerism in Organic Compounds