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Advanced Chemistry: Chemical Reactions
Teacher: Dave DeVol
January 2014
Unit 1: Equilibrium
Concepts and Content
Theme: Equilibrium is a dynamic
process that involves change at the
molecular level yet appears
unchanging at the macroscopic
level
Skills and Processes
Explain the nature of dynamic
equilibrium in terms of reaction
rates, concentrations of reactants
and products.
Activities
Assessments
The Nature of Equilibrium and the
Equilibrium Constant
HS-PS1-6
SSL 1.A,1.B
SSL 3.B
Write equilibrium expressions
using the Law of Mass Action.
Equilibrium Packet
Students perform calculations to
determine K and reflect on the
meaning of the magnitude of K
Equilibrium Formative Quiz 1
Unit 1 Exam
LeChatelier's Principle Qualitative Predictions of
Equilibrium Shifts
HS-PS1-6
SSL 1.A,1.B,1.C,1.D
SSL 3.B
SSL 4.A,4.B
SSL 5.B
Using Le Chatelier’s Principle,
predict the effect of a change in the
number of moles, volume, or
temperature upon the position of a
system at equilibrium.
LeChatelier Lab (Cobalt (II)
chloride)
Students predict equilibrium shifts
that will occur in an equilibrium
system, and go into the lab and
perform the experiment to test their
predictions.
LeChatelier Lab Post-lab
Questions
Equilibrium Formative Quiz 1
Equilibrium Formative Quiz 2
Unit 1 Exam
For a reaction at equilibrium,
calculate K knowing either
equilibrium concentrations of all
species or original concentrations
of all species and an equilibrium
concentration of one species.
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Concepts and Content
Q and Ice Tables - Quantitative
Calculations of Equilibrium Shifts
HS-PS1-6
Skills and Processes
Given the value of K, predict:
a) the direction of a reaction after
finding Q from original
concentrations.
b) the equilibrium concentration of
one specie given those of all
others.
c) the equilibrium concentration of
all species given their original
concentrations.
Activities
Equilibrium Packet
Students perform Q calculations
and use ICE tables to find
equilibrium concentrations of
species.
Ksp - the relationship between
solubility and equilibrium
constants
HS-PS1-6
SSL 1.A,1.B,1.C,1.D
SSL 3.A,3.B
SSL 4.A,4.B
SSL 5.B
Calculate Ksp knowing solubility
Ksp Problems Worksheet
or calculate solubility knowing Ksp Students work Ksp problems to
investigate the relationship
between Ksp and solubility
Assessments
Equilibrium Formative Quiz 2
Unit 1 Exam
Ksp Lab Summary
Equilibrium Formative Quiz 2
Unit 1 Exam
Ksp of Copper (II) Tartrate Lab
Students spectrophotometrically
determine the Ksp of copper (II)
tartrate.
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Unit 2 - Acid-Base Chemistry and Buffers
Concepts and Content
Theme: Acid-base chemistry in the
integration of stoichiometry and
equilibrium, and is all about
hydronium ions, hydroxide ions,
and water.
The Nature of Strong and Weak
Acids and Bases
HS-PS1-2
HS-PS1-3
HS-PS1-6
SSL 1.A,1.B,1.C,1.D
SSL 3.A,3.B
SSL 4.A,4.B
SSL 5.B
Skills and Processes
Given a chemical equation
describing acid-base equilibria:
a) Write an equation showing how
a molecular or ionic substance
behaves as an acid or base in water.
b) Write an equation showing the
dissociation of water.
c) Write a net ionic equation to
describe the reaction of a strong or
weak acid with a strong or weak
base.
d) Given an equation for an acidbase reaction, select BronstedLowry acid and base, the Lewis
acid and base, and the conjugate
acid-base pair.
Understand the concept of acid and
base strength.
Activities
Indicators-pH Lab Activity
Students use acid -base indicators
to predict an approximate pH for
various solutions; they then
measure the pH with pH paper.
Assessments
Acid-base Homework Check
Acid-base Quiz
Unit 2 Exam
pH of salts lab activity
Students predict whether different
salts should be acidic, basic, or
neutral and then measure the pH
with pH paper.
Acid-base practice questions
Students review fundamental acidbase concepts from SI Chem to
prepare for more advanced
problems.
Strong acid-strong base titration
lab
Students titrate a strong acid (HCl)
with a strong base (NaOH) and
generate a titration curve using a
pH electrode. Key points on the
titration curve are discussed.
Calculations are performed to
determine the pH at critical points
on the curve.
Acid-base Homework Check,
Acid-base Quiz
Unit 2 Exam
Strong and weak acid titration lab
summary
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Concepts and Content
Calculating pH and pOH
SSL 1.A
SSL 3.B
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Skills and Processes
Calculate one of two quantities
knowing the other:
a) Ka or Kb for a weak
acid/conjugate base
b) [H+] , [OH-] and/or pH for acids
and bases
Activities
Effectiveness of an antacid lab
Students use a back-titration
procedure in order to determine
the effectiveness of antacid tablets
(in mmol of acid neutralized per
gram of antacid tablet).
Assessments
Unit 2 Exam
Calculate the [H+], [OH-], and pH
in
a) a mixture of a strong acid and
base
b) a mixture of strong acid and
weak base or strong base and weak
acid
c) a buffered solution
d) a buffered solution to which
strong acid or base is added
Weak acid-strong base titration lab
Students titrate a weak acid (acetic
acid) with a strong base (NaOH)
with a pH electrode, and generate
a titration curve. Key points on the
titration curve are discussed and
compared to a strong acid-strong
base titration. Calculations are
performed to determine the pH at
different critical points on the
curve.
Acid-base Homework Check,
Acid-base Quiz
Unit 2 Exam
Buffers
SSL 1.A
SSL 3.B
Understand what a buffer is and
how it works
Acid-base Titrations
SSL 1.A,1.B,1.C,1.D
SSL 3.A,3.B
SSL 4.A,4.B
SSL 5.B
Use a pH meter or probe to find
unknown [H+] and then generate a
titration curve.
Strong and weak acid titration lab
summary
Strong and weak acid titration lab
summary
Strong and weak acid titration lab
summary, Unknown weak acid lab
write-up
Strong and weak acid titration lab
summary, Unknown weak acid lab
write-up
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Unit 2: Acid-Base Chemistry and Buffers (Continued)
Concepts and Content
Titrations
SSL 1.A,1.B,1.C,1.D
SSL 3.A,3.B
SSL 4.A,4.B
SSL 5.B
Skills and Processes
Given a titration curve of a weak
acid determine: the equivalence
point, pKa, and a suitable
indicator.
Activities
Unknown weak acid lab
Students perform a titration on an
unknown weak acid with the goal
of using the titration curve to
determine the Ka and molar mass
of the acid.
Assessments
Unknown weak acid lab write-up
Unit 2 Exam
Buffers
SSL 1.A,1.B,1.C,1.D
SSL 3.A,3.B
SSL 4.A,4.B
SSL 5.B
Choose an acid-base pair and
calculate concentrations of each to
make a buffered solution at a given
pH value.
Preparation of a Buffer lab
Students are presented with the
challenge of creating a buffer of
known pH using one of three
possible buffer systems. They must
choose the appropriate buffer
system, create and test the buffer.
Unit 2 Exam
Buffer problems
Students practice buffer problems
applying the concepts learned in
the weak acid-strong base titration
and buffer lab.
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Unit 3: Thermochemistry
Concepts and Content
Theme: Energy cannot be created
or destroyed but can change
forms; thermochemistry is the
study of the conversions of energy
from one form to another during
chemical processes.
Constant pressure and constant
volume calorimetry
HS-PS1-4
SSL 1.A,1.B,1.C,1.D
SSL 3.A,3.B
SSL 4.A,4.B
SSL 5.B
Skills and Processes
Be able to calculate heat flow from
calorimetric data obtained from
either a coffee-cup or bomb
calorimeter.
Given a series of thermochemical
equations that occur in a stepwise
fashion, use Hess’s Law to
determine Delta H and calculate
the magnitude of Delta H for a
specific amount of reactant or
product.
Connecting bond energies and
changes in enthalpy
HS-PS1-4
SSL 3.B
Given a table of bond energies
(enthalpies), estimate Delta H of
reaction.
Entropy
SSL 3.B
Define entropy and explain the
significance of positive and
negative changes in entropy.
The Laws of Thermodynamics
HS-PS1-4
SSL 1.A,1.B,1.C,1.D
SSL 3.A,3.B
SSL 4.A,4.B
SSL 5.B
Define and apply the first, second,
and third laws of thermodynamics.
Activities
Determining the enthalpy change
for a combustion reaction (lab
activity)
Students make the appropriate
measurements and do the
calculations to determine the
enthalpy change for burning a
candle (in kJ/mol)
Assessments
Thermochemistry Quiz
Unit 3 Exam
Thermochemistry Quiz
Unit 3 Exam
Introduction to thermochemistry
questions
Students perform basic
thermochemical calculations using
methane and propane as examples.
Specific heat of metals lab
Students perform an experiment
two different ways in order to
determine the specific heat of
different metals and speculate on
which procedure should give the
best results.
Unit 3 Exam
Hess's law lab
Students collect the necessary data
and perform calculations (using
Hess's Law) to determine the
enthalpy change of a chemical
reaction.
Hess's Law Lab Write-up
Unit 3 Exam
Unit 3 Exam
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Unit 3: Thermochemistry (Continued)
Concepts and Content
Free Energy and Spontaneity
SSL 1.A,1.B,1.C,1.D
SSL 3.A,3.B
SSL 4.A,4.B,4.C
SSL 5.B
Skills and Processes
Use a table of calculated values to
determine Delta H, Delta S, and
Delta G at standard conditions.
Describe how the sign of Delta H,
Delta S, and Delta G relate to the
spontaneity of a reaction.
Use the Gibbs-Helmholtz equation
to calculate Delta H, Delta S, Delta
G, or T given three of the four
variables.
Predict the spontaneity of
precipitation reactions two ways:
a. Using solubility rules
b. Using free energy change
Activities
Free energy study guide
Students work through a packet
that relates free energy to entropy,
enthalpy, temperature, spontaneity,
and the equilibrium constant.
Assessments
Unit 3 Exam
Unit 3 Exam
Unit 3 Exam
Free energy lab
Students calculate the free energy
change for a series of potential
chemical reactions and use their
calculations to predict if a reaction
will occur. They then perform the
experiment to determine if their
predictions are correct.
Free Energy lab Summary
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Unit 4: Electrochemistry
Concepts and Content
Theme: Electrochemistry is the
study of reactions in which
electrons are transferred, and can
range from the obvious (batteries)
to the not so obvious ( burning a
log)
Oxidation-Reduction Reactions and
galvanic cells
HS-PS1-2
SSL 1.A,1.B,1.C,1.D
SSL 3.A,3.B
SSL 4.A,4.B
SSL 5.B
Skills and Processes
Be able to identify a redox
reaction, assign oxidation numbers
to each element in the reaction,
determine what species is oxidized
and reduced, identify the oxidizing
and reducing agents, and properly
balance the equation in acid or base
solutions.
Carry out a redox titration in order
to determine an equivalence point
.
Given a diagram of a voltaic or
electrolytic cell, be able to
determine the net balanced redox
reaction, identify the anode and
cathode, determine the direction
the ions and electrons move, and
the standard potential of the cell.
Properly use a table of standard
reduction potentials to determine
relative strengths of oxidizing and
reducing agents, cell voltages, and
spontaneity.
Activities
Creating a Galvanic cell - Lab
activity
Students perform an open-ended
activity where they create a
galvanic cell and measure the
voltage given appropriate
materials.
Assessments
Unit 4 Exam
Electrochemical Concepts practice sheet
Students practice the basic
concepts of galvanic cells including
the anode, cathode, direction of
Unit 4 Exam
electron, cation, and anion flow,
and where reduction and oxidation
occur.
Oxidation Numbers and Balancing
Redox Practice
Students practice assigning
oxidation numbers and balancing
redox reactions in acid and base.
Oxidizing Agent Lab Summary
Unit 4 Exam
Ranking Oxidizing Agents - Lab
activity
Students use the reactivity of
metals in different solutions to rank
oxidizing agents (generate a metal
activity ranking).
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A redox titration in microscale Lab activity
Students perform a microscale
titration using a redox reaction to
determine the concentration of Iron
(II) in a solution.
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Unit 4: Electrochemistry (Continued)
Concepts and Content
The Nernst Equation
HS-PS1-5
SSL 1.A,1.B,1.C,1.D
SSL 3.A,3.B
SSL 4.A,4.B
SSL 5.B
Skills and Processes
Use the Nernst equation to
calculate how changes in
concentration will affect the
voltage of a cell.
Activities
Assessments
The Nernst Equation - Lab activity Unit 4 Exam
Students construct a galvanic cell
Nernst Lab Summary
and change solution concentrations
to investigate how changing
concentration affects voltage.
Electrolysis
HS-PS1-2
HS-PS1-7
SSL 1.A,1.B,1.C,1.D
SSL 3.A,3.B
SSL 4.A,4.B
SSL 5.B
Relate the number of electrons or
coulombs passing through an
electrolytic cell to the amounts of
products formed at the electrodes.
Electrolysis Pre-lab activity
Students perform calculations to
prepare for the Electrolysis lab.
Free energy and cell voltage
SSL 3.B
Relate cell voltage to Delta G and
cell spontaneity
Application of a redox reaction to
nutritional chemistry
SSL 1.A,1.B,1.C,1.D
SSL 3.B
SSL 4.A
SSL 5.B
Electrolysis Lab
Students construct an electrolytic
cell and perform an experiment to
compare the moles of metal lost at
the anode to the moles of hydrogen
gas formed at the cathode; the
concept of the Faraday is explored.
Vitamin C titration Lab
Students end the year of Ad Chem
by utilizing a redox reaction to
determine the concentration of
Vitamin C in various beverages
(Hi-C, Orange Juice, Orange
Gatorade are examples).
Unit 4 Exam
Electrolysis Lab Summary
Unit 4 Exam
Note: Most Content, Skills and
Processes that are assessed on unit
exams are also assessed on the
semester final exam.
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