Essential Ideas
- What is Chemistry?
- Phases
- Classification of Matter
- Physical and Chemical Properties
- Measurements
- Accuracy and Precision
Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
- Atomic Theory
- Atomic Structure
- Chemical Formulas
- Periodic Table
- Atomic Mass, Mass Number, and Isotopes
- Molecular and Ionic Compounds
- Nomenclature (Naming)
Substances and Solutions
Stoichiometry
- Writing and Balancing Equations
- Classifying Reactions
- Reaction Stoichiometry
- Percent Yield
- Quantitative Chemical Analysis
Thermochemistry
- Energy Basics
- Calorimetry
- Enthalpy
- First Law of Thermodynamics
- Second Law of Thermodynamics
- Third Law of Thermodynamics
Liquids and Solids
- Intermolecular Forces
- Properties of Liquids
- Phase Transitions
- Phase Diagrams
- The Solid State
- Lattice Structures
Nuclear Chemistry
- Nuclear Equations
- Radioactive Decay
Electronic Structure and Periodic Properties
- Electromagnetic Energy
- The Bohr Model
- Quantum Theory
- Electron Configuration
- Periodic Trends
Bonding and Molecular Geometry
- Ionic Bonding
- Covalent Bonding
- Lewis Structures
- Formal Charges and Resonance
- Bonding Strength
- Molecular Structure and Polarity
Advanced Covalent Bonding
- Valence Bond Theory
- Hybrid Atomic Orbitals
- Multiple Bonds
- Molecular Orbital Theory
Gases
- Gas Pressure
- Pressure, Volume, Temperature
- Stoichiometry with Gases
- Effusion and Diffusion
- Kinetic-Molecular Theory
- Non-Ideal Gases
Solutions and Colloids
- The Dissolution
- Electrolytes
- Solubility
- Colligative Properties
- Colloids
Kinetics
- Reaction Rates
- Rate Laws
- Collision Theory
- Reaction Mechanisms
- Catalysis
Equilibrium
- Chemical Equilibria
- Equilibrium Constants
- LaChatelier's Principles
- Equilibrium Calculations
Acid-Base Equilibria
- Bronsted-Lowry Acids and Bases
- pH and pOH
- Strengths of Acids and Bases
- Hydrolysis of Salt Solutions
- Polyprotic Acids
- Buffers
- Titrations
Thermodynamics
- Spontaneity
- Entropy
- Second and Third Laws of Thermodynamics
- Free Energy
Electrochemistry
- Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
- Galvanic Cells
- Reduction Potentials
- Nernst Equations
- Batteries
- Corrosion
- Electrolysis
Metals, Metalloids, Nonmetals
- Properties of Metals
- Properties of Nonmetals
- Compounds of Hydrogen
- Carbonates
- Compounds with Nitrogen, Oxygen, Sulfur, Phosphorous
- Halogens and Noble Gases
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