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Chemistry: Atoms First 2e

114 lessons · 656 glossary terms — Covers Essential Ideas, Atoms, Molecules, and Ions and Electronic Structure and Periodic Properties of Elements, and 18 more chapters.

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Essential Ideas6 lessons

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  1. Chemistry in Context
  2. Phases and Classification of Matter
  3. Physical and Chemical Properties
  4. Measurements
  5. Measurement Uncertainty, Accuracy, and Precision
  6. Mathematical Treatment of Measurement Results

Atoms, Molecules, and Ions4 lessons

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  1. Early Ideas in Atomic Theory
  2. Evolution of Atomic Theory
  3. Atomic Structure and Symbolism
  4. Chemical Formulas

Electronic Structure and Periodic Properties of Elements7 lessons

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  1. Electromagnetic Energy
  2. The Bohr Model
  3. Development of Quantum Theory
  4. Electronic Structure of Atoms (Electron Configurations)
  5. Periodic Variations in Element Properties
  6. The Periodic Table
  7. Ionic and Molecular Compounds

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry6 lessons

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  1. Ionic Bonding
  2. Covalent Bonding
  3. Chemical Nomenclature
  4. Lewis Symbols and Structures
  5. Formal Charges and Resonance
  6. Molecular Structure and Polarity

Advanced Theories of Bonding4 lessons

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  1. Valence Bond Theory
  2. Hybrid Atomic Orbitals
  3. Multiple Bonds
  4. Molecular Orbital Theory

Composition of Substances and Solutions4 lessons

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  1. Formula Mass
  2. Determining Empirical and Molecular Formulas
  3. Molarity
  4. Other Units for Solution Concentrations

Stoichiometry of Chemical Reactions5 lessons

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  1. Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
  2. Classifying Chemical Reactions
  3. Reaction Stoichiometry
  4. Reaction Yields
  5. Quantitative Chemical Analysis

Gases6 lessons

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  1. Gas Pressure
  2. Relating Pressure, Volume, Amount, and Temperature: The Ideal Gas Law
  3. Stoichiometry of Gaseous Substances, Mixtures, and Reactions
  4. Effusion and Diffusion of Gases
  5. The Kinetic-Molecular Theory
  6. Non-Ideal Gas Behavior

Thermochemistry4 lessons

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  1. Energy Basics
  2. Calorimetry
  3. Enthalpy
  4. Strengths of Ionic and Covalent Bonds

Liquids and Solids6 lessons

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  1. Intermolecular Forces
  2. Properties of Liquids
  3. Phase Transitions
  4. Phase Diagrams
  5. The Solid State of Matter
  6. Lattice Structures in Crystalline Solids

Solutions and Colloids5 lessons

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  1. The Dissolution Process
  2. Electrolytes
  3. Solubility
  4. Colligative Properties
  5. Colloids

Thermodynamics4 lessons

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  1. Spontaneity
  2. Entropy
  3. The Second and Third Laws of Thermodynamics
  4. Free Energy

Fundamental Equilibrium Concepts4 lessons

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  1. Chemical Equilibria
  2. Equilibrium Constants
  3. Shifting Equilibria: Le Châtelier’s Principle
  4. Equilibrium Calculations

Acid-Base Equilibria7 lessons

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  1. Brønsted-Lowry Acids and Bases
  2. pH and pOH
  3. Relative Strengths of Acids and Bases
  4. Hydrolysis of Salts
  5. Polyprotic Acids
  6. Buffers
  7. Acid-Base Titrations

Equilibria of Other Reaction Classes3 lessons

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  1. Precipitation and Dissolution
  2. Lewis Acids and Bases
  3. Coupled Equilibria

Electrochemistry7 lessons

Chapter page

  1. Review of Redox Chemistry
  2. Galvanic Cells
  3. Electrode and Cell Potentials
  4. Potential, Free Energy, and Equilibrium
  5. Batteries and Fuel Cells
  6. Corrosion
  7. Electrolysis

Kinetics7 lessons

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  1. Chemical Reaction Rates
  2. Factors Affecting Reaction Rates
  3. Rate Laws
  4. Integrated Rate Laws
  5. Collision Theory
  6. Reaction Mechanisms
  7. Catalysis

Representative Metals, Metalloids, and Nonmetals12 lessons

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  1. Periodicity
  2. Occurrence and Preparation of the Representative Metals
  3. Structure and General Properties of the Metalloids
  4. Structure and General Properties of the Nonmetals
  5. Occurrence, Preparation, and Compounds of Hydrogen
  6. Occurrence, Preparation, and Properties of Carbonates
  7. Occurrence, Preparation, and Properties of Nitrogen
  8. Occurrence, Preparation, and Properties of Phosphorus
  9. Occurrence, Preparation, and Compounds of Oxygen
  10. Occurrence, Preparation, and Properties of Sulfur
  11. Occurrence, Preparation, and Properties of Halogens
  12. Occurrence, Preparation, and Properties of the Noble Gases

Transition Metals and Coordination Chemistry3 lessons

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  1. Occurrence, Preparation, and Properties of Transition Metals and Their Compounds
  2. Coordination Chemistry of Transition Metals
  3. Spectroscopic and Magnetic Properties of Coordination Compounds

Nuclear Chemistry6 lessons

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  1. Nuclear Structure and Stability
  2. Nuclear Equations
  3. Radioactive Decay
  4. Transmutation and Nuclear Energy
  5. Uses of Radioisotopes
  6. Biological Effects of Radiation

Organic Chemistry4 lessons

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  1. Hydrocarbons
  2. Alcohols and Ethers
  3. Aldehydes, Ketones, Carboxylic Acids, and Esters
  4. Amines and Amides