SSHS General Chemistry (Mr. Thaler)
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SEMESTER ONE (Click for a printable detailed outline linked to California Chemistry Standards.)
Unit I--Chemistry Fundamentals
Textbook Chapter: Laboratory Exercises*
1-Chemistry and You: What's in the Box? ; Massing by Difference (Amount of Sweetener in Bubble Gum)
2-Energy and Matter: Metrics and Density ;Separation of a Mixture ; Conservation of Mass
Unit II--Atomic Structure and Introduction to Nuclear Chemistry
Textbook Chapter: Laboratory Exercises*
3-Atomic Structure: Predicting the Location of a 1s Electron
4-Electron Configurations: Flame Tests
5(6)-The Periodic Table: Determining Trends in a Group
28-Nuclear Chemistry: A Model for Half-Life (using pennies)
Unit III--Chemical Bonds
Textbook Chapter: Laboratory Exercises*
7-Chemical Formulas and Bonding: Formula of Lead Iodide
8-Molecular Shape: Models of Molecules ; Solubility and Bond Type
Unit IV--Conservation of Matter and Stoichiometry
Textbook Chapter: Laboratory Exercises*
9-Chemical Reactions and Equations: Double-replacement Reactions
10-The Mole: Water in a Hydrate
11-The Mathematics of Chemical Equations: Percent Yield
SEMESTER TWO (Click for a printable detailed outline linked to California Chemistry Standards.)
Unit-V--Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetic-Molecular Theory
Textbook Chapter: Laboratory Exercises*
12-Thermochemistry: Hess's Law; Calorimetry
13-Gases: Boyle's Law
14-Liquids and Solids: Changes of State (w/ lauric acid); Heating-Curve Problems
Unit VI--Solutions; Reaction Rates and Equilibrium; Acids, Bases, and Salts
Textbook Chapter: Laboratory Exercises*
15-Solutions (incl. colligative properties): Supersaturation (no report)
16-Chemical Equilibrium
22-Rates of Reactions: Influence of pH on the Enzyme Catalase
(We may postpone the Rates-and-Equilibrium section until after Acids and Bases, or even Organic Molecules.)
18-Acids, Bases, and Salts: Hydrolysis of Salts
19-Reactions of Acids and Bases: Titrations
Unit VII--Organic Molecules
Textbook Chapter: Laboratory Exercises*
25-Hydrocarbon Compounds
26-Functional Groups: Esterification
27-Chemistry of Life (You are responsible for reading Chapter 27.)
* Laboratory exercises are subject to change, postponement, cancellation, modification, alteration, rearrangement, and/or replacement.
Textbook:
LeMay, H.E., Beall, H., Robblee, K.M., and Brower, D.C. (2000). Chemistry: Connections to Our Changing World, 2nd edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Laboratory Manual:
LeMay, H.E., Beall, H., Robblee, K.M., and Brower, D.C. (2000, 1996). Chemistry: Connections to Our Changing World, Laboratory Manual. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
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