HONORS CHEMISTRY

TEACHERS        Mr. Albright
                             Mrs. Lemke

TEXTBOOK      Modern Chemistry, Holt Rinehart

DESCRIPTION   This course is designed as a college preparatory class.  It explores the traditional topics of chemistry including:  states of matter, stoichiometry, gas laws, the periodic chart, atomic structure, chemical bonding, solutions, kinetics, equilibrium, acids and bases, and chemical nomenclature.  There are multiple lab experiences.

EXPECTATIONS
CHAPTER 1            Matter and Change
                        Concepts :   Chemical Change, Physical Change, Chemical Property, Physical Property, States or                                     Phases of Matter, Extensive and Intensive Properties,Qualitative and Quantitative Properties, Pure                                     Substances, Elements, Compounds, Mixtures, Chemical Reaction, Reactants, and Products
CHAPTER 2         Measurements and Change
                                    
Concepts:   Scientific Method, SI System of Measurement, Density, Derived Units and Conversion                                      of Units, Accuracy, and Precision
Practice Test for Chapters 1 and 2

CHAPTER 3             Atoms:  The Building Blocks of Matter
                                      Concepts:   Law of Conservation of Mass, Law of Definite Proportions, Law of           
                                      Multiple Proportions, Dalton's Atomic Theory, Thomson, Rutherford, Atomic Mass                        
                                      Units, Atomic Numbers, Atomic Masses,  Molar Masses, Avagadro's Number, Isotope,  and                                                   Introduction to the Mole
Practice Test for Chapter 3

CHAPTER 4             Arrangement of Electrons in Atoms
                                      Concepts:   Properties of Light,Waves, Photoelectric Effect, Line-Emission Spectrum, Bohr,          
                                      Electrons dual wave-particle behavior, Heisenburg, Schrodinger, Atomic Orbitals, Quantum Numbers,
                                      Electron Configurations
Practice Test for Chapter 4

CHAPTER 5             The Periodic Law
                                      Concepts:   History of the Periodic Table, Periodicity, Modern Periodic Table, Periods and Blocks of
                                      the Periodic Table, Periodic Trends, Atomic Radii, Ionization Energy, Electron Affinity, Ionic Radii,
                                      Valence Electrons, Electronegativity, Periodic Properties of the d- and f-block elements
Practice Test for Chapter 5

CHAPTER 6            Chemical Bonding
                                       
Concepts:   Comparison of Metallic, Ionic, Polar Covalent, Nonpolar Covalent Bonding, Using
                                        Electronegativity to Determine Bond Nature, Relationship of Bond Length to Bond Strength,
                                        Formation of Double and Triple Covalent Bonds, Writing Lewis Structures,  Resonance Structures, 
                                        Review of Ions, Introduction to Polyatomic Ions, Introduction to VESPR, and Discussion                                                         of Intermolecular Forces
Conductivity Lab Powerpoint

CHAPTER 7                  Chemical Formulas and Chemical Compounds  
                                                       
Concepts:     Significance of a Chemical Formula, Monatomic and Polyatomic Ions,  Naming Binary
                                           Ionic Compounds, Stock System of Nomenclature, Naming Binary Molecular Compounds,
                                           Formula Masses, Molar Masses, Molar Conversions, Percent Composition, Emperical Formula,
                                           Molecular Formula
         

Practice Test for Chapter 7                               Formal Lab Write-Up Guidelines                        Formal Lab Rubric

CHAPTER 8                    Chemical Equations and Reactions
                                       
   Concepts:   Indications of a Chemical Reaction, Characteristics of Chemical Equations, Balancing
                                           Chemical Equations, Synthesis Reactions, Decomposition Reactions, Single-Replacement
                                           Reactions, Double-Replacement Reactions, Combustion Reactions, Activity Series

CHAPTER 9                   Stoichiometry
                                          
Concepts:   Reaction-Stoichiometry Problems, Limiting Reactants, Percent Yield
Practice Test for Chapter 8 and 9

CHAPTER 10                  Physical Characteristics of Gases
                                          
Concepts:   Kinetic-Molecular Theory of Gases, Nature of Gases, Real vs. Ideal Gases, Pressure,
                                            Boyle's Law, Charles's Law, Gay-Lussac's Law, Combined Gas Law, Dalton's Law of Partial
                                            Pressures
Practice Test for Chapter 10

CHAPTER 11                   Molecular Composition of Gases
                                          
Concepts:   Volume-Mass Relationships of Gases, Avogadro's Law, Molar Volume of Gases
                                            Ideal Gas Law,  Stoichiometry of Gases, Effusion, Diffusion
Practice Test for Chapter 11

CHAPTER 12                   Liquids and Solids
                                          
Concepts:   Properties of Liquids and the Kinetic-Molecular Theory, Properties of Solids
                                           and the Kinetic-Molecular Theory, Crystalline Solids, Amorphous Solids, Equilibrium, Le
                                           Chatelier's Principle, Equilbrium Vapor Pressure of a Liquid, Boiling, Melting, Freezing, Phase
                                            Diagrams, Structure and Properties of Water

CHAPTER 13                   Solutions
                                          
Concepts:   Solutions, Suspensions, Colloids, Electrolytes vs. Nonelectrolytes, Factors Affecting
                                           the Rate of Dissolution, Solubility, Molarity

Practice Test for Chapter 12 and 13