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1. Course Overview and Learning Outcomes
1. Introduction
1. Video: Matter Classification
1. Foundations of Chemistry: From Ancient Alchemy to Modern Science
2. Quiz 1.1
1. Understanding the Properties and Classifications of Matter
2. Quiz 1.2
1. Understanding the Properties and Changes of Matter: Physical, Chemical, and Hazard Identification
2. Quiz 1.3
1. Measurement and Units in Chemistry: Understanding and Application
2. Quiz 1.4
1. Video: Significant Figures and Temperature
1. Measurement, Uncertainty, and Precision in Chemistry
2. Quiz 1.5
1. Dimensional Analysis and Temperature Conversions in Chemistry
2. Quiz 1.6
1. Video: Metric Conversion and Dimensional Analysis
1. KEY CONCEPTS AND SUMMARY CHAPTER 1
1. Introduction
1. Dalton’s Atomic Theory and the Laws of Chemical Combination
2. Quiz 2.1
1. Video: Atoms and Isotopes
1. Development of Modern Atomic Theory
2. Quiz 2.2
1. Advanced Concepts in Atomic Structure and Isotopic Calculations
2. Quiz 2.3
1. Video: Isotopes, Ions, and Periodic Table
1. Molecular and Empirical Formulas: Understanding Chemical Structures and Isomers
2. Quiz 2.4
1. Understanding the Periodic Table and the Periodic Law
2. Quiz 2.5
1. Introduction to Ionic and Molecular Compounds
2. Quiz 2.6
1. VIDEO: Naming Binary Ionic Compounds
1. Nomenclature of Inorganic Compounds
2. Quiz 2.7
1. VIDEO: Naming Ionic Compounds containing Transition Metals
1. VIDEO: Naming Ionic Compounds with Polyatomic Ions and Molecular Compounds
1. Video: Naming acid video
1. KEY CONCEPTS AND SUMMARY CHAPTER 2
1. Introduction
1. Understanding Formula Masses and the Mole Concept in Chemistry
2. Quiz 3.1
1. VIDEO: Formula Mass and Mole Calculations
1. Determining Chemical Formulas from Experimental Data
2. Quiz 3.2
1. VIDEO: Empirical and Molecular Formulas
1. Understanding Solutions: Concentration and Dilution
2. Quiz 3.3
1. VIDEO: Molarity
1. VIDEO: Dilution
1. Advanced Concentration Units: Mass, Volume, and Trace Analysis
2. Quiz 3.4
1. KEY CONCEPTS AND SUMMARY CHAPTER 3
1. INTRODUCTION
1. Advanced Chemical Reactions and Equations
2. Quiz 4.1
1. VIDEO: Balancing Chemical Equations
1. Advanced Concepts in Chemical Reactions: Precipitation, Acid-Base, and Redox Reactions
2. Quiz 4.2
1. VIDEO: Classifying Chemical Reactions
1. VIDEO: Oxidation Reduction Reactions
1. Advanced Stoichiometry: University-Level Theory and Applications
2. Quiz 4.3
1. VIDEO: Stoichiometry
1. Advanced Concepts in Limiting Reactants and Percent Yield
2. Quiz 4.4
1. VIDEO: Limiting Reactant
1. Advanced Analytical Chemistry: Titrations, Gravimetric, and Combustion Analysis
2. Quiz 4.5
1. KEY CONCEPTS AND SUMMARY CHAPTER 4
1. Introduction
1. Advanced Concepts in Energy, Heat, and Thermochemistry
2. Quiz 5.1
1. VIDEO: 5.1 Energy Basics (Specific Heat and Heat Capacity)
1. VIDEO: 5.1 Energy Basics (Heat and Work)
1. Calorimetry and Energy Concepts in Chemistry
2. Quiz 5.2
1. VIDEO: 5.2 Calorimetry
1. Thermochemistry and the First Law of Thermodynamics
2. Quiz 5.3
1. VIDEO: 5.3 Enthalpy
1. KEY CONCEPTS AND SUMMARY
1. INTRODUCTION
1. Electromagnetic Energy and Quantum Theory
2. Quiz 6.1
1. video : 6.1 Electromagnetic Radiation
1. Bohr Model and Quantum Theory of the Hydrogen Atom
2. Quiz 6.2
1. VIDEO: 6.2 The Bohr Model
1. Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Structure
2. Quiz 6.3
1. VIDEO: 6.3 Development of Quantum Theory (part 1)
1. VIDEO: 6.3 Development of Quantum Theory (part 2)
1. KEY CONCEPTS AND SUMMARY
1. INTRODUCTION
1. Ionic Bonding and Electron Configurations
2. Quiz 7.1
1. 7.1 Ionic Bonding
1. Understanding Covalent Bonds and Electronegativity
2. Quiz 7.2
1. 7.2 Covalent Bonding and Lewis Structures
1. Understanding Lewis Structures and Covalent Bonding
2. Quiz 7.3
1. Understanding Formal Charges, Resonance, and Lewis Structures
2. Quiz 7.4
1. 7.4 Formal Charge and Electronegativity
1. 7.4 Resonance Structures
1. KEY CONCEPTS AND SUMMARY
1. INTRODUCTION
1. Understanding Covalent Bonding: Valence Bond Theory, Sigma and Pi Bonds
2. Quiz 8.1
1. VIDEO: 8.2 Hybridized Atomic Orbitals and Valence Bond Theory (8.1)
1. Atomic Orbital Hybridization and Molecular Geometry
2. Quiz 8.2
1. Understanding Multiple Covalent Bonding and Resonance: A Detailed Examination of π-Bonding and Electron Delocalization
2. Quiz 8.3
1. VIDEO: 8.3 Multiple Bonds in Valence Bond Theory
1. Quantum-Mechanical Approach to Molecular Orbitals
2. Quiz 8.4
1. VIDEO: 8.4 Molecular Orbital Theory
1. KEY CONCEPTS AND SUMMARY
1. INTRODUCTION
1. Advanced Concepts in Gas Pressure and Atmospheric Science
2. Quiz 9.1
1. VIDEO: 9.1 Gas Pressure
1. Advanced Gas Laws and Their Applications
2. Quiz 9.2
1. VIDEO: 9.2 The Gas Laws
1. Gas Laws and Chemical Behavior
2. Quiz 9.3
1. VIDEO: 9.3 Mixtures, Reactions, and Stoichiometry of Gases
1. Effusion, Diffusion, and Graham’s Law
2. Quiz 9.4
1. VIDEO: 9.4 Effusion and Diffusion
1. KEY CONCEPTS AND SUMMARY
1. Introduction
1. Intermolecular Forces, States of Matter, and Phase Transitions
2. Quiz 10.1
1. VIDEO: 10.1 Intermolecular Forces
1. Intermolecular Forces, Surface Tension, and Capillary Action
2. Quiz 10.2
1. VIDEO: 10.2 Properties of Liquids
1. Phase Transitions, Vaporization, and Intermolecular Forces
2. Quiz 10.3
1. VIDEO: 10.3 Phase Transitions
1. VIDEO: 10.3 Heating Curves
1. Phase Diagrams, Supercritical Fluids, and Phase Transitions
2. Quiz 10.4
1. VIDEO: 10.4 Phase Diagrams
1. Crystalline Solids, Amorphous Solids, and Crystal Defects
2. Quiz 10.5
1. VIDEO: 10.5 The Solid State of Matter
1. Crystalline Structures and X-Ray Crystallography
2. Quiz 10.6
1. VIDEO: 10.6 Lattice Structures in Crytalline Structures
1. KEY CONCEPTS AND SUMMARY CHAPTER 10
1. Introduction
1. The Nature of Solutions and Their Properties
2. Quiz 11.1
1. VIDEO: 11.1 The Dissolution Process
1. Electrolytes and Their Role in Conductivity
2. Quiz 11.2
1. VIDEO: 11.2 Concentration Units
1. Solubility, Temperature, and Pressure: Applications and Principles
2. Quiz 11.3
1. Colligative Properties and Solution Behavior: Advanced Concepts and Applications
2. Quiz 11.4
1. VIDEO: 11.4 Colligative Properties
1. Colloidal Dispersions and Their Applications: Understanding the Properties of Colloids
2. Quiz 11.5
1. VIDEO: 11.5 Colloids and Suspensions
1. KEY CONCEPTS AND SUMMARY CHAPTER 11
1. Introduction
1. Title: Reaction Rates and Stoichiometry
2. Quiz 12.1
1. VIDEO: 12.1 Chemical Reaction Rates
1. Factors Affecting Chemical Reaction Rates
2. Quiz 12.2
1. VIDEO: 12.2 Factors Affecting Reaction Rates
1. Rate Laws and Reaction Orders
2. Quiz 12.3
1. VIDEO: 12.3 The Rate Law
1. Integrated Rate Laws and Reaction Kinetics
2. Quiz 12.4
1. VIDEO: 12.4 The Integrated Rate Laws
1. Collision Theory and Arrhenius Equation
2. Quiz 12.5
1. Ch 12.5 Collision Theory
1. Reaction Mechanisms and Rate Laws
2. QUIZ 12.6
1. VIDEO: 12.6 Reaction Mechanisms
1. Catalysis: Reaction Mechanisms and Real-World Applications
2. QUIZ 12.7
1. VIDEO: 12.7 Catalysts
1. KEY CONCEPTS AND SUMMARY CHAPTER 12
1. Introduction
1. Chemical Equilibrium: Dynamic Systems and Reaction Rates
2. Quiz 13.1
1. VIDEO: 13.1 Introduction to Equilibrium
1. Reaction Quotients and Equilibrium Constants: Concepts and Calculations
2. Quiz 13.2
1. VIDEO: 13.2 Equilibrium Constants
1. Le Châtelier’s Principle and Equilibrium Shifts
2. Quiz 13.3
1. VIDEO: 13.3 Shifting Equilibria: Le Chatelier's Principle
1. Equilibrium Systems and Calculations
2. Quiz 13.4
1. VIDEO: 13.4 Equilibrium Concentrations (ICE tables no quadratic)
1. VIDEO: 13.4 Equilibrium Calculations (with quadratic)
1. VIDEO: 13.4 Equilibrium Calculations (with quadratic)
1. KEY CONCEPTS AND SUMMARY CHAPTER 13
1. Introduction
1. Acid-Base Chemistry and Equilibrium
2. QUIZ 14.1
1. VIDEO: 14.1 Introduction to Acids and Bases
1. Understanding pH, pOH, and Acid-Base Properties of Aqueous Solutions
2. QUIZ 14.2
1. VIDEO: 14.2 pH and pOH
1. Acid and Base Ionization Constants and Equilibrium Calculations
2. QUIZ 14.3
1. VIDEO: 14.3 Calculating the pH of Strong Acids and Bases
1. VIDEO: 14.3 Calculating the pH of Weak Acids and Bases
1. Acid-Base Properties of Salts and Ionization in Aqueous Solutions
2. QUIZ 14.4
1. VIDEO: 14.4 Classification and Hydrolysis of Salts
1. Understanding Polyprotic Acids and Bases: Stepwise Ionization and Equilibrium
2. QUIZ 14.5
1. VIDEO: 14.5 Polyprotic Acids
1. Acid-Base Buffers and their Function
2. QUIZ 14.6
1. VIDEO: 14.6 Buffers
1. Acid-Base Titrations and Indicators
2. QUIZ 14.7
1. VIDEO: 14.7 Titrations
1. KEY CONCEPTS AND SUMMARY
1. Introduction
1. Precipitation and Dissolution
2. QUIZ 15.1
1. VIDEO: 15.1 Dissolution and Precipitation
1. Lewis Acid-Base Chemistry and Complex Ion Formation
2. Quiz 15.2
1. VIDEO: 15.2 Complex Ion Formation
1. Coupled Chemical Equilibria and Acid-Base Reactions
2. QUIZ 15.3
1. KEY CONCEPTS AND SUMMARY
1. Introduction
1. Spontaneity, Energy Dispersal, and Thermodynamic Processes
2. QUIZ 16.1
1. VIDEO: 16.1 Spontaneity
1. Entropy, Microstates, and Thermodynamic Processes
2. QUIZ 16.2
1. VIDEO: 16.2 Entropy
1. The Second and Third Laws of Thermodynamics
2. QUIZ 16.3
1. VIDEO: 16.3 Laws of Thermodynamics
1. Gibbs Free Energy and Spontaneity
2. QUIZ 16.4
1. VIDEO: 16.4 Gibb's Free Energy
1. KEY CONCEPTS AND SUMMARY
1. INTRODUCTION
1. Redox Chemistry and Oxidation Numbers
2. QUIZ 17.1
1. VIDEO: 17.1 Review of Redox Reactions
1. Galvanic Cells and Electrochemical Reactions
2. QUIZ 17.2
1. VIDEO: 17.2 Balancing Redox Reactions
1. Electrode and Cell Potentials in Electrochemistry
2. QUIZ 17.3
1. VIDEO: 17.3 Electrochemical Cells and Reduction Potential
1. Cell Potentials, Free Energy, and the Nernst Equation
2. QUIZ 17.4
1. VIDEO: 17.4 Potential, Free Energy, and Equilibrium
1. Electrochemistry of Batteries and Fuel Cells
2. QUIZ 17.5
1. Corrosion and Its Prevention
2. QUIZ 17.6
1. Electrolysis and Electrolytic Cells
2. QUIZ 17.7
1. KEY CONCEPTS AND SUMMARY CHAPTER 17
1. Assignment
2. Rubric for assignment
1. Final Exam: Instructions (Important)
2. Final Exam 100 Questions

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Chemistry 111: Chemistry I

Ch 1. Essential Ideas

Video: Matter Classification

Ch 1.1 Chemistry in Context

Ch 1.2 Phases and Classification of Matter

Ch 1.3 Physical and Chemical Properties

Ch 1.4 Measurements

Video: Significant Figures and Temperature

Ch 1.5 Measurement Uncertainty, Accuracy, and Precision

Ch 1.6 Mathematical Treatment of Measurement Results

Video: Metric Conversion and Dimensional Analysis

KEY CONCEPTS AND SUMMARY CHAPTER 1

Ch 2. Atoms, Molecules, and Ions

Ch 2.1 Early Ideas in Atomic Theory

Video: Atoms and Isotopes

Ch 2.2 Evolution of Atomic Theory

Ch 2.3 Atomic Structure and Symbolism

Video: Isotopes, Ions, and Periodic Table

Ch 2.4 Chemical Formulas

Ch 2.5 The Periodic Table

Ch 2.6 Ionic and Molecular Compounds

VIDEO: Naming Binary Ionic Compounds

Ch 2.7 Chemical Nomenclature

VIDEO: Naming Ionic Compounds containing Transition Metals

VIDEO: Naming Ionic Compounds with Polyatomic Ions and Molecular Compounds

VIDEO: Naming Acids

KEY CONCEPTS AND SUMMARY CHAPTER 2

Ch 3. Composition of Substances and Solutions

Ch 3.1 Formula Mass and the Mole Concept

VIDEO: Formula Mass and Mole Calculations

Ch 3.2 Determining Empirical and Molecular Formulas

VIDEO: Empirical and Molecular Formulas

Ch 3.3 Molarity

VIDEO: Molarity

VIDEO: Dilution

Ch 3.4 Other Units for Solution Concentrations

KEY CONCEPTS AND SUMMARY CHAPTER 3

Ch 4. Stoichiometry of Chemical Reactions

Ch 4.1 Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations

VIDEO: Balancing Chemical Equations

Ch 4.2 Classifying Chemical Reactions

VIDEO: Classifying Chemical Reactions

VIDEO: Oxidation Reduction Reactions

Ch 4.3 Reaction Stoichiometry

VIDEO: Stoichiometry

Ch 4.4 Reaction Yields

VIDEO: Limiting Reactant

Ch 4.5 Quantitative Chemical Analysis

KEY CONCEPTS AND SUMMARY CHAPTER 4

Ch 5. Thermochemistry

Ch 5.1 Energy Basics

VIDEO: 5.1 Energy Basics (Specific Heat and Heat Capacity)

VIDEO: 5.1 Energy Basics (Heat and Work)

Ch 5.2 Calorimetry

VIDEO: 5.2 Calorimetry

Ch 5.3 Enthalpy

VIDEO: 5.3 Enthalpy

KEY CONCEPTS AND SUMMARY CHAPTER 5

Ch 6. Electronic Structure and Periodic Properties of Elements

Ch 6.1 Electromagnetic Energy

VIDEO: 6.1 Electromagnetic Radiation

Ch 6.2 The Bohr Model

VIDEO: 6.2 The Bohr Model

Ch 6.3 Development of Quantum Theory

VIDEO: 6.3 Development of Quantum Theory (part 1)

VIDEO: 6.3 Development of Quantum Theory (part 2)

KEY CONCEPTS AND SUMMARY CHAPTER 6

Ch 7. Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry

Ch 7.1 Ionic Bonding

Video : 7.1 Ionic Bonding

Ch 7.2 Covalent Bonding

VIDEO: 7.2 Covalent Bonding and Lewis Structures (7.3)

Ch 7.3 Lewis Symbols and Structures

Ch 7.4 Formal Charges and Resonance

VIDEO: 7.4 Formal Charge and Electronegativity

VIDEO: 7.4 Resonance Structures

KEY CONCEPTS AND SUMMARY CHAPTER 7

Ch 8. Advanced Theories of Covalent Bonding

Ch 8.1 Valence Bond Theory

VIDEO: 8.2 Hybridized Atomic Orbitals and Valence Bond Theory (8.1)