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Unit 1: Atomic Structure and Properties

  1. Atomic theory and mass spectrometry
  2. Atomic structure and electron configuration
  3. Periodic trends

Unit 2: Molecular and Ionic Compound Structure and Properties

  1. Types of chemical bonds
  2. Lewis diagrams
  3. Resonance and formal charge
  4. VSEPR and bond hybridization

Unit 3: Intermolecular Forces and Properties

  1. States of matter
  2. Intermolecular forces (IMFs)
  3. Solids, liquids, and gases
  4. Properties of solutions

Unit 4: Chemical Reactions

  1. Types of reactions
  2. Net ionic equations
  3. Balancing chemical equations
  4. Reaction stoichiometry

Unit 5: Kinetics

  1. Reaction rates and rate laws
  2. Mechanisms and catalysts
  3. Collision theory

Unit 6: Thermodynamics

  1. Endothermic and exothermic processes
  2. Heat transfer and calorimetry
  3. Enthalpy and Hess’s Law

Unit 7: Equilibrium

  1. The concept of equilibrium
  2. Calculating the equilibrium constant
  3. Le Châtelier’s Principle
  4. ICE tables

Unit 8: Acids and Bases

  1. Acid-base definitions
  2. pH and pOH calculations
  3. Titrations and indicators
  4. Buffers and their properties

Unit 9: Applications of Thermodynamics

  1. Entropy and free energy
  2. Gibbs Free Energy calculations
  3. Electrochemistry and redox reactions
  4. Galvanic and electrolytic cells