Unit 1 covers sections of chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4 as well laboratory safety and lab equipment. In reagrds to chapter 4, the first Unit Test will only cover chapter 4 through section 4.8 (it does not cover Redox Reactions)
Class Notes
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Learning Objectives
Knowledge
- Scientific Method
- SI system
- Stoichiometry
- Significant Figures - identify and utilize proper number of significant figures in calculation
- Dimensional analysis (factor label method). Use dimensional analysis on all problems and report all answers to the proper number of significant figures. This includes converting between units of measurement (i.e. kg → g; L → mL)
- Give the formula or name of common chemical compounds.
- Ionic compounds - memorize ions and charges on ion list
- Covalent compounds - prefixes up to 10
- Acids - see ion list
- Periodic Table
- Identify the alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, transition metals, halogens, noble gases, lanthanides and actinides.
- Be able to determine the mass number, atomic number, and element symbol for different atoms and isotopes
- Determine type and charge of ion form for main group (representative) elements
- Determine percent composition of compounds and determine the empirical and molecular formula of a compound
- Balance chemical reactions
- The mole and be able to use Avogadro’s number in calculations
- Molar Mass, molar conversions
- Solve stoichiometry problems. Show all calculations.
- Solve limiting reactant stoichiometry problems
- Write Net Ionic Equations
- Identify oxidantion numbers
- Identify redox reactions
- Balance redox reactions
- Balance redox reactions is acidic and basic solutions
Lab Skills
- collect data with appropriate units
- measure out a volume correctly
- using a balance
- identify, name, and know proper usage of lab glassware (beaker, Erlenmeyer flask, graduated cylinder, etc.)