GHP Chemistry
Year Overview
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Unit 1 TESTS will be the first week in October. Review materials are available HERE already. Start studying!
In this unit we will cover the basic concepts of science as well as how to correctly record and interpret data.
A discussion of basic atomic structure as well as the scientists whose research led us to these ideas. Later in the unit we will explore the basics of nuclear chemistry as an introduction to reactions and the Law of Conservation of Matter later in the year.
In Unit 2 we discussed the nuclear structure of the atom, whereas here we will explore electrons and how their arrangement effects the properties of an atom. These arrangements, called electron configurations, are very closely related to the layout and value of the periodic table, which will be our first application of these new ideas.
In Unit 4 we will explore the concept of chemical bonding as well as the properties of the compounds that bonds form. Early in the unit we will define what bonding is and the different type of bonds that can be made, as well as how we name and write formulas for these compounds. Later in the unit we will look at properties like molecular shape and polarity, and their application to biology.
We will also be exploring some new mathematical tools that will be useful in later units. Good news is that these tools are based off of skills we have already worked on!
Chemical reactions involve the breaking and forming of chemical bonds, resulting in new substances with unique properties. This unit will explore what makes for a chemical reaction as well as the math that allows us to better understand them. Stoichiometry, as this math is know by, can be challenging, but we have already set ourselves up success with the work we did in Unit 1 on dimensional analysis.
This unit will also build off of our work on stoichiometry from Unit 5. Here we will explore how heat and energy are used in chemical reactions, and how that energy is released or absorbed by the forming and breaking of chemical bonds. We will also explore some of the energy concepts that drive almost everything in our universe, including enthalpy, entropy, and free energy. This unit is a very gentle introduction into some of the most important physical properties of all matter in the universe, and are being explored to explain all type of phenomenon including how time works and the eventual death of our universe as we know it! Just like in the previous unit, stoichiometry till show up throughout these topics!
An exploration of the 4 different states of matter and how atoms and compounds behave differently in those different states. Most of our conversation will focus on the gaseous state, but we will also explore other concepts like concentration. In this unit we will employ some simple physics in the form of Kinetic Molecular Theory. This model will explain atomic behavior in a sample, which we can then extrapolate into 'bulk properties' such as pressure, temperature, and volume.
The final exam is a cumulative test covering ALL of the content that we learned throughout the year. This is a difficult exam due the the large amount of content you need to have prepared, and because of that needs a different approach if you want to be successful. Use the content on this page to help you in that process to make sure you are ready!
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