Chemistry 12

Course Description

Chemistry 12 is an awesome, demanding, dynamic, interesting and extremely rewarding science course. It is a super great course to take. It covers really neat topics, offers great problem solving skills, and it is an essential course for so many university programs.

I am always here to help! You owe it to yourself to questions in or out of class!

Essential Tips for Success

Be positive, ask questions, participate in class, do your homework, come in for help, work and teach each other, study in advance, be on time and don’t miss class! You have to do it to know it.

Take the right steps and you WILL do very well. It's an awesome class to take and it's super fun to teach.

To be successful, just do the above. It’s simple. There is no magic recipe or secret. See me whenever you need to for help and please ask questions in class!

What we Cover

Unit I Reaction Kinetics

A: Introduction

B: Collision Theory

C: Reaction Mechanisms and Catalysts

Unit II Dynamic Equilibrium

D: Introduction

E: Le Châtelier’s Principle

F: The Equilibrium Constant

Unit III Solubility Equilibria

G: Concept of Solubility

H: Solubility and Precipitation

I: Quantitative Aspects

Unit IV Nature of Acids, Bases and Salts

J: Properties and Definitions

K: Strong and Weak Acids and Bases

L: Kw , pH, pOH

M: Ka and Kb Problem Solving

N: Hydrolysis of Salts

O: Indicators

P: Neutralizations of Acids and Bases

Q: Buffer Solutions

R: Acid Rain

Unit V Oxidation Reduction (REDOX rxn’s)

S: Introduction

T: Balancing Redox Equations

U: Electrochemical Cells

V: Corrosion

W: Electrolytic Cells

Helpful Chem Sites!

Greatr Chemistry 12 Resources

Periodic Table of the Elements and Chem Calculators

Openstax Chemistry Textbook

LabXChange

The Chem Collective & Virtual Lab

Royal Society of Chemistry Screen Experiments

The Chem Team

A Fun Science Podcast

StarTalk Radio by Neil deGrass Tyson (the awesome astrophysicist). Check out a great podcast with him clicking here.