Read Chapter 4: Aqueous Reactions and Solution Stoichiometry:
Topics covered:
Dissolving, electrolytes, precipitation, displacement reactions, net ionic
equations, acids, bases, strong acids, strong bases, neutralization reactions,
salts, oxidation and reduction, oxidation numbers balancing redox reactions,
solution concentrations, dilution, titration.
Chapter 4 Homework: Exercises: 4.3, 4.5, 4.19, 4.21, 4.24, 4.34, 4.39, 4.51, 4.55, 4.61, 4.73, 4.87 plus supplemental worksheets.
Read Chapter 5:ThermochemistryTopics covered: Energy, work and heat; Enthalpy and Calorimetry; Hess's Law; Standard enthalpy of formation; Energy sources; Heats of combustion.
Chapter 5 Homework: Visualizing concepts: 5.2, 5.4, 5.9. Exercises: 5.25, 5.27, 5.35, 5.41, 5.43, 5.51, 5.55, 5.61, 5.63, 5.69, 5.71a, 5.71b, 5.77, 5.83.
Read Chapter 6: Electronic Structure of Atoms
Topics covered: Wave nature of light, Quanta of Energy and Light, Spectra and Bohr Model, Wave behavior of matter, Quantum mechanics and atomic orbitals, Electron configurations, Periodic relations.
Chapter 6 Homework: Visualizing concepts: 6.2, 6.5. Exercises: 6.11, 6.15, 6.21, 6.29, 6.37, 6.41, 6.45, 6.47, 6.53, 6.67, 6.71, 6.73
Read Chapter 7: Periodic Properties of the Elements:
Topics covered: Development of Periodic Table, Effective nuclear
charge, Atomic and Ionic sizes, Ionization Energy, Electron Affinity, Metals,
Non-metals and metalloids, Group trends.
Visualizing concepts: 7.4, 7.6. Exercises: 7.11, 7.13, 7.17, 7.23, 7.25, 7.27, 7.31, 7.33, 7.37, 7.39, 7.41, 7.43, 7.45, 7.47, 7.49, 7.53, 7.57, 7.59, 7.61, 7.63, 7.65, 7.71, 7.77,
Read Chapter 8 Basic Concepts of Chemical Bonding:
Topics covered: Chemical bonds, Lewis dot diagrams, octet rule, Ionic
Bonding, Covalent Bonding, Bond Polarity and Electronegativity, Resonance,
Exceptions to octet rule, Strengths of covalent bonds.
Chapter 8 Homework: Visualizing concepts: 8.2, 8.5. Exercises: 8.7, 8.9, 8.11, 8.13, 8.19, 8.21, 8.25, 8.27, 8.30, 8.33, 8.36, 8.39, 8.43, 8.45, 8.47, 8.49, 8.57, 8.59, 8.61, 8.63, 8.65, 8.69,
Here's a neat link to the Greek alphabet especially when we run out of variable abbreviations and have to use other alphabets. : )