Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Table of Contents

To the Instructor and Student

To the Student

Activities

Activity 1: Atoms, Isotopes, and Ions

Activity 2: Mole and Molar Mass

Activity 3: Molecular Representations

Activity 4: Alkane Nomenclature

Activity 5: Balanced Chemical Reaction Equations

Activity 6: Determination of Molecular Formulas

Activity 7: Limiting Reactants

Activity 8: Some Types of Chemical Reactions: An Introduction

Activity 9: Introduction to Acid – Base Reactions

Activity 10: The pH Scale and Water Autoionization

Activity 11: The Ideal Gas Law

Activity 12: Partial Pressure

Activity 13: Interactions between Atoms and Molecules

Activity 14: Thermochemistry and Calorimetry

Activity 15: Internal Energy and Enthalpy

Activity 16: Hess’s Law: Enthalpy is a State Function

Activity 17: Electromagnetic Radiation

Activity 18: Atomic Spectroscopy and Energy Levels

Activity 19: The Description of Electrons in Atoms

Activity 20: Periodic Trends in Atomic Properties

Activity 21: Lewis Model of Electronic Structure

Activity 22: Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Model

Activity 23: Molecular Orbital Model of Electronic Structure

Activity 24: Hybridization of Atomic Orbitals

Activity 25: Delocalized Electrons

Activity 26: Spontaneous Change and Entropy

Activity 27: Entropy of the Universe and Free Energy

Activity 28: Rates of Chemical Reactions

Activity 29: Reaction Mechanisms

Activity 30: Activation Energy and Catalysis

Activity 31: Dynamic Equilibrium and Le Châtelier’s Principle

Activity 32: The Reaction Quotient & Equilibrium Constant

Activity 33: Free Energy and Chemical Equilibrium

Activity 34: Relative Strengths of Acids

Activity 35: Weak Acid – Base Equilibria

Activity 36: Buffer Solutions

Activity 37: Acid – Base Titrations

Activity 38: Electron Transfer Reactions

Activity 39: Voltaic Cells

Activity 40: Electrolytic Cells

Activity 41: Coordination Compounds: An Introduction

Activity 42: Coordination Compounds: Complex Formation

Activity 43: Coordination Compounds: Magnetism & Color

Activity 44: Polymer Chemistry

Activity 45: Biopolymers: Amino Acids to Proteins

Activity 46: Nuclear Chemistry: Radioactivity

Activity 47: Nuclear Chemistry: Binding Energy

Activity 48: Nuclear Chemistry: Rates of Radioactive Decay