Regents Chemistry Course outline

I.

Math of Chemistry
a. Unit conversions, factor label method
b. Metric conversions
c. Dimentional analysis in word problems
d. Measurement, precision , accuracy
i. Lab: Measurement Techniques and precision and accuracy
e. Significant Figures, calculations with significant figures

II.

Equipment identification and Laboratory Safety

a. Equipment lab
b. safety quiz, lab safety discussion
c. Lab techniques- Using a Bunsen burner and glass bending

III.

Matter
a. Physical /Chemical properties
i. States of matter
ii. Density- Lab: Composition of pennies and % Error
b. Physical/Chemical Changes
i. Four indications that a chemical reaction has occurred
ii. Observations vs. Interpretations in Lab
Lab: Observing a chemical reaction
c. Mixture Separation
i. Magnetism, filtration, distillation, chromatography, crystallization
1. Lab: Mixture Separations (magnetization, filtration and
evaporation)
2. Classroom activity: Chromatography
Energy
a. Forms of Energy- Kinetic, Potential, Radiant
b. Units for measuring Heat Energy (Kinetic)- Fahrenheit, Celsius, Kelvin
i. Basis for each scale, Absolute Zero, Water
ii. Lab: Heating Curve for Water
c. Heat Capacity / Specific Heat
i. q = m x C x T (equation for determining heat evolution, Kinetic
Energy, in a reaction using the specific heat, c, of a substance)
ii. Heat evolved during Phase Change- potential Energy
1. Heat of Vaporization, Heat of Fusion Calculations
iii. Lab: Measuring Specific Heat
iv. Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions, H
d. Phase Change Diagrams

IV.

V.

Atomic Structure
a. History of Atomic Discovery
i. Democritus, Dalton, Rutherford, Thompson
1. Rutherfords Gold Foil Experiment

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VII.

2. Thompsons Cathode Ray Tube

3. Daltons Atomic Theory
b. Modern Atomic Theory: Electrons, Protons, Neutrons
i. Atomic Mass, Atomic Number
ii. Isotopes Average atomic mass
1. Isotope Lab: Benium
Nuclear Chemistry
a. Changes in the nucleus- Radioactivity
b. Fission vs. Fusion- Nuclear Energy
c. decay reactions
d. Half Life
e. Lab: Half Life of a penny
Periodic Table
a. Families, Groups
b. Trends- Density Trend Lab
i. Atomic Radius
ii. Ionization Energy
iii. Electron Affinity