AP Chemistry 2018-2019 Instructor: Mrs. Powers Room: SC-7 E-mail address: Course Description The course is intended to provide the equivalent of a general chemistry course usually taken during the first year of college. Week 1-2 Chemistry Fundamentals Bond energies Matter Nomenclature of Binary Week 13-16 Liquids, Solids, and Solutions Compounds Structure and Bonding Analytical Chem (atomic mass, Vapor pressure and changes in moles, empirical and molecular states formulas) Heating and cooling curves Writing and balancing Composition of solutions chemical equations Colloids and suspensions Stoichiometry Separation techniques Spectroscopy Effect on biological systems Week 3-4 Types of chemical equations Week 17-20 Kinetics Solutions Rates of reactions Precipitation reactions and Factors that affect rates of solubility rules reactions Acid Base reactions and Reaction pathways formation of a salt by titration Rate equation determination Balancing redox reactions and Activation energy and titrations Boltzmann distribution Gravimetric calculations Week 21-23 General Equilibrium Net Ionic Equations Characteristics and conditions Week 5-7 Gas Laws of chemical equilibrium Measurement of gases Equilibrium expression derived General gas laws—Boyle, from rates Charles, Gay-Lussac, Factors that affect equilibrium Combined, Ideal Le Chatlier’s principle Dalton’s Law of Partial The equilibrium constant Pressure Solving equilibrium problems Molar volume of gases and Week 24-28 and Bases stoichiometry Definition and nature of Graham’s Law of Effusion and bases Kinetic Molecular Theory Kw and pH scale Real Gases and deviation from pH of strong and weak and ideal gas law bases Week 8-12 Thermo Polyprotic acids Endothermic and Exothermic pH of salts reactions Structure of acids and bases Potential energy diagrams Week 29-31 Electrochemisty Calorimetry, heat capacity, and Electrochemical cells and specific heat voltage Hess’s Law The Nernst equation Spontaneous process and Spontaneous and entropy equations Spontaneity, enthalpy, and free Chemical applications energy Week 32-33 Review for AP Exam Free energy May 1st AP Exam Heat of formation
AP Chemistry 2018-2019 Instructor: Mrs. Powers Room: SC-7 E-mail address: Course Description The course is intended to provide the equivalent of a general chemistry course usually taken during the first year of college. Week 1-2 Chemistry Fundamentals Matter Nomenclature of Binary Compounds Analytical Chem (atomic mass, moles, empirical and molecular formulas) Writing and balancing chemical equations Stoichiometry Spectroscopy Week 3-4 Types of chemical equations Solutions Precipitation reactions and solubility rules Acid Base reactions and formation of a salt by titration Balancing redox reactions and titrations Gravimetric calculations Net Ionic Equations Week 5-7 Gas Laws Measurement of gases General gas laws—Boyle, Charles, Gay-Lussac, Combined, Ideal Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressure Molar volume of gases and stoichiometry Graham’s Law of Effusion Kinetic Molecular Theory Real Gases and deviation from ideal gas law Week 8-12 Thermo Endothermic and Exothermic reactions Potential energy diagrams Calorimetry, heat capacity, and specific heat Hess’s Law Spontaneous process and entropy Spontaneity, enthalpy, and free energy Free energy Heat of formation Bond energies Week 13-16 Liquids, Solids, and Solutions Structure and Bonding Vapor pressure and changes in states Heating and cooling curves Composition of solutions Colloids and suspensions Separation techniques Effect on biological systems Week 17-20 Kinetics Rates of reactions Factors that affect rates of reactions Reaction pathways Rate equation determination Activation energy and Boltzmann distribution Week 21-23 General Equilibrium Characteristics and conditions of chemical equilibrium Equilibrium expression derived from rates Factors that affect equilibrium Le Chatlier’s principle The equilibrium constant Solving equilibrium problems Week 24-28 and Bases Definition and nature of and bases Kw and pH scale pH of strong and weak and bases Polyprotic acids pH of salts Structure of acids and bases Week 29-31 Electrochemisty Electrochemical cells and voltage The Nernst equation Spontaneous and equations Chemical applications Week 32-33 Review for AP Exam May 1st AP Exam
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