Course Description & Topics Covered:
Chemistry A is the introductory course in the two-trimester general chemistry sequence. Topics of study include measurement in science; matter and change; atomic structure and the development of modern atomic theory; nuclear reactions; light and electromagnetic radiation; quantum mechanics and electron configurations; Trends depicted in the Periodic Table; naming and identifying ionic and covalent compounds; solution properties of acids, bases, and ionic and covalent compounds; and writing, balancing, and characterizing chemical reactions.
Chemistry A
Course Content Standards:
–Use the periodic table as a model to predict the relative properties of elements based on the patterns of electrons in the outermost energy levels of atoms.
–Develop models to illustrate the changes in the composition of the nucleus of the atom and the energy released during the processes of fission, fusion, and radioactive decay.
–Construct and revise an explanation for the outcome of a simple chemical reaction based on the outermost electron states of atoms, trends in the periodic table, and knowledge of the patterns of chemical properties.
–Use mathematical representations to support the claim that atoms, and therefore mass, are conserved during a chemical reaction.
Assignment Calendar
Learning Objectives & Vocabulary by Unit
Unit 1: Safety, Classifying & Representing Matter, and Chemical & Physical Changes
Unit 2: Atomic Theory from Dalton to Rutherford, Parts of an Atom, Isotopes & Average Atomic Mass, and Nuclear Chemistry
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Unit 3: Light and the EM spectrum, the Bohr & Quantum Models of the atom, Electron Configurations, and Periodic Table Trends
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Unit 4: Ionic & Covalent Compounds. Types of Chemical Reactions.
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