NYA Syllabus

Chapter 1: CHEMICAL FOUNDATIONS

No lecture; this section has to be completed by yourself.

SectionSuggested problems
1.5Significant Figures and Calculations31, 32, 35, 39, 41, 48, 60

Appendix 2 NYA Lab manual p. 97-98 NYA Lab manual p. 99

Chapter 2: ATOMS, MOLECULES, AND IONS

SectionSuggested problems
2.5The Modern View of Atomic Structure: An introduction61, 65, 67, 69, 71
2.6Molecules and Ions73
2.7An Introduction to the Periodic Table57
2.8Naming Simple Compounds75, 77, 79, 83, 85, 87, 89, 101

Chapter 3: STOICHIOMETRY

SectionSuggested problems
3.2Atomic Masses39
3.3The Mole47, 49, 52, 53, 55, 57, 63, 65, 67, 70, 73
3.4Molar Mass
3.6Percent Composition of Compounds75, 79
3.7Determining the Formula of a Compound81, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 95
3.8Chemical Equations101, 102
3.9Balancing Chemical Equations
3.10Stoichiometric Calculations:Amounts of Reactants and Products109, 111, 115, 119
3.11The concept of Limiting Reagent123, 127, 132

Chapter 5: GASES

SectionSuggested problems
5.4Gas Stoichiometry71, 73, 75, 79, 81, 83
5.5Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures91, 105

Chapter 4: TYPES OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS

SectionSuggested problems
4.2The Nature of Aqueous Solutions: Strong and Weak Electrolytes19, 27, 29
4.3The Composition of Solutions11, 12, 14, 31, 33, 35, 37, 41, 43
4.4Types of Chemical Reactions
4.5Precipitation Reactions49, 51
4.6Describing Reactions in Solution53, 57
4.7Stoichiometry of Precipitation Reactions61
4.8Acid-Base Reactions71, 73, 77, 79, 83
4.9Oxidation-Reduction Reactions25, 85, 87, 89
4.10Balancing Oxidation-Reduction Equations91, 93, (also Chapter 18: 17, 18, 19, 21)

Chapter 7: ATOMIC STRUCTURE AND PERIODICITY

SectionSuggested problems
7.1Electromagnetic Radiation45, 47, 51, 149
7.2The Nature of Matter53, 57, 59, 61,
7.3–7.4The Atomic Spectrum of Hydrogen – Bohr model63, 65, 67, 69, 73
7.5The Quantum Mechanical Model of the Atom75
7.6Quantum Numbers77, 79
7.7Orbital Shapes and Energies81, 85
7.8Electron Spin and the Pauli Principle 87
7.9Polyelectronic Atoms
7.11The Aufbau Principle and the Periodic Table91, 95, 99, 103, 105
7.12Periodic Trends in Atomic Properties111, 115, 123, 125, 129

Chapter 8: BONDING GENERAL CONCEPTS

SectionSuggested problems
8.1Types of Chemical Bonds
8.2Electronegativity31
8.3Bond Polarity and Dipole Moments33, 37, 41
8.4Ions: Electron Configurations and Sizes49, 51, 53, 55, 57
8.6Partial Ionic character of Covalent Bonds
8.7The Covalent Chemical Bond: A Model
8.9The Localized Electron Bonding Model
8.10Lewis Structures85, 87
8.11Exceptions to the Octet Rule91
8.12Resonance101, 105
8.13Molecular Structure: The VSEPR Model121, 127, 129, 130, 131

Chapter 9: COVALENT BONDING

SectionSuggested problems
9.1Hybridization and the Localized Electron Model21, 23, 25, 31, 33, 34, 35, 37, 39, 40, 41
9.2The Molecular Orbital Model46, 47, 49, 57, 59, 63
9.3Bonding in Homonuclear Diatomic Molecules

Chapter 10: LIQUIDS AND SOLIDS

SectionSuggested problems
10.1Intermolecular Forces37, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44
10.9Phase Diagrams105, 107

Chapter 6: THERMOCHEMISTRY

SectionSuggested problems
6.2Enthalpy and Calorimetry61, 65, 67
6.3Hess’s Law75, 79, 81
6.4Standard Enthalpies of Formation83, 85, 87, 89, 91
8.8Covalent Bond Energies and Chemical Reactions (Chap. 8) 71, 73, 75, 77, 78