NYA Syllabus (Zumdahl 11th Ed.)

Chapter 1: CHEMICAL FOUNDATIONS

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

SectionSuggested problems
1.5Significant Figures and Calculations34, 38, 42, 44, 54, 66

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 introduction71, 75, 77, 79, 81
2.6Molecules and Ions83
2.7An Introduction to the Periodic Table65
2.8Naming Simple Compounds85, 87, 89, 93, 95, 97, 99, 119

Chapter 3: STOICHIOMETRY

SectionSuggested problems
3.2Atomic Masses39
3.3The Mole47, 49, 54, 55, 59, 65, 71, 73, 76, 77
3.4Molar Mass
3.6Percent Composition of Compounds79, 85
3.7Determining the Formula of a Compound87, 89, 93, 95, 97, 99, 105
3.8Chemical Equations111, 112
3.9Balancing Chemical Equations
3.10Stoichiometric Calculations:Amounts of Reactants and Products119, 121, 123, 127
3.11The concept of Limiting Reagent133, 137, 142

Chapter 5: GASES

SectionSuggested problems
5.4Gas Stoichiometry73, 75, 77, 81, 83, 87
5.5Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures95, 109

Chapter 4: TYPES OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS

SectionSuggested problems
4.2The Nature of Aqueous Solutions: Strong and Weak Electrolytes4, 23, 33, 37
4.3The Composition of Solutions11, 12, 14, 39, 41, 43, 45, 51, 53
4.4Types of Chemical Reactions
4.5Precipitation Reactions59, 61
4.6Describing Reactions in Solution65, 69
4.7Stoichiometry of Precipitation Reactions73
4.8Acid-Base Reactions83, 85, 89, 91, 96
4.9Oxidation-Reduction Reactions31, 97, 99, 103 (Chapter 18: 21, 22, 23)
4.10Balancing Oxidation-Reduction Equations105, 107 (Chapter 18: 25)

Chapter 7: ATOMIC STRUCTURE AND PERIODICITY

SectionSuggested problems
7.1Electromagnetic Radiation51, 53, 57, 159
7.2The Nature of Matter59, 62, 65, 67
7.3–7.4The Atomic Spectrum of Hydrogen – Bohr model69, 71, 73, 78, 186
7.5The Quantum Mechanical Model of the Atom
7.6Quantum Numbers81, 85
7.7Orbital Shapes and Energies87, 91
7.8Electron Spin and the Pauli Principle 93
7.9Polyelectronic Atoms
7.11The Aufbau Principle and the Periodic Table97, 103, 107, 111, 113
7.12Periodic Trends in Atomic Properties119, 123, 133, 135

Chapter 8: BONDING GENERAL CONCEPTS

SectionSuggested problems
8.1Types of Chemical Bonds
8.2Electronegativity33
8.3Bond Polarity and Dipole Moments35, 39, 45
8.4Ions: Electron Configurations and Sizes53, 55, 57, 59, 63
8.6Partial Ionic character of Covalent Bonds
8.7The Covalent Chemical Bond: A Model
8.9The Localized Electron Bonding Model
8.10Lewis Structures + Simple Polymers93, 97
8.11Exceptions to the Octet Rule101
8.12Resonance115, 119
8.13Molecular Structure: The VSEPR Model133, 134, 135, 143, 145, 146, 147

Chapter 9: COVALENT BONDING

SectionSuggested problems
9.1Hybridization and the Localized Electron Model27, 29, 31, 37, 39, 40, 41, 47, 48, 49, 53, 54, 55, 75

Chapter 10: LIQUIDS AND SOLIDS

SectionSuggested problems
10.1Intermolecular Forces45, 49, 55, 56, 57, 58
10.9Phase Diagrams127, 129

Chapter 6: THERMOCHEMISTRY

SectionSuggested problems
6.2Enthalpy and Calorimetry71, 73, 75
6.3Hess’s Law83, 87, 89
6.4Standard Enthalpies of Formation91, 97, 99, 101, 103
8.8Covalent Bond Energies and Chemical Reactions (Chap. 8) 79, 81, 83, 85, 86
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