SN1 Syllabus

General chemistry (202-SN1-RE) Ref: Zumdahl/Zumdahl, 11th Ed.

Chapter 1: CHEMICAL FOUNDATIONS

No lecture; this section has to be completed by yourself.
Section Topic Suggested problems
1.5 Significant Figures and Calculations 34, 38, 42, 44, 54, 66
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Chapter 2: ATOMS, MOLECULES, AND IONS

Section Topic Suggested problems
2.5 The Modern View of Atomic Structure: An introduction 71, 75, 77, 79, 81,
2.6 Molecules and Ions 83
2.7 An Introduction to the Periodic Table 65
2.8 Naming Simple Compounds 85, 87, 89, 93, 95, 97, 99, 119

Chapter 3: STOICHIOMETRY

Section Topic Suggested problems
3.2 Atomic Masses 39
3.3 The Mole 47, 49, 54, 55, 57, 59, 65, 71, 73, 76, 77
3.4 Molar Mass
3.6 Percent Composition of Compounds 75, 79, 85
3.7 Determining the Formula of a Compound 87, 89, 93, 95, 97, 99, 105
3.8 Chemical Equations
3.9 Balancing Chemical Equations 111, 112
3.10 Stoichiometric Calculations: Amounts of Reactants and Products 119, 121, 123, 127
3.11 The concept of Limiting Reagent 133, 137, 142

Chapter 5: GASES

Section Topic Suggested problems
5.4 Gas Stoichiometry 73, 75, 77, 81, 83, 87
5.5 Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures 95, 109

Chapter 4: TYPES OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS

Section Topic Suggested problems
4.2 The Nature of Aqueous Solutions: Strong and Weak Electrolytes 4, 23, 33, 37
4.3 The Composition of Solutions 11, 12, 14, 39, 41, 43, 45, 51, 53
4.4 Types of Chemical Reactions
4.5 Precipitation Reactions 59, 61
4.6 Describing Reactions in Solution 65, 69
4.7 Stoichiometry of Precipitation Reactions 73
4.8 Acid-Base Reactions 83, 85, 89, 91, 96
4.9 Oxidation-Reduction Reactions 31, 97, 99, 103 (Chapter 18: 21, 22, 23)
4.10 Balancing Oxidation-Reduction Equations 105, 107 (Chapter 18: 25)

Chapter 7: ATOMIC STRUCTURE AND PERIODICITY

Section Topic Suggested problems
7.1 Electromagnetic Radiation 51, 53, 57, 159
7.2 The Nature of Matter 59, 62, 65, 67
7.3–7.4 The Atomic Spectrum of Hydrogen – Bohr model 69, 71, 73, 78, 186
7.5 The Quantum Mechanical Model of the Atom
7.6 Quantum Numbers 81, 85
7.7 Orbital Shapes and Energies 87, 91
7.8 Electron Spin and the Pauli Principle 93
7.9 Polyelectronic Atoms 97, 103, 107, 111, 113
7.11 The Aufbau Principle and the Periodic Table
7.12 Periodic Trends in Atomic Properties 119, 123, 133, 135

Chapter 8: BONDING GENERAL CONCEPTS

Section Topic Suggested problems
8.1 Types of Chemical Bonds
8.2 Electronegativity 33
8.3 Bond Polarity and Dipole Moments 35, 39, 45
8.4 Ions: Electron Configurations and Sizes 53, 55, 57, 59, 63
8.6 Partial Ionic Character of Covalent Bonds
8.7 The Covalent Chemical Bond: A Model
8.9 The Localized Electron Bonding Model
8.10 Lewis Structures + simple polymers 93, 97
8.11 Exceptions to the Octet Rule 101
8.12 Resonance 115, 119
8.13 Molecular Structure: The VSEPR Model 133, 134, 135, 143, 145, 146, 147

Chapter 9: COVALENT BONDING

Section Topic Suggested problems
9.1 Hybridization and the Localized Electron Model 27, 29, 31, 37, 39, 40, 41, 47, 48, 49, 53, 54, 55, 75

Chapter 10: LIQUIDS AND SOLIDS

Section Topic Suggested problems
10.1 Intermolecular Forces 45, 49, 55, 56, 57, 58
10.9 Phase Diagrams 127, 129

Chapter 6: THERMOCHEMISTRY

Section Topic Suggested problems
6.2 Enthalpy and Calorimetry 71, 73, 75
6.3 Hess’s Law 83, 87, 89
6.4 Standard Enthalpies of Formation 91, 97, 99, 101, 103
8.8 Covalent Bond Energies and Chemical Reactions: Chap 8: 79, 81, 83, 85, 86