Regents CHEMISTRY

Course Outline

Mrs. Varian

REGENTSCHEMISTRY: Regents

Code: S541 Full Year (10-12) (1 Credit) (Rand Weight 1.00)

Prerequisite: Regents Biology (average >= 85%)

Recommendation: Math 2 (average >= 85%); Taking Math 3.

Textbook: CHEMISTRY: Matter and Change (Glencoe Science), 2005

Introduction:

Regents Chemistry is a course that combines chemistry concepts with applications in the laboratory that given students hands-on experience with the topics being studied in the classroom. Skills in laboratory report writing enable students to communicate in a technical format.

Areas of Study Include:

Introduction and Measurement

  • Scientific inquiry; Laboratory safety; Graphing techniques; Element symbols
  • Metric system and conversions; Significant Figures; Uncertainty and precision

Atomic Structure

  • Early atomic theories; Structure of the atom; Lewis diagrams; Counting atoms
  • Mass number; Atomic number; Isotopes

Nuclear Chemistry

  • Natural radioactivity; Half-Life and dating
  • Fission and Fusion; Nuclear equations; Transmutations

Matter and Energy

  • Physical and chemical changes/properties
  • Classifying matter: Elements, Compounds and Mixtures
  • Energy and its transfer; Conservation Laws

Chemical Formulas and the MOLE

  • Types of formulas and their mass; Percentage composition
  • Avogadro’s Number and the MOLE concept; Conversions

Gas Laws

  • Nature and behavior of gases; Gas laws and KMT theory

Condensed Phases

  • Properties of solids and liquids; Vapor pressure; Intermolecular forces
  • Heating/Cooling curves; Energy-Phase transformation; Conservation Laws

Electrons in Atoms

  • Valence electrons; Lewis dot diagrams: Oxidation numbers
  • Electron configuration; Energy levels; Spectral lines

Periodic Table

  • Organization; Periodic trends; Periodicity; Electronegativity and Ionization

Chemical Bonding

  • Ionic bonding and its properties; Metallic bonding
  • Covalent bonding; Electronegativity and Polarity; Network Bonding

Equations and Stoichiometry

  • Chemical equations; Balancing chemical equations and conservation
  • Types of reactions; Mole ratios (Stoichiometry)

Solutions

  • Concentration units – Molarity, Percent by Mass, ppm; Dilution Problems
  • Terminology and solubility: “Like Dissolves Like” (Polarity); Colligative properties

Acids and Bases

  • Arrhenius and alternate Acid-Base Theory; Properties and pH
  • Neutralization Reactions; Titration; Indicators

Kinetics and Equilibrium

  • Collision theory; Nature of reactions
  • LeChatlier’s principle; Activation energy

Oxidation-Reduction Reactions (REDOX)

  • Electrochemical cells; Electrolysis; Half-Reactions; Balancing redox reactions
  • Activity series; Oxidizing and reducing agents

Organic Chemistry

  • Homologous series of hydrocarbons; Isomers
  • Functional Groups; Types of Organic reactions; Polymers

ASSESSMENTS

  • Midtermin January andNew YorkStateRegents Examinationin June

Note: Students are required to complete1200 minutes of laboratory work with documented reports to take the New YorkState Regents Exam in June.