General chemistry topics

Available topics pages are listed alphabetically

---

Acids and bases: An introduction
Acids and bases: The Brønsted-Lowry definition
Atoms: An introduction
Atoms: The quantum mechanical model
Chemical bonding
Calorimetry
Chemical equations
Chemical kinetics
Chemical thermodynamics
Conversions between units and dimensional analysis
Density
Electromagnetic radiation and waves
Electromagnetic radiation and quantum theory
Electrolytes: Aqueous ionic species
Electronegativity and bond polarity.
Energy: CHEM 101 primer.
Enthalpy
Entropy
Equilibrium: An introduction to chemical equilibrium.
Equilibrium: Quantitative treatment of equilibria.
Equilibrium: Weak acid-base equilibria.
Equilibrium case studies: Weak acid and weak base equilibria
Formal charge: Electron bookkeeping tool for Lewis structures.
Gases and the ideal gas law
Heat and heat capacity
Hydronium ion
Intermolecular forces
Ionic and net ionic equations
Ionization energy and periodic trends for the elements
Isotopes - includes weighted average calculation.
Kinetics: Rate laws
Kinetic molecular theory (Advanced topic)
Labs for CHEM101
Le Châtelier's Principle: A qualitative view of equilibrium.
Lewis structures: Symbolic representations of molecules and polyatomic ions. Examples and rules.
Lewis structures: Octet rule violations.
Measurement - includes types of error, significant figures, units, and unit conversions.
Molecular structure
Oxidation-reduction reactions: Assigning oxidation states and identifying redox reactions.
Resonance
Periodic table
Precipitation reactions
Significant figures ("sig-figs")
Solutions
Vocabulary Chemical vocabulary 101
Water