Chemistry, Grade 11

Unit 1: Topic 1: Physical Properties of Matter

The states of matter and the Kinetic Molecular Theory: how random molecular motion, intermolecular forces, and energy explain the properties of gases, liquids, and solids, changes of state, and vapour pressure.

• Properties of gases, liquids, solids, and plasma
• Kinetic Molecular Theory of gases
• Kinetic Molecular Theory of liquids and solids
• Melting, freezing, sublimation, and deposition
• Evaporation and condensation
• Defining vapour pressure
• Normal boiling point and vapour pressure
• Reading vapour pressure and boiling temperature graphs

Unit 2: Topic 2: Gases and the Atmosphere

The composition and history of the atmosphere, the measurement and units of pressure, the gas laws relating pressure, volume, and temperature (Boyle's, Charles's, Gay-Lussac's), quantitative gas-law problem solving, and applications of gases.

• Composition and history of the atmosphere
• Initiatives to improve air quality
• The historical measurement of pressure
• Units used to measure pressure

• Pressure and volume (Boyle's Law)
• Volume and temperature (Charles's Law)
• Pressure and temperature (Gay-Lussac's Law)
• Solving combined gas law problems
• Applications of gases

Unit 3: Topic 3: Chemical Reactions

Average atomic mass and isotopes, IUPAC nomenclature of polyatomic compounds, the mole and molar mass, mole-mass-volume-particle interconversions, empirical and molecular formulas, balancing and classifying equations, and stoichiometry including limiting reactant and yield.

• Average atomic mass from isotopes
• Applications of isotopes
• Naming polyatomic compounds (IUPAC)
• Mass of compounds in atomic mass units

• Balancing and classifying equations
• Predicting the products of reactions

• The mole and its importance
• Calculating molar mass
• Molar volume of a gas
• Interconverting moles, mass, volume, and particles
• Empirical and molecular formulas

• Interpreting a balanced equation
• Solving stoichiometric problems
• Limiting reactant and product mass
• Limiting reactant and yield in the lab
• Stoichiometry in industry

Unit 4: Topic 4: Solutions

Types of solutions, the polar water molecule and the dissolving process, heat of solution, solubility curves and saturation, the effect of temperature and pressure on gas solubility, colligative properties, concentration units and calculations, dilution, and water treatment.

• Types of solutions
• The polar structure of water
• The solution process
• Heat of solution
• Polar and non-polar solubility lab

• Constructing a solubility curve
• Saturated, unsaturated, and supersaturated
• Solving problems with solubility data
• Temperature and gas solubility
• Pressure and gas solubility

• Freezing-point and boiling-point lab
• Explaining colligative properties

• Representations of concentration
• Concentration calculations
• Preparing a solution of known concentration
• Dilution problems
• Performing a dilution
• Where known concentrations matter
• Treating a water supply

Unit 5: Topic 5: Organic Chemistry

The chemistry of carbon: sources of organic compounds, carbon's bonding, the alkane/alkene/alkyne hydrocarbon families and their IUPAC nomenclature, isomers, aromatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, organic acids, esters, polymers, and the impact of organic products on society.

• Inorganic versus organic chemistry
• Sources of hydrocarbons
• The bonding of carbon
• Alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes
• Naming the first ten alkanes
• Naming branched alkanes
• Isomers of alkanes
• Transforming alkanes and alkenes
• Naming alkenes
• Saturated versus unsaturated hydrocarbons
• Transforming alkenes and alkynes
• Naming alkynes

• Aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons
• Uses of aromatic hydrocarbons
• Naming alcohols
• Uses of common alcohols
• Naming organic acids
• Uses of organic acids
• Esterification lab
• Naming esters
• Uses of esters

• Polymerization
• Organic products and quality of life
• Investigating an organic chemistry issue