Chemistry 11

Unit 1: From Structures to Properties

Chemical nomenclature, bonding, and the intermolecular forces that determine the physical properties of ionic, molecular, and metallic substances.

• Selecting instruments and processes
• A theory-based prediction and hypothesis
• Evaluating processes for problem-solving
• Using instruments accurately
• Researching and integrating information
• Selecting and integrating information
• Limits of a classification system
• Displaying evidence and information

• Naming molecular compounds
• Naming ionic compounds
• Acids, bases, and salts

• Forming ionic, covalent, and metallic bonds
• Hydrogen bonds and van der Waals forces
• Properties of ionic, molecular, and metallic substances
• Forces explain properties
• Classifying substances by properties
• The structural model of a substance

Unit 2: Stoichiometry

The mole, molar mass, balanced equations, solubility and precipitation, and quantitative stoichiometric calculations relating reactants and products.

• Designing a controlled experiment
• Stating a prediction and hypothesis
• Estimating quantities
• Compiling and organizing data
• Using apparatus and materials safely

• Error and uncertainty in measurement
• Do the data support the prediction?
• Correcting problems in a technological device
• Communicating ideas and results

• Representing reactions and conservation of mass
• Neutralization
• Molar mass and mole-mass conversions
• Solubility and equilibrium
• Why solubility varies
• Predicting precipitates

• Mole ratios from balanced equations
• Performing stoichiometric calculations
• Applications of stoichiometry
• Maximizing yield