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Science Chemistry	Overview Chemistry 1 is designed to enable all students to acquire an understanding of how chemical theory is developed and how a chemist thinks and works. Students investigate the composition, properties, and reactions of matter. The approach is inductive and mathematical, as well as conceptual. Laboratory experiments and subsequent classroom analysis are integral components of the course.

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UNDERSTAND THE PLACEMENT OF ELEMENTS ON THE PERIODIC TABLE

2.a

Understand Average Atomic Mass, Mass Number and Atomic Number

2.a.1

Define the terms atomic number, mass number, and isotope

2.a.2

Determine the atomic number, atomic mass, the number of protons, etc.

2.a.3

Use molar masses & isotopic abundance data to calculate average mass

2.b

Understand Isotopes, Half Lives and Radioactive Decay

2.b.1

Interpret isotopic notation to determine proton, neutron & electron #s

2.b.2

Compare & contrast the properties of alpha, beta & gamma radiation

2.b.3

Explain the concept of half-life and solve a half-life problem

2.b.4

Apply the concept of half-life to such processes as radioactive decay

2.b.5

Write balanced nuclear equations

2.b.6

Apply knowledge of predictability to estimate the age of materials

2.b.7

Distinguish between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion

2.b.8

Compare the energy production of nuclear fission to typical reactions

2.b.9

Compare and contrast natural and artificial nuclear transmutation

2.b.10

Determine half-life through use of graphs and data

2.b.11

Apply half-life to radioactivity, radon detection, nuclear waste, etc.

2.b.12

Assess the relative risks from radiation from various technologies

2.c

Understand Mass and Charge Characteristics of Subatomic Particles

2.c.1

Identify the three basic particles of the atom: charge, mass, location

2.c.2

Compare and contrast nuclear forces and electric forces in a nucleus

2.d

Understand Families or Groups

2.d.1

Explain similarities in a chemical group in terms of valence electrons

2.d.2

Classify elements as metals, metalloids, or nonmetals

2.d.3

Identify alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, halogens & noble gases

2.e

Understand Series and Periods

2.e.1

Explain the trends within a period

2.e.2

Identify the transition metals on the periodic table

2.f

Understand Trends Including Atomic Radii, Electronegativity, etc.

2.f.1

Relate trends to an element's position on the periodic table

2.f.2

Determine the reactivity of an element compared to other elements

2.g

Understand Electron Configurations, Valence Electrons, Oxidation #s

2.g.1

Illustrate electron configurations and orbital notations

2.g.2

Apply the Aufbau Principle, Pauli Exclusion Principle & Hund's rule

2.g.3

Differentiate between core electrons and valence electrons

2.g.4

Differentiate between anions and cations

2.g.5

Identify the various regions of the electromagnetic spectrum

2.h

Understand Chemical and Physical Properties

2.h.1

Identify elements that exist as monatomic, diatomic, or polyatomic

2.h.2

Use the periodic table to predict physical and chemical properties

2.h.3

Classify selected elements as metals, nonmetals, or metalloids

2.h.4

Classify matter in terms of elements, compounds, and mixtures

2.h.5

Distinguish between chemical and physical properties

2.h.6

Apply knowledge of bonding to explain electrical conductivity

2.i

Understand Historical and Quantum Models

2.i.1

Describe the contribution of Democritus to particle theory

2.i.2

Name the postulates of the atomic theory as proposed by John Dalton

2.i.3

Describe J. J. Thomson's contributions to science

2.i.4

Describe Rutherford's contributions to science

2.i.5

Describe Milliken's contributions to science

2.i.6

List the main postulates of Bohr's historical model of the atom

2.i.7

Relate Bohr's Model of the atom to spectroscopy

2.i.8

Describe the quantum mechanical model of the atom

2.i.9

Describe the contributions of Max Planck

2.i.10

Apply the contributions of Heisenberg and the Uncertainty Principle

2.i.11

Apply the contributions of de Broglie and wave theory

2.i.12

Explain the organization of the periodic table by Mendeleev & Moseley

2.i.13

Apply the concept of a quantum of energy to atomic structure

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