Students who are taking a traditional or honors first-year chemistry course will be able to make use of these instructional videos to help them learn chemistry. They are organized into 15 sections, or chapters, although chemistry courses at different schools will cover these topics in a different order.
Chapter 1 – An Introduction to Chemistry and Scientific Thinking
Chapter 2 – Measurement in Science
| Video 2.1 – S.I. Units and Prefixes | Video 2.2 – Accuracy and Precision in Measurement |
| Video 2.3 – Counting Significant Figures in a Measurement | Video 2.4 – Making Calculations With Appropriate Precision |
| Video 2.5 – An Introduction to Scientific Notation | Video 2.6 – Unit Conversions and Dimensional Analysis |
| Video 2.7 – Calculating Density |
Chapter 3 – Atoms and the Periodic Table
| Video 3.1 – The History of Atomic Discovery | Video 3.2 – Our Modern Understanding of the Atom |
| Video 3.3 – Calculating Average Atomic Mass of Elements | Video 3.4 – Isotopes and Their Symbols |
| Video 3.5 – The Periodic Table of the Elements |
Chapter 4 – Electrons in Atoms
| Video 4.1 – How to Write Electron Configurations | Video 4.2 – Electron Configurations and the Periodic Table |
| Video 4.3 – The Rules for Writing Electron Configurations | Video 4.4 – Applications of Electron Configurations |
| Video 4.5 – Valence Electrons and the Octet Rule | Video 4.6 – Periodic Trends: Patterns on the Periodic Table |
Chapter 5 – The Molecular Scale: Kinetic-Molecular Theory and the Mole Concept
| Video 5.1 – What Is a Mole? Introduction to Avogadro’s Number | Video 5.2 – What Is the Mass of a Mole? |
| Video 5.3 – Solving Multistep Mole Conversion Problems | Video 5.4 – What Is the Kinetic-Molecular Theory? |
| Video 5.5 – Solving Manometer Problems | Video 5.6 – Heat, Temperature, and the States of Matter |
Chapter 6 – Chemical Bonding, Compounds, and Nomenclature
| Video 6.1 – Introduction to Ionic and Covalent Bonding | Video 6.2 – Naming Molecular (Covalent) Compounds |
| Video 6.3 – Writing Formulas for Ionic Compounds | Video 6.4 – Naming Ionic Compounds |
| Video 6.5 – Writing Names and Formulas for Acids |
Chapter 7 – Molecular Structure
| Video 7.1 – Drawing Lewis Electron-dot Diagrams | Video 7.2 – Visualizing Chemical Bonds: Sigma & Pi Bonds |
| Video 7.3 – Exceptions to the Octet Rule | Video 7.4 – Hybridization in Molecules |
| Video 7.5 – VSEPR Theory: Molecular Geometry & Bond Angles |
Chapter 8 – Properties of Gases
| Video 8.1 – Essential Properties of Gases: Boyle’s, Charles’, and Gay-Lussac’s Laws | Video 8.2 – The Combined Gas Law |
| Video 8.3 – The Ideal Gas Law | Video 8.4 – Graham’s Law of Effusion |
| Video 8.5 – Gas Mixtures: Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures |
Chapter 9 – Chemical Reactions
| Video 9.1 – Introduction to Chemical Reactions | Video 9.2 – Five Types of Chemical Reactions |
| Video 9.3 – Balancing Chemical Equations | Video 9.4 – Predicting Products of Reactions |
Chapter 10 – Reaction Stoichiometry
| Video 10.1 – Understanding Mole Ratios | Video 10.2 – Practice With Reaction Stoichiometry |
| Video 10.3 – Solving Limiting Reactant Problems | Video 10.4 – Percent Yield Problems |
Chapter 11 – Understanding the States of Matter
| Video 11.1 – Describing the States of Matter | Video 11.2 – Phase Changes: Transitions from One State to Another |
| Video 11.3 – Intermolecular Forces and Properties of Liquids | Video 11.4 – Hydrogen Bonding, Surface Tension, & Capillary Action |
Chapter 12 – Heat and Energy in Chemistry
| Video 12.1 – Collision Theory & Energy of Chemical Reactions | Video 12.2 – Calorimetry |
| Video 12.3 – Calculating Change in Enthalpy |
Chapter 13 – Nuclear Chemistry
| Video 13.1 – Introduction to Nuclear Science | Video 13.2 – The Concept of Half-Life |
| Video 13.3 – Nuclear Transformation Reactions | Video 13.4 – Applications of Nuclear Science |
Chapter 14 – Solution Chemistry
| Video 14.1 – Solutions and Concentration | Video 14.2 – Solubility Rules of Ionic Compounds |
| Video 14.3 – Factors that Affect Solubility of Liquids and Gases | Video 14.4 – Introduction to Acids and Bases |
| Video 14.5 – The pH Scale and Calculating pH |
Chapter 15 – Equilibrium and Reversible Reactions
| Video 15.1 – Understanding Reversible Reactions | Video 15.2 – Calculating an Equilibrium Constant |
| Video 15.3 – Solving Simple Equilibrium Problems |
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