General Chemistry

Welcome to the General Chemistry wikibook. In this wikibook, you will be introduced to various aspects of general chemistry such as changes in matter and elements.

Introduction

1. Basic Properties of Matter
2. Changes in Matter
3. Classification of Matter
4. Numbers Used to Describe Atoms

1. History of Atomic Structure
2. Subatomic Particles
3. Introduction to Quantum Theory
4. The Quantum Model
   • The Quantum Atom
   • Shells and Orbitals
   • Filling Electron Shells
   • Periodicity and Electron Configurations
5. Octet Rule and Exceptions

1. Overview of bonding
2. Electronegativity
3. Ionic bonding
4. Covalent bonds
5. Metallic bonding
6. Molecular Shape
7. Intermolecular bonds

1. Naming Substances
2. Formulas and Numbers
3. Stoichiometry
4. Chemical equations
5. Balancing Equations
6. Limiting Reactants and Percent Yield
7. Types of chemical reactions
8. Energy changes in chemical reactions
9. Predicting Chemical Reactions

1. Redox reactions
2. Oxidation states
3. Electrochemistry

1. Solubility
2. Properties of Solutions

1. Properties and Theories of Acids and Bases
2. Titration and pH
3. Buffer Systems
4. Reactions of Acids and Bases

1. Solids
2. Liquids
3. Gases
4. Phase Changes

1. Behaviour of Gases
2. Diffusion and Effusion
3. Gas Laws

1. Equilibrium
2. Le Chatelier's Principle
3. Acid-Base Equilibrium
4. Solutions in Equilibrium

1. Introduction
2. Reaction Rates
3. Reaction Mechanisms

1. Introduction
2. Enthalpy
3. Entropy
4. The First Law of Thermodynamics
5. The Second Law of Thermodynamics
6. Free Energy

• Representative Elements
  • Group 1 (1A): Alkali Metals
  • Group 2 (2A): Alkaline Earth Metal
  • Group 13 (3A): Boron Family
  • Group 14 (4A): Carbon Family
  • Group 15 (5A): Nitrogen Family
  • Group 16 (6A): Oxygen Family
  • Group 17 (7A): Halogens
  • Group 18 (8A): Noble Gases
• Hydrogen
• Transition Metals
  • Group 11 (1B): Coinage Metals
  • Group 12 (2B): Zinc Family
  • Group 8/9/10 (8B): Platinum Family
• Inner Transition Metals
  • Lanthanoids
  • Actinoids (including Nuclear Chemistry)
• Synthetic Elements

1. Periodic Table
2. Units
3. Constants
4. Useful Equations
5. Standard Reduction Potentials
6. Table of the Chemical Elements and their Properties
7. Review Questions

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