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General Chemistry: Key Topics and Concepts (Course Syllabus Overview)

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The Atom

  • The Nucleus
    02:53
  • Atom Structure
    02:10
  • Atom Structure Example
    02:52

Atomic Theory

  • Dalton's Atomic Theory
    05:22
  • Dalton's Atomic Theory Example
    01:48

Millikan Oil Drop Experiment

  • Millikan Oil Drop
    04:44
  • Electron Mass Calculation Example
    02:22

Rutherford Gold Foil Experiment

  • Nuclear Model
    01:40
  • Rutherford Experiment Example
    02:37
  • Rutherford Gold Foil Experiment
    04:22

Bohr Model

  • Bohr Model of the Atom
    02:43
  • Electronic Transitions
    03:29
  • Bohr Model Example
    01:21

Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle

  • Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
    01:09
  • Uncertainty Principle Formula
    02:05
  • Uncertainty Principle Formula Example
    04:06

Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

  • Quantum Numbers Example
    00:46
  • Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
    01:
  • Quantum Numbers
    03:22

Quantum Numbers: Principal Quantum Number

  • Principal Quantum Number
    02:55
  • Principal Quantum Number Example
    00:56

Quantum Numbers: Angular Momentum Quantum Number

  • Angular Momentum Quantum Number Example
    00:46
  • Angular Momentum Quantum Number and Orbital Shape
    01:41
  • Angular Momentum Quantum Number
    00:40

Quantum Numbers: Magnetic Quantum Number

  • Quantum Numbers and Orbitals Example
    00:31
  • Magnetic Quantum Number
    03:06
  • Magnetic Quantum Example
    00:59

Quantum Numbers: Spin Quantum Number

  • Spin Quantum Number
    01:18
  • Spin Quantum Numbers Example
    01:10

The Electron Configuration

  • Electron Orbital Diagrams
    02:15
  • Electron Orbital Diagrams Example
    00:50
  • Electron Configuration Example
    01:33

Periodic Table: Classifications

  • Nonmetal Properties
    01:12
  • Periodic Table Classifications
    02:40
  • Metalloid Properties
    03:37

Periodic Table: Charges

  • Unlikely Ion Example
    01:52
  • Main Group Element Charges
    07:38
  • Main Group Element Charges Example
    00:48

Periodic Trend: Effective Nuclear Charge

  • Effective Nuclear Charge
    01:51
  • Effective Nuclear Charge Example
    00:44
  • Effective Nuclear Charge Calculation
    00:59

Periodic Trend: Atomic Radius

  • Atomic Radius Trends
    01:42
  • Atomic Radius Example
    00:56
  • Atomic Radius
    02:02

Periodic Trend: Ionization Energy

  • Ionization Energy Trends
    01:08
  • Group 6A vs. Group 5A Elements
    01:32
  • Ionization Energy
    01:19

Periodic Trend: Electronegativity

  • Electronegativity Trends
    02:10
  • Electronegativity Example
    00:35

Chemical Bonds

  • Chemical Bonds Example 3
    01:04
  • Chemical Bonds
    02:03
  • Chemical Bonds Example 2
    01:18

Valence Electrons of Elements

  • Main Group Elements Valence Electrons Example
    01:14
  • Transition Metals Valence Electrons
    02:12
  • Transition Metals Valence Electrons Example
    02:14

Lewis Dot Symbols

  • Lewis Dot Symbols
    03:17
  • Lewis Dot Symbols Example 1
    00:50
  • Lewis Dot Symbols Example 2
    01:26

Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Theory

  • Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Theory
    00:47
  • Molecular Shapes and VSEPR
    02:13
  • Electron Groups Example
    00:51

Electron Geometry

  • Drawing Structures and Electron Geometry Example
    01:34
  • Electron Geometry Example
    00:48
  • Electron Geometry
    04:44

Molecular Geometry

  • Molecular Geometry with Four Electron Groups
    01:57
  • Molecular Geometry with Three Electron Groups
    01:43
  • Molecular Geometry with Five Electron Groups
    02:09

Molecular Polarity

  • Carbon Tetrachloride Polarity Example
    01:03
  • Molecular Polarity
    02:38
  • Molecular Polarity Criteria
    01:46