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General Chemistry Major Study Guide: Key Concepts and Skills

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The Atom

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

Subatomic Particles

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    Subatomic Particles
    05:19
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    Atomic Mass Unit Example
    03:31

Isotopes

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    Isotopes
    04:36
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    Isotope Notation Example
    03:57

Ions

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    Ion Formation
    06:17
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    Cation Subatomic Particles Example
    02:22
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    Atoms vs. Ions
    01:36

Atomic Mass

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    Calculating Abundance Example
    5:42
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    Greatest Atomic Mass Example
    02:06
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    Calculating Atomic Mass
    00:40

Periodic Table: Classifications

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

Periodic Table: Group Names

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    Periodic Table: Group Names
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    Periodic Table: Group Names Example
    01:17

Periodic Table: Representative Elements & Transition Metals

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    Transition Metal Example
    01:23
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    Transition Metals and Representative Elements
    03:30

Periodic Table: Element Symbols

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    Periodic Table History
    04:01
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    Halogen Example
    01:01

Periodic Table: Elemental Forms

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    Elemental Forms of Elements
    02:35
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    Chalcogen Identification Example
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    Homonuclear vs. Heteronuclear Compounds
    01:21

Periodic Table: Phases

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    Second Period State of Matter Example
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    Element States of Matter
    03:25

Periodic Table: Charges

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

The Electron Configuration Review

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    Auf Bau Principle
    03:04
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    Ground State Electron Configurations
    01:32
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    The Electron Configuration: Condensed Example
    01:28

The Electron Configuration

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

The Electron Configurations: Exceptions

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    Electron Configuration Exceptions
    01:15
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    Electron Configuration Exceptions Example
    01:24
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    Electron Orbital Stability
    01:23

The Electron Configuration: Ions

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    Cation Electron Configuration Example
    02:03
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    Anion Electron Configuration
    00:35
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    Anion Electron Configuration Example
    2:17

Quantum Numbers: Principal Quantum Number

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    Principal Quantum Number
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    Principal Quantum Number Example
    00:56

Quantum Numbers: Angular Momentum Quantum Number

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

Quantum Numbers: Magnetic Quantum Number

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    Quantum Numbers and Orbitals Example
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    Magnetic Quantum Number
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    Magnetic Quantum Example
    00:59

Quantum Numbers: Spin Quantum Number

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

Chemical Bonds

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    Chemical Bonds Example 3
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    Chemical Bonds
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    Chemical Bonds Example 2
    01:18

Lewis Dot Symbols

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    Lewis Dot Symbols
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    Lewis Dot Symbols Example 1
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    Lewis Dot Symbols Example 2
    01:26

Lewis Dot Structures: Neutral Compounds

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    Lewis Dot Structures: Neutral Compounds
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    Lewis Dot Structures: Neutral Compounds Example 1
    00:40

Lewis Dot Structures: Sigma & Pi Bonds

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    Lewis Dot Structures: Sigma & Pi Bonds Example 1
    00:43
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    Lewis Dot Structures: Sigma & Pi Bonds
    03:26

Lewis Dot Structures: Ions

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    Lewis Dot Structures: Ions
    04:28
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    Lewis Dot Structures: Ions Example 1
    02:22

Lewis Dot Structures: Exceptions

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    Lewis Dot Structures: Exceptions
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    Lewis Dot Structures: Exceptions Example 1
    01:46
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    Lewis Dot Structures: Exceptions Example 2
    01:39

Lewis Dot Structures: Acids

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    Lewis Dot Structures: Acids
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    Lewis Dot Structures: Acids Example 1
    02:34

Resonance Structures

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    Resonance Structures
    01:42
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    Resonance Structures Example 1
    01:54
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    Resonance Structures Example 2
    02:19

Bond Angles

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    Bond Angles and Electron Groups
    03:37
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    Bond Angles and Electron Groups Example
    01:07
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    Bond Angles
    01:53

Molecular Geometry

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

Electron Geometry

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

Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Theory

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

Hybridization

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    Hybridization Example
    01:26
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    Hybridization and Electron Geometry
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    Hybridization
    00:51

Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution

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    Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution
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    Most Probable Speed Example
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    Maxwell-Boltzmann Curve
    03:31

Heating and Cooling Curves

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    Temperature Changes vs PhaseChanges
    01:33
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    Energy Calculation Example
    06:15
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    Introduction to Heating and Cooling Curves
    03:52