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Tentative Lecture & Exam Schedule

bulletWeek of December 3
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Chapter 8: Study chemical bonding, Lewis Structures, formal charge rule

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Chapter 9: Review VSEPR,  3-dimensional molecular structure,  hybrid orbitals
 

bulletWeek of November 26
bulletScience Essay papers due; Tuesday (Nov  27)
bulletTuesday. Go over problems from Ch. 7.
bulletThursday: EXAM III on Chapters 6 and 7 (Chapters 6 & 7 plus questions from last quiz on Ch 13)
 
bulletWeek of November 19
bulletFinish Assigned problems from Chapter 6
bulletRead and Study Chapter 7 (Periodic Properties of the Elements)
bulletStudy the following:
bulletTrends in the Periodic Table (atomic radii, ionization energy, electron affinity, and electronegativity (see Chapter 8 for Periodic Table trends in electronegativity)
bulletGroup IA, IIA, VIA, VIIA and VIIIA trends
bulletGo over metals, non-metals and metalloids
bulletStudy for EXAM III
 
bulletWeek of November 12
bulletChapter 6: Electronic Structure of Atoms (download, print out and bring to class the following handouts)
bullet Why doesn't the electron fall into the nucleus?
bullet The Aufbau Principal and Triangle
bulletElectronic Structure of Atoms
bulletAtomic Quantum Numbers
 
bulletOptional:  A thorough and detailed look at the atom
bullet A Primer on the Atom
 
bullet Atomic Structure: Visual Media Presentation by Prentice Hall   Check this out

Previous Lectures
 

bulletWeek of November 5
bulletChapter 19: Properties of Solutions
bullet15 min quiz in Lab Period on Chapter 13 (November 12)

 
bulletWeek of October 29   EXAM II
bulletExam II  Thursday November 1st
bulletCovers chapters 5, 10 and 11
bulletThermochemistry, Gases, Intermolecular Forces and Solids
bullet33 multiple choice questions. Time limit 1 hr 15 min
 
bulletWeek of October 22
bulletPlay Jeopardy with General Chemistry
bullet Game 1
bullet Game 2
 
bulletWeek One:
bulletSI  Units and Conversion Factors
bulletThe Metric System
 

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