AUFBAU1: A TEACHING RESOURCE FOR 14-16 YEAR OLD CHEMISTRY STUDENTS
[Dr. Roger Peters: rpeters@wissensdrang.com]
CONTENTS' LIST - STUDENT'S VERSION (AMERICAN ORTHOGRAPHY)
[This index presents the topics optimally ordered; however, each is
self-contained because it makes no explicit reference to any other.]
REFERENCE SECTION
01 Introduction - Chemical Calculations (1)
02 Introduction - Chemical Calculations (2)
03 Introduction - Chemical Equations (1)
04 Introduction - Chemical Equations (2)
05 Metals (Abundances / Alloys) [25 marks]
06 Salts (Formulae / Tests for Anions and Cations) [34]
07 Gases (Tests / Laboratory Preparations) [20]
08 Biological Terms [33]
09 Natural Cycles [20]
10 Pollution [15]
11 Industrial Chemicals (Uses / Manufacture) [23]
12 Redox Potentials [18]
SELECTED PRINCIPLES
01 Introduction - Structure and Bonding (Preamble)
02 Introduction - Electronic Structures of Atoms
03 Introduction - Metallic Bonding
04 Introduction - Localized Covalent Bonding (1)
05 Introduction - Localized Covalent Bonding (2)
06 Introduction - Ionic Bonding
07 Kinetic Theory [17 marks]
08 Chemical Energetics (1) [10]
09 Chemical Energetics (2) [12]
10 Rates of Reactions (1) [12]
11 Rates of Reactions (2) [17]
12 Equilibria - Le Chatelier's Principle (1) [12]
13 Equilibria - Le Chatelier's Principle (2) [23]
14 Acids & Bases (1) [19]
15 Acids & Bases (2) [18]
16 Redox Reactions (1) [14]
17 Redox Reactions (2) [13]
18 Electrolysis (1) [10]
19 Electrolysis (2) [16]
20 Electrochemical Cells [10]
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
01 Introduction - Diversity / Nomenclature
02 Introduction - Petroleum / Reaction Types
03 Alkanes [22 marks]
04 Alkenes [14]
05 Alcohols [30]
06 Carboxylic Acids [23]
07 Biotechnology [17]
08 Catalytic Hydrogenation [23]
09 Isoprene [18]
10 Poly(chloroethene) [21]
11 Urea [30]
12 Biocides [16]
13 Detergents [16]
14 Male Contraceptives [20]
METALS
01 Introduction - Reactivity (1)
02 Introduction - Reactivity (2)
03 Displacement Reactions (1) [16 marks]
04 Extraction of Sodium [29]
05 Calcium & Magnesium [17]
06 Extraction of Aluminum [26]
07 Extraction of Zinc [27]
08 Extraction of Iron [24]
09 Cobalt [25]
10 Tin & Lead [25]
11 Extraction of Copper [17]
12 Displacement Reactions (2) [32]
13 Displacement Reactions (3) [26]
14 Precipitation Reactions [14]
15 Ligand-Exchange Reactions [15]
16 Displacement Reactions (4) [17]
17 Sodium Compounds [29]
18 Aluminum & Zinc Compounds [21]
19 Iron Compounds [28]
20 Copper Compounds (1) [21]
21 Copper Compounds (2) [17]
22 Mercury [22]
23 Silver [28]
24 Strontium [32]
25 Cadmium [30]
26 Molybdenum [24]
27 Vanadium [36]
28 Titanium [23]
29 Nickel [37]
30 Manganese [25]
31 Chromium [33]
32 Platinum [19]
EXPERIMENTAL SECTION
01 Preparation of water-soluble salts using neutralization and metal
displacement reactions
02 The syntheses of compounds structurally related to catalase,
chlorophyll, hemoglobin, and vitamin-B12
03 An investigation into the effect of acid concentration on the
speed at which indigestion tablets dissolve in HCl(aq)
04 ... relationship between concentration & conductance of NaCl(aq)
05 ... relationship between the temperature changes of a black-bulb
thermometer as its distance varies from a heat source
06 ... relationship between the heat energy released in displacement
reactions & the potential differences obtained in simple cells
07 ... the dependence of electrical resistance on the diameter and
on the length of nichrome wire
08 ... to determine the relationship between temperature rise & time
when a surface is heated by a radiant heat source
09 ... the effect of temperature on the speed at which a brand of
indigestion tablets dissolves in HCl(aq)
10 ... the specific heat capacities of water-glycerol mixtures
11 ... some variables involved in the inhibition of fungal growth
12 ... relationship between energy released & the concentration of
reactants in a displacement reaction [Al + Cu(II) sulfate (aq)]
13 ... relationship between reaction speed & the concentration of
reactants in a displacement reaction [Mg + HCl(aq)]
14 ... one effect of temperature gradient
15 ... elastic potential energy
16 ... the effect of pH on the germination of seeds
17 ... some variables involved in the heat capacities of solutions
18 ... some variables involved in the cleaning action of detergents
and soap powders
19 ... some variables involved in the decomposition of aqueous
hydrogen peroxide
20 ... some variables involved in the conductivity and electrolysis
of aqueous solutions of metal salts
21 ... some variables involved in the absorption and/or emission of
radiant heat energy
22 ... some variables involved in the germination of seeds
APPENDIX: Including Comedy-Drama no. 1 (see below)
A note of gentle advice from the author ... When reading text, one must
resist the temptation to 'read through the punctuation'; otherwise put,
one should read slowly, pausing at each punctuation mark.
Comedy-Dramas for Year 10-12 Students in American Orthography:
[No. 1] [No. 2] [No. 3] [No. 4] [No. 5] [No. 6] [No. 7] [No. 8] [No. 9]
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