Overall Expectations
- assess the benefits to society and evaluate the environmental impact of products and technologies that apply principles related to the structure and properties of matter
- investigate the molecular shapes and physical properties of various types of matter
- demonstrate an understanding of atomic structure and chemical bonding, and how they relate to the physical properties of ionic, molecular, covalent network, and metallic substances
Big Ideas
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Essential Questions
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Unit Outline
This unit can be broken down into two major chapters as shown below. The key sub-topics addressed within each chapter are listed below. For a detailed guide of what each sub-topic entails, please refer to the sub-tabs within this section.
Atoms
Atoms
- Early Atomic Theories and the Origins of Quantum Theory
- Bohr's Model of the Atom
- Quantum Mechanical Model of the Atom
- Quantum Numbers
- Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
- Applications of Quantum Mechanics
- Types of Chemical Bonds
- Three-Dimensional Structure
- Electronegativity and Bond Polarity
- Molecular Polarity
- Quantum Mechanics and Bonding: Hybridization
- Intermolecular Forces
- Structure and Properties of Solids
adapted from:
Nelson Chemistry 12 University Preparation
DiGiuseppe, M., Haberer, S., Salciccioli, K., Sanader, M., & Vavitsas, A. (2012). Nelson Chemistry 12 University preparation. Toronto, ON: Nelson Education Ltd.
Nelson Chemistry 12 University Preparation
DiGiuseppe, M., Haberer, S., Salciccioli, K., Sanader, M., & Vavitsas, A. (2012). Nelson Chemistry 12 University preparation. Toronto, ON: Nelson Education Ltd.