Chemistry

Introduction

This page contains resources that may be of interest to students studying Chemistry. You will need to have a user ID and password to access them. The number of resources on this page will grow as additional items are developed. You may find that materials provided elsewhere on this site are also of interest to you. If you have any questions or special requests, please contact Earl at mathguy.us@gmail.com.

Ask the Historian

Ask the Historian. Collected Columns on the History of Chemistry 2003-2012 by William B Jensen, University of Cincinnati. Wondering about some of the oddities of Chemistry? Check out the articles in this PDF document. Fun and interesting.

Earl's Tips for Those Who Want to Excel

Earl's Success Tips – Tips to excel in any math or science class (one page). Based on experience working with high-performing high school and college students.

Earl's Notes - from DRHS Textbook (requires user ID and password)

Earl's Notes in MS Word format and in PDF format. Download the Word file as a starting point to create your own notes, or download the PDF file to any device. This version is a full set of notes from the textbook and other sources. All chapters except 21-23 (Organic Chemistry) have been reviewed and revised. If you find any errors or think more information is needed on a topic, please let Earl know.

In the MS Word file, you can ctrl-click on page numbers in the table of contents to move immediately to the desired chapter or appendix.

The textbook from which I took notes is Buthelezi, Thandi, et al. Chemistry, Matter and Change. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2008. Earl's Notes are for student use only, and are not to be distributed outside of DRHS due to copyright limitations.

I intend to update my notes as the year progresses, so you may see changes from one version to another. If you wish to supplement my notes with your own, you should keep track of the version numbers of the notes that you have used.

DRHS Chemistry Textbook Companion

Solving Problems - A Chemistry Handbook. Published by McGraw-Hill as a companion to the DRHS Chemistry textbook. Contains over 300 pages of sample problems and guidance in solving Chemistry problems. Solutions to the sample problems in the Handbook begin on page 256.

Periodic Tables

• Interactive Periodic Table from the Royal Society of Chemistry (London, UK). Very cool source!
  • Hover over an element to see who discovered it, when it was discovered, and the origin of its name. Note: you may need to "Clear filters" for this information to show.
  • Click on an element to get a lot of information about it, including a "Fact box" and a video about the element.
  • Slide the slider to see which elements were known by year.
• Downloadable Peridic Tables.
  • Typical Periodic Table.
  • Periodic Table from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Includes electron configurations for each element. Downloadable.
  • Search for a downloadable Periodic Table that suits your tastes at Bing search.

Chemistry Dictionaries

ThoughtCo Chemistry Dictionary in MS Word format and in PDF format. Download the Word file as a starting point to create your own notes, or download the PDF file to any device. I would suggest downloading a copy to your phone and keeping it handy as you work in Chemistry this year. If you find any problems or errors, please let Earl know.

If you wish to access the ThoughtCo Chemistry Dictionary from its original source, click here.

To access the IUPAC online Compendium of Chemical Terminology, click here. Note that this source defines terms on a level that may be difficult for the beginning Chemisry student to understand. But, take a shot and see what you think.

Chemistry Handbooks

• Ruben Handbook of the Elements. Properties of every element.
• The Elements - Los Alamos National Lab. Interesting reading about each element, including hsitory, sources and uses. Includes prices for some elements.
• Perry's Chemical Engineer's Handbook. Very technical reference.
• CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (2016-17 Edition). Very technical reference.

Intro to Chemistry Textbook

An elementary Chemistry textbook available on the Internet. Use as an additional resource for topics where you want additional information or an alternative explanation of a topic.

• Chapter 1.1. Chemistry.
• Chapter 1.2. Chemistry Far and Wide.
• Chapter 1.3. Thinking Like a Scientist.
• Chapter 1.4. Problem Solving in Chemistry.

• Chapter 2.1. Properties of Matter.
• Chapter 2.2. Mixtures.
• Chapter 2.3. Elements and Compounds.
• Chapter 2.4. Chemical Reactions.

• Chapter 3.1. Measurements and Their Uncertainty.
• Chapter 3.2. The International System of Units (SI).
• Chapter 3.3. Conversion Problems.
• Chapter 3.4. Density.

• Chapter 4.1. Defining the Atom.
• Chapter 4.2. Structure of the Nuclear Atom.
• Chapter 4.3. Distinguishing Among Atoms.

• Chapter 5.1. Models of the Atom.
• Chapter 5.2. Electron Arrangement in Atoms.
• Chapter 5.3. Physics and the Quantum Mechanical Model.

• Chapter 6.1. Organizing the Elements.
• Chapter 6.2. Classifying the Elements.
• Chapter 6.3. Periodic Trends.

• Chapter 7.1. Ions.
• Chapter 7.2. Ionic Bonds and Ionic Compounds.
• Chapter 7.3. Bonding in Metals.

• Chapter 8.1. Molecular Compounds.
• Chapter 8.2. The Nature of Covalent Bonding.
• Chapter 8.3. Bonding Theories.
• Chapter 8.4. Polar Bonds and Molecules.

• Chapter 9.1. Naming Ions.
• Chapter 9.2. Naming and Writing Formulas for Ionic Compounds.
• Chapter 9.3. Naming and Writing Formulas for Molecular Compounds.
• Chapter 9.4. Naming and Writing Formulas for Acids and Bases.

• Chapter 10.1. The Mole: A Measure of Matter.
• Chapter 10.2. Mole-Mass and Mole-Volume Relationships.
• Chapter 10.3. Percent Composition and Chemical Formulas.

• Chapter 11.1. Describing Chemical Reactions.
• Chapter 11.2. Types of Chemical Reactions.
• Chapter 11.3. Reactions in Aqueous Solutions.

• Chapter 12.1. The Arithmetic of Equations.
• Chapter 12.2. Chemical Calculations.
• Chapter 12.3. Limiting Reagent and Percent Yield.

• Chapter 13.1. The Nature of Gases.
• Chapter 13.2. The Nature of Liquids.
• Chapter 13.3. The Nature of Solids.
• Chapter 13.4. Changes of State.

• Chapter 14.1. Properties of Gases.
• Chapter 14.2. The Gas Laws.
• Chapter 14.3. Ideal Gases.
• Chapter 14.4. Gases: Mixtures and Movements.

• Chapter 15.1. Water and Its Properties.
• Chapter 15.2. Homogeneous Aqueous Solutions.
• Chapter 15.3. Heterogeneous Aqueous Solutions.

• Chapter 16.1. Properties of Solutions.
• Chapter 16.2. Concentrations of Solutions.
• Chapter 16.3. Colligative Properties of Solutions.