Suggested Viewing Order
General Chemistry Basics
- Part 1 of 10 - Matter
- Part 2 of 10 - Energy
- Part 3 of 10 - Units and Conversion Factors
- Part 4 of 10 - Density
- Part 5 of 10 - Temperature and Heat
- Part 6 of 10 - Significant Figures and Uncertainty
- Part 7 of 10 - Significant Figures and Rounding Rules
- Part 8 of 10 - Precision, Accuracy, and Error
- Part 9 of 10 - The Periodic Table of Elements
- Part 10 of 10 - Substances, Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures
Matter Laws
- Part 1 of 3 - Law of Mass Conservation
- Part 2 of 3 - Law of Definite (Constant) Composition / Proportions
- Part 3 of 3 - Law of Multiple Proportions
Developing Atomic Theory (including experiments)
- Dalton's Atomic Theory and "Billiard Ball Model" (1808)
- Discovery of the Electron: Cathode Ray Tube Experiment (J.J. Thomson - 1897)
- "Plum Pudding" Model of the Atom (J.J. Thomson - 1897)
- Charge of the Electron: Oil Drop Experiment (Robert Millikan - 1909)
- Discovery of the Atomic Nucleus: Gold Foil Experiment (Ernest Rutherford - 1911)
- Nuclear Model of the Atom (Ernest Rutherford - 1911)
- Discovery of the Neutron (James Chadwick - 1932)
Modern Atomic Theory
- Part 1 of 6 - Structure of the Atom
- Part 2 of 6 - Atomic Number, Mass Number, and Atomic Symbol Conventions
- Part 3 of 6 - Isotopes and Percent Abundance
- Part 4 of 6 - Atomic Mass vs Atomic Weight
- Part 5 of 6 - Atomic Weight and a Brief Intro to The Mole and Molar Mass
- Part 6 of 6 - Looking Back at Dalton's Atomic Theory
Nuclear Reactions
- Part 1 of 7 - Introduction
- Part 2 of 7 - Alpha (α) Decay
- Part 3 of 7 - Beta (β-) Decay
- Part 4 of 7 - Positron (β+) Emission
- Part 5 of 7 - Electron (e-) Capture (EC)
- Part 6 of 7 - Gamma (γ) Decay
- Part 7 of 7 - Summary of Radioactive Decay
Light
- Part 1 of 3 - Intro
- Part 2 of 3 - Wave Nature and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Part 3 of 3 - Particle Nature, the Photoelectric Effect, and Planck's Postulate
Atomic Spectra
- Part 1 of 2 - Intro, the Hydrogen Spectrum, and the Rydberg Equation
- Part 2 of 2 - The Bohr Model and its Limitations
Wave-Particle Duality of Matter and Energy
- Part 1 of 5 - Intro
- Part 2 of 5 - Wave Nature of Electrons
- Part 3 of 5 - Particle Nature of Photons
- Part 4 of 5 - Summary and Moving on to Quantum Theory
- Part 5 of 5 - Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
Quantum Mechanical Model / Quantum Mechanics / Quantum Theory
- Part 1 of 9 - Intro
- Part 2 of 9 - Schrödinger's Equation, Wave Functions, and Atomic Orbitals
- Part 3 of 9 - Electron Probability Density Diagrams
- Part 4 of 9 - Quantum Numbers
- Part 5 of 9 - Shapes of Atomic Orbitals
- Part 6 of 9 - Fourth Quantum Number and Pauli Exclusion Principle
- Part 7 of 9 - Orbital Energies in the Hydrogen Atom (A Special Case)
- Part 8 of 9 - Electron Shielding and Effective Nuclear Charge
- Part 9 of 9 - Orbital Energies in Many-Electron Atoms
Electron Configurations
- Part 1 of 12 - Intro
- Part 2 of 12 - Aufbau Principle
- Part 3 of 12 - Aufbau Principle and Orbital Diagrams - Rows 1 and 2
- Part 4 of 12 - Aufbau Principle and Orbital Diagrams - Row 3
- Part 5 of 12 - Similarities Within Groups of Periodic Table
- Part 6 of 12 - Aufbau Principle and Orbital Diagrams - Row 4 and Beyond
- Part 7 of 12 - Some Anomalous Configurations
- Part 8 of 12 - Using the Periodic Table
- Part 9 of 12 - Inner, Outer, and Valence Electrons
- Part 10 of 12 - Monatomic Ions (Main-Group)
- Part 11 of 12 - Monatomic Ions (Transition Metals)
- Part 12 of 12 - Paramagnetic vs Diamagnetic
Periodic Trends
- Part 1 of 7 - Intro
- Part 2 of 7 - Atomic Size / Atomic Radius
- Part 3 of 7 - Ionization Energy (IE)
- Part 4 of 7 - Electron Affinity (EA)
- Part 5 of 7 - Ionic Size / Ionic Radius
- Part 6 of 7 - Electronegativity (EN)
- Part 7 of 7 - Electron Affinity (EA) vs Electronegativity (EN)
Compounds and Bonding Basics
- Part 1 of 5 - Intro
- Part 2 of 5 - Ionic Compounds
- Part 3 of 5 - Covalent Compounds
- Part 4 of 5 - Ionic vs Covalent Compounds [Summary]
- Part 5 of 5 - Types of Chemical Formulas