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Chemistry and Our Universe: How It All Works

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Chemistry is the science of how everything interacts. An award-winning professor covers it all-from the periodic table to pH to poisons to plate tectonics.

Syllabus

  • 01: Is Chemistry the Science of Everything?
  • 02: Matter and Measurement
  • 03: Wave Nature of Light
  • 04: Particle Nature of Light
  • 05: Basic Structure of the Atom
  • 06: Electronic Structure of the Atom
  • 07: Periodic Trends: Navigating the Table
  • 08: Compounds and Chemical Formulas
  • 09: Joining Atoms: The Chemical Bond
  • 10: Mapping Molecules: Lewis Structures
  • 11: VSEPR Theory and Molecular Geometry
  • 12: Hybridization of Orbitals
  • 13: Molecular Orbital Theory
  • 14: Communicating Chemical Reactions
  • 15: Chemical Accounting: Stoichiometry
  • 16: Enthalpy and Calorimetry
  • 17: Hess's Law and Heats of Formation
  • 18: Entropy: The Role of Randomness
  • 19: Influence of Free Energy
  • 20: Intermolecular Forces
  • 21: Phase Changes in Matter
  • 22: Behavior of Gases: Gas Laws
  • 23: Kinetic Molecular Theory
  • 24: Liquids and Their Properties
  • 25: Metals and Ionic Solids
  • 26: Covalent Solids
  • 27: Mixing It Up: Solutions
  • 28: Solubility and Saturation
  • 29: Colligative Properties of Solutions
  • 30: Modeling Reaction Rates
  • 31: Temperature and Reaction Rates
  • 32: Reaction Mechanisms and Catalysis
  • 33: The Back and Forth of Equilibrium
  • 34: Manipulating Chemical Equilibrium
  • 35: Acids, Bases, and the pH Scale
  • 36: Weak Acids and Bases
  • 37: Acid-Base Reactions and Buffers
  • 38: Polyprotic Acids
  • 39: Structural Basis for Acidity
  • 40: Electron Exchange: Redox Reactions
  • 41: Electromotive Force and Free Energy
  • 42: Storing Electrical Potential: Batteries
  • 43: Nuclear Chemistry and Radiation
  • 44: Binding Energy and the Mass Defect
  • 45: Breaking Things Down: Nuclear Fission
  • 46: Building Things Up: Nuclear Fusion
  • 47: Introduction to Organic Chemistry
  • 48: Heteroatoms and Functional Groups
  • 49: Reactions in Organic Chemistry
  • 50: Synthetic Polymers
  • 51: Biological Polymers
  • 52: Medicinal Chemistry
  • 53: Poisons, Toxins, and Venoms
  • 54: Chemical Weapons
  • 55: Tapping Chemical Energy: Fuels
  • 56: Unleashing Chemical Energy: Explosives
  • 57: Chemistry of the Earth
  • 58: Chemistry of Our Oceans
  • 59: Atmospheric Chemistry
  • 60: Chemistry, Life, and the Cosmos
  • By This Professor

Taught by

Ron B. Davis Jr.

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