Chemistry Topic Pages

The topics listed below may appear in a variety of first-year high school chemistry courses including college-prep Chemistry and Honors Chemistry.  These help pages are based on the idea that you should immerse yourself in topics through problems. Rather than textbook explanations or notes these topics pages focus on understanding concepts through the typical types of problems you might encounter. 

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  • Collision Theory

    Rate Comparisons

    Integrated Rate Law

    Differential Rate Law

  • Equilibrium

    Equilibrium Expression

    ICE Tables

    Calculating K

    K vs Q

    Le Chatelier's Principle

  • Definitions

    Conjugate Acids & Base Pairs

    Autoionization of water

    pH Scale

    Strong Acids/ Bases

    Ka and Kb

    Buffer

    Titrations

    Indicators

    pH salts

  • Entropy

    Gibb's Free Energy

    G and Temperature

  • Oxidation numbers

    Half Reactions

    Balancing Redox reactions

    Voltaic cells

    Cell potential (standard conditions)

    Cell potential (non-standard)

    Electrolysis

    Quantitative Electrochemistry

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