Concept Development Studies in Chemistry

by John S. Hutchinson

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This collection of Concept Development Studies in Chemistry is presented to redirect the focus of learning. In each concept development study, a major chemical concept is developed and refined by analysis of experimental observations and careful reasoning. Each study begins with the definition of an initial Foundation of assumed knowledge, followed by a statement of questions which arise from the Foundation.

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Rice University
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Chemistry, General Chemistry
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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
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Contents

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  1. 1: Preface
  2. Section 1: Why Concept Development Studies?
  3. Section 2: How to Study the Concept Development Studies
  4. Section 3: Updates in the 2012 Edition
  5. Section 4: Acknowledgments
  6. 2: The Atomic Molecular Theory
  7. Section 1: Foundation
  8. Section 2: Goals
  9. Section 3: Observation 1: Mass relationships during chemical reactions (In Progress)
  10. Section 4: Observation 2: Multiple Mass Ratios (In Progress)
  11. 3: Relative Atomic Masses and Empirical Formulae
  12. Section 1: Foundation
  13. Section 2: Goals
  14. Section 3: Observation 1: Volume Relationships in Chemical Reactions (In Progress)
  15. Section 4: Determination of Atomic Weights for Gaseous Elements (In Progress)
  16. Section 5: Determination of Atomic Weights for Non-Gaseous Elements (In Progress)
  17. Section 6: Moles, Molecular Formulae and Stoichiometric Calculations
  18. Section 7: Review and Discussion Questions (In Progress)
  19. 4: The Structure of an Atom
  20. Section 1: Foundation
  21. Section 2: Goals
  22. Section 3: Observation 1: Scattering of α particles by atoms
  23. Section 4: Observation 2: X-ray emission
  24. Section 5: Observation 3: Ionization energies of the atoms
  25. 5: Quantum Energy Levels In Atoms
  26. Section 1: Foundation
  27. Section 2: Foundations
  28. Section 3: Observation 1: The Spectrum of Hydrogen (In Progress)
  29. Section 4: Observation 2: The Photoelectric Effect (In Progress)
  30. 6: Covalent Bonding and Electron Pair Sharing
  31. Section 1: Foundation
  32. Section 2: Goals
  33. Observation 1: Valence and the Periodic Table
  34. Section 4: Observation 2: Compounds of Carbon and Hydrogen
  35. Section 5: Observation 3: Compounds of Nitrogen, Oxygen, and the Halogens
  36. Section 6: Interpretation of Lewis Structures
  37. Section 7: Extensions of the Lewis Structure Model
  38. Section 8: Resonance Structures
  39. Section 9: Review and Discussion Questions
  40. 7: Molecular Geometry and Electron Domain Theory
  41. Section 1: Foundation
  42. Section 2: Goals
  43. Observation 1: Geometries of molecules
  44. Section 4: Observation 2: Molecules with Double or Triple Bonds
  45. Section 5: Observation 3: Distortions from Expected Geometries
  46. Section 6: Review and Discussion Questions
  47. 8: Molecular Structure and Physical Properties
  48. Section 1: Foundation
  49. Section 2: Foundation
  50. Section 3: Observation 1: Compounds of Groups I and II
  51. Section 4: Observation 2: Molecular Dipole Moments
  52. Section 5: Observation 3: Dipole Moments in Polyatomic Molecules
  53. Section 6: Review and Discussion Questions
  54. 9: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Energy Levels
  55. Section 1: Foundation
  56. Section 2: Goals
  57. Section 3: Observation 1: Bonding with a Single Electron
  58. Section 4: Observation 2: Bonding and Non-Bonding in Diatomic Molecules
  59. Section 5: Observation 3: Ionization energies of diatomic molecule
  60. Section 6: Review and Discussion Questions
  61. 1: Preface to Concept Development Studies in Chemistry
  62. 2: The Atomic Molecular Theory
  63. 3: Relative Atomic Masses and Empirical Formulae
  64. 4: The Structure of an Atom
  65. 5: Quantum Energy Levels in Atoms
  66. 6: Covalent Bonding and Electron Pair Sharing
  67. 7: Molecular Geometry and Electron Domain Theory
  68. 8: Molecular Structure and Physical Properties
  69. 9: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Energy Levels
  70. 10: Energetics of Chemical Reactions
  71. 11: The Ideal Gas Law
  72. 12: The Kinetic Molecular Theory
  73. 13: Phase Equilibrium and Intermolecular Interactions
  74. 14: Reaction Equilibrium in the Gas Phase
  75. 15: Acid-Base Equilibrium
  76. 16: Reaction Rates
  77. 17: Equilibrium and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
  78. Front Matter
  79. TitlePage
  80. InfoPage
  81. Table of Contents
  82. Licensing
  83. Back Matter
  84. Index
  85. Glossary
  86. Detailed Licensing