APSC 132

Queen's

Course Overview

Lessons & Practice

I. Welcome

1. Thermodynamics: Part 1: (0th law, 1st law, Calorimetry, Enthalpy)

2.1hr

1.1.1. Thermodynamics4 min

1.1.2. State Variables 3 min

1.1.3. Example2 min

1.1.4. Extensive vs Intensive Properties 2 min

1.1.5. Additional Terminology5 min

1.2.1. 0th Law of Thermodynamics 3 min

1.3.1. The 1st Law of Thermodynamics7 min

1.3.2. Signs of Heat and Work & Calculating Work4 min

1.3.3. Example5 min

1.3.4. Practice1 min

1.3.5. Practice3 min

1.4.1. Expansion Due to Chemical Reaction8 min

1.4.2. Example4 min

1.4.3. Practice2 min

1.5.1. Calorimetry12 min

1.5.2. Heat Capacity of Ideal Gases2 min

1.5.3. Practice3 min

1.5.4. Practice

1.6.1. Heat Capacity and Calorimetry13 min

1.6.2. Example7 min

1.6.3. Example6 min

1.6.4. Practice56 sec

1.6.5. Practice10 min

1.6.6. Example7 min

1.6.7. Practice

1.7.1. Enthalpy of Reaction2 min

1.7.2. Example4 min

1.8.1. Heats of Formation6 min

1.8.3. Practice

1.8.4. Practice

2. Thermodynamics Part 2: (2nd Law-entropy, 3rd Law, Gibbs Free Energy, Spontaneity)

1.1hr

2.1.1. 2nd Law of Thermodynamics (Entropy)6 min

2.1.2. Factors Affecting Entropy Changes 10 min

2.1.3. Example1 min

2.1.4. Practice1 min

2.1.5. Practice4 min

2.2.1. Additional Equations for Entropy

2.2.2. Example: Entropy Calculation3 min

2.2.3. Example: Entropy Calculation9 min

2.3.1. 3rd Law of Thermodynamics1 min

2.3.2. Summary of the Laws of Thermodynamics

2.4.1. Gibbs Free Energy and Spontaneity2 min

2.4.2. Spontaneity 7 min

2.4.3. Example: Spontaneity of a Reaction

2.4.4. Predicting Spontaneity Based off Entropy2 min

2.5.1. Chemical Equilibrium and ΔG Equations5 min

2.5.2. DeltaGo and K 3 min

2.5.4. Chemical Equilibrium and ΔG Practice

2.5.5. Chemical Equilibrium and ΔG Practice #2

2.5.6. Chemical Equilibrium and ΔG Practice #3

2.5.7. Van't Hoff Practice Problem

3. Kinetics

2.4hr

3.1.1. Introduction to Kinetics1 min

3.2.1. Reaction Rates 3 min

3.2.2. Measuring Reaction Rates4 min

3.2.3. Practice: Rate of Reaction6 min

3.2.4. Practice: Rate of Reaction5 min

3.3.1. Rate Laws2 min

3.3.2. Example: Determining Reaction Order44 sec

3.3.3. Determining the Rate Law From Experimental Data 10 min

3.3.4. Shortcut to Find Units of k Quicker 3 min

3.3.5. Practice: Experimental Rate Law 6 min

3.3.6. Practice: Determining Rate Law Exponents

3.3.7. Practice: Rate Law1 min

3.3.8. Practice: Units of the Rate Constant, K5 min

3.4.1. Integrated Rate Laws for Various Orders 7 min

3.4.2. Example: Plotting a Straight Line with the Integrated Rate Laws

3.4.3. Practice: Integrated Rate Laws Practice

3.4.4. Integrated Rate Laws Cheatsheet

3.4.5. First Order Reactions

3.4.6. Second Order Reactions

3.5.1. Half-life for Various Orders 4 min

3.5.2. Practice: Half-Life

3.5.3. Practice: Radioactive Decay in Smoke Detectors1 min

3.6.1. Reactions Mechanisms – Elementary Reactions4 min

3.6.2. Example: Reactions Mechanisms – Elementary Steps

3.6.3. Rate Determining Step Introduction 5 min

3.6.4. Example: Rate Determining Step14 min

3.6.5. Practice: Rate of A Reaction

3.6.6. Practice: Reaction Coordinate Diagram4 min

3.6.7. Practice: Mechanism

3.7.1. 3 Neccessary Steps For a Reaction to Occur 1 min

3.7.2. Collision Theory7 min

3.7.3. Collision Theory Represented By A Graph2 min

3.7.4. Transition State Theory 4 min

3.7.5. Additional Notes on the Arrhenius Equation 9 min

3.8.1. Catalysts3 min

3.8.2. Enzymes4 min

3.8.3. Example: Identifying a Catalyst Vs an Intermediate In a Mechanism 2 min

3.8.4. Example: Catalysts 224 sec

3.9.1. Pre-Equilibrium4 min

3.9.2. Practice: Pre-Equilibrium

3.10.1. Steady State Approximation

3.10.2. Example: Steady State Approximation 11 min

3.11.1. Arrhenius Equation1 min

3.11.2. Example: Arrhenius Equation

3.11.3. Example: Arrhenius Equation1 min

3.11.4. Practice: Arrhenius Equation

3.12.1. How Do We Measure Ea39 sec

3.12.2. Practice: Determining the Activation Energy39 sec

4. Equilibrium

2.3hr

4.I. Chapter Intro3 min

4.1.1. Introduction to Equilibrium 2 min

4.1.2. Understanding Equilibrium3 min

4.2.1. Concentration vs Time Graphs4 min

4.2.2. Practice3 min

4.2.3. Practice6 min

4.3.1. Equilibrium Constant (K)10 min

4.3.2. The Magnitude of the Equilibrium Constant, K8 min

4.3.3. Practice2 min

4.3.4. Practice4 min

4.4.1. Solving for Kc vs Kp 5 min

4.5.1. Predicting Equilibria: The Reaction Quotient (Q) 6 min

4.5.2. Example4 min

4.5.3. Practice3 min

4.5.4. Practice

4.6.1. Le Chatelier's Priniciple14 min

4.6.2. Practice6 min

4.6.3. Practice

4.7.1. Manipulating Equilibrium Constants5 min

4.7.2. Practice7 min

4.8.1. Intro to ICE Tables

4.8.2. Example 19 min

4.8.3. Example 29 min

4.8.4. Example 33 min

4.8.5. Example 49 min

4.8.6. Example 512 min

5. Acids and Bases

1.7hr

5.I. Chapter Intro4 min

5.1.1. Definitions of Acids and Bases 10 min

5.2.1. Autoionization of Water (Kw) 6 min

5.3.1. Identifying Conjugate Acid and Base Pairs 7 min

5.3.2. Practice2 min

5.4.1. Acids and their Equations7 min

5.4.2. Practice4 min

5.4.3. Acids With Different Numbers of Protons5 min

5.5.1. Bases and their Equations6 min

5.6.1. Acidic, Basic, and Neutral Salts 8 min

5.6.2. Salts (Cntd.)3 min

5.6.3. Example1 min

5.6.4. Example5 min

5.6.5. Practice

5.6.6. Salts Cheatsheet

5.7.1. pH Scale 7 min

5.7.2. Example2 min

5.7.3. Example6 min

5.7.4. Practice

5.8.2. Example21 min

5.8.3. Types of Acid or Base Reactions and pH Calculations Summary

5.9.1. Acid Base Equations Cheatsheet

5.9.2. Acid/Base Important Relationships Cheatsheet

6. Buffers and Titrations

2.7hr

6.1.1. Strong Base + Strong Acid Reactions3 min

6.1.2. Strong Base + Weak Acid Reactions4 min

6.1.3. Weak Base + Strong Acid Reactions3 min

6.1.4. Practice9 min

6.2.1. Introduction to Buffers6 min

6.2.2. Buffers Problem Type 16 min

6.2.3. Example3 min

6.3.1. Buffers Problem Type 22 min

6.3.2. Example6 min

6.4.1. Buffers Problem Type 32 min

6.4.2. Example6 min

6.4.3. Practice

6.5.1. Forming Buffers6 min

6.5.2. Example2 min

6.5.3. Example4 min

6.6.1. Example5 min

6.7.1. Introduction to Titrations 5 min

6.7.2. Labeling a Titration Curve9 min

6.7.3. Titration Curves17 min

6.7.4. Practice

6.8.1. Example (Challenging)19 min

6.8.2. Example (Challenging)37 min

6.9.1. Indicators8 min

6.9.2. Practice

7. Electrochemistry

3hr

7.1.1. Oxidation States7 min

7.1.2. Oxidation States - Additional Information5 min

7.1.3. Example3 min

7.1.4. Practice

7.1.5. Practice

7.2.1. Redox Reactions Theory8 min

7.2.2. Practice3 min

7.2.3. Practice49 sec

7.2.4. Practice

7.3.1. Balancing Redox Reactions-Half Reaction Method 18 min

7.3.2. Practice

7.4.1. Reduction Potentials 10 min

7.4.2. How Potentials Relate to Spontaneity 7 min

7.4.3. Example: Electrochemical Cell Practice 4 min

7.4.4. Practice: Strongest Reducing Agent3 min

7.5.1. Galvanic/Voltaic Cells13 min

7.5.2. Practice: Galvanic Cells44 sec

7.5.3. Practice: Galvanic Cells 5 min

7.5.4. Example: Will A Reaction Occur? 10 min

7.5.5. Example: Electrochemistry2 min

7.5.6. Practice: Electrochemistry2 min

7.6.1. Cell Diagram 2 min

7.6.2. Practice: Cell Diagram For An Electrochemical Cell

7.6.3. Practice: Electrochemical Cells6 min

7.7.1. Cell Potential Equations 2 min

7.7.2. Example: Solving for Keq and deltaGo 5 min

7.7.3. Practice: Electrochemistry II3 min

7.7.4. Electrochemical Cells in Non-standard Conditions: Nernst Equation1 min

7.7.5. Example: Electrochemical Cell Practice with Equations11 min

7.7.6. Practice: Electrochemistry Equations

7.8.1. Types of Batteries 8 min

7.8.2. Rechargeable Batteries 13 min

7.8.3. Corrosion and Prevention11 min

7.8.4. Concentration Cells 15 min

7.9.1. Electrolytic Cells7 min

7.9.2. Faraday's Law of Electrolysis 5 min

7.9.3. Summary of Galvanic Vs Electrolytic Cell

7.9.4. G, E, and K Summary

8. States of Matter & Phase Change

1hr

8.1.1. Phase Transitions7 min

8.1.2. Practice

8.2.1. Introduction to the Heat Curve15 min

8.2.2. Important Things to Know About the Heat Curve6 min

8.2.3. Example8 min

8.2.4. Practice

8.2.5. Practice

8.3.1. Phase Diagrams13 min

8.3.2. Extra Low Yield Information for Phase Diagrams4 min

8.3.3. Example4 min

8.3.4. Practice

8.3.5. Example5 min

8.3.6. Practice

10. Introduction to Organic Chemistry

2.3hr

10.1.1. What is Organic Chemistry?

10.1.2. 5 Ways to Represent Alkane Structures5 min

10.1.3. Line Bond Drawing6 min

10.1.4. A Closer Look at Line Drawings

10.1.5. Example

10.2.1. Introduction to Hydrocarbons7 min

10.2.2. Cyclic Hydrocarbons56 sec

10.2.3. Hydrocarbons2 min

10.3.1. Introduction to Functional Groups 12 min

10.3.2. Functional Groups3 min

10.3.3. Example

10.3.4. Example

10.3.5. Practice

10.3.6. Practice

10.3.7. Practice3 min

10.3.8. Functional Groups Cheatsheet

10.4.1. Properties of Hydrocarbons10 min

10.4.2. Summary of Properties (Polarity)2 min

10.4.3. Practice

10.5.1. Naming Simple Hydrocarbons4 min

10.5.2. Nomenclature Cheatsheet

10.5.3. Example

10.5.4. Example2 min

10.5.5. Practice

10.5.6. Practice

10.6.1. Functional Groups12 min

10.6.2. Steps to Naming Complex Organic Molecules4 min

10.6.3. Naming Organic Molecules with Odd Functional Groups2 min

10.6.4. Example

10.6.5. Practice

10.6.6. Practice

10.6.7. Functional Group Parent Names Cheatsheet

10.7.1. Chirality5 min

10.7.2. Example

10.7.3. Practice2 min

10.8.1. Constitutional Isomers

10.8.2. Example4 min

10.8.3. Practice

10.8.4. Practice

10.8.5. Practice

10.9.1. Confirmations and Stereochemistry Introduction1 min

10.9.2. Cis vs Trans4 min

10.9.3. Example3 min

10.9.4. Practice

10.10.1. Conformational Isomers

10.10.2. Newman Projections3 min

10.10.3. Example

10.10.4. Anti vs Gauche Interactions3 min

10.10.5. Example2 min

10.10.6. Practice

10.10.7. Practice

10.11.1. Unrelated vs Diastereomers vs Enantiomers vs Identical5 min

10.11.2. Practice

10.12.1. Isomerism7 min

10.12.2. Example6 min

10.12.3. Isomers in Summary

10.12.4. Isomer Summary

10.13.1. Introduction to Polymers1 min

10.13.2. Addition Polymerization3 min

10.13.3. Condensation Polymerization6 min

10.13.4. Practice2 min

10.14.1. Polymerization Reactions2 min

10.14.2. Example2 min

10.14.3. Practice

10.14.4. Practice41 sec

11. Organic Chemistry Reactions

47min

11.1.1. Addition to Alkenes and alkynes3 min

11.1.2. Markovnikov's Rule1 min

11.1.3. Predict the Products Alkene Addition

11.1.4. Alkene Addition Practice Problem

11.1.5. Alkyne Reductions2 min

11.1.6. Example: Alkene and Alkyne Additions3 min

11.1.7. Alkyne Reduction

11.1.8. Practice: Bromine Addition Problem

11.2.1. General Types of Organic Reactions2 min

11.2.2. Nucleophiles and Electrophiles1 min

11.3.1. General Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions2 min

11.3.2. Concept Clarifier

11.4.1. The SN2 Mechanism4 min

11.4.2. SN2 Product Prediction Concept Clarifier

11.4.3. Factors that Favour an SN2 Mechanism3 min

11.4.4. Favouring SN2 Concept Clarifier

11.5.1. The SN1 Mechanism4 min

11.5.2. Factors that Favour SN1 Mechanisms3 min

11.5.3. Favouring SN1 Concept Clarifier

11.6.1. Predicting the Mechanism of Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions Practice Question

11.6.2. Nuclophilic Subsitution Practice Question3 min

11.7.1. Elimination Reactions2 min

11.7.2. Factors which affect E1/E2 Eliminations3 min

11.7.3. Predicting Elimination Mechanisms

11.8.1. Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution3 min

11.9.1. Chain Reactions2 min

11.9.2. Alkane Halogenation4 min

11.9.3. Halogenation

11.9.4. Alkane Halogenation Practice Question

11.10.1. Condensation Reactions3 min

11.10.2. Practice: Condensation Reactions 1

11.10.3. Practice: Condensation Reactions 2

Mock Exams

ME.1. Midterm - Mock Assessment34 Qns

ME.2. Final Exam - Mock Assessment35 Qns

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