Chemistry study guides
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- Virginia SOL Chemistry chemical bonding and nomenclature: a complete skills guide to bond types, Lewis structures, polarity, intermolecular forces and naming compounds
A deep-dive Virginia SOL Chemistry guide to chemical bonding and nomenclature (CH.3): ionic, covalent and metallic bonds, drawing Lewis structures and predicting shapes with VSEPR, molecular polarity and the intermolecular forces, and naming and writing formulas for ionic, molecular and acid compounds, with the periodic table and SOL exam technique.
📖 16 min readCH.3 - Virginia SOL Chemistry molar relationships and chemical reactions: a complete skills guide to the mole, percent composition, balancing equations, reaction types and stoichiometry
A deep-dive Virginia SOL Chemistry guide to molar relationships and chemical reactions (CH.3): the mole and molar mass, percent composition and empirical formulas, balancing equations and conservation of mass, the five reaction types, mole-ratio stoichiometry with gas volumes, and limiting reactants and percent yield, with the periodic table and SOL exam technique.
📖 17 min readCH.3 - Virginia SOL Chemistry phases of matter and gas laws: a complete skills guide to kinetic molecular theory, phase changes, heating curves and the gas laws
A deep-dive Virginia SOL Chemistry guide to the phases of matter and the gas laws (CH.4): the particle model of solids, liquids and gases, kinetic molecular theory, phase changes and heating curves, Boyle's, Charles's, Gay-Lussac's and the combined gas law, and the ideal gas law with molar volume, with worked calculations and SOL exam technique.
📖 16 min readCH.4 - Virginia SOL Chemistry reaction energy and rates: a complete skills guide to endothermic and exothermic reactions, energy diagrams, collision theory, rate factors and equilibrium
A deep-dive Virginia SOL Chemistry guide to reaction energy and rates (CH.6): endothermic and exothermic reactions and enthalpy, potential energy diagrams and activation energy, collision theory, the factors that change reaction rate, and chemical equilibrium with Le Chatelier's principle, with worked examples and SOL exam technique.
📖 17 min readCH.6 - Virginia SOL Chemistry scientific investigation and atomic structure: a complete skills guide to experimental design, measurement, the atom, the periodic table and nuclear chemistry
A deep-dive Virginia SOL Chemistry guide to scientific investigation and atomic structure (CH.1 and CH.2): variables and fair tests, accuracy and precision, significant figures and dimensional analysis, the subatomic particles, isotopes and average atomic mass, electron configuration, the periodic table and its trends, and nuclear decay and half-life, with SOL exam technique.
📖 17 min readCH.1-CH.2 - Virginia SOL Chemistry solutions, acids and bases: a complete skills guide to solubility, molarity, the pH scale, neutralization and titration
A deep-dive Virginia SOL Chemistry guide to solutions, acids and bases (CH.5): solutes and solvents, the dissolving process and solubility curves, molarity and dilution, the Arrhenius and Bronsted-Lowry definitions, the pH scale, and neutralization and titration calculations, with worked problems and SOL exam technique.
📖 16 min readCH.5