Introduction to Chemistry
This chapter is an introduction to chemistry. I am using Organic chemistry as a means to introduce many of the fundamental concepts of chemistry.
Objectives: In this chapter you should be able accompolish or understand these basic concepts or ideas
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Power Standard:
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#1-1 Chemistry involves chemicals: Chemicals have unique names and structures for organic substances:
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I can create structural, formulas, and names for simple organic structures.
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I can create organic structures/names of small chains, single, double, triple, alcohols, and carboxylic acids.
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#1-2 Chemistry involves chemicals that undergo chemical reactions:
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I can predict the products and balance a combustion of an organic compounds.
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I can differentiate between incomplete and complete combustion.
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#1-3 Chemical changes create new substances with new properties (differentiation between physical and chemical processes):
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I can identify phase changes and/or physical manipulations as physical processes.
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I can identify indicators of chemical processes.
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