1. Intro 2. data 3. matter 4. the atom 5. electrons 6. periodic table 7. bonding 8. reactions 9. the mole 10. gases 11. solutions 12. Energy 13. Reaction rates 14. equilibrium 15. Acids and bases
Energy
What changes should we make?
Many believe that man’s insatiable energy appetite is destroying the planet. In this unit we will therefore look not only at energy from a chemical perspective, but also from an environmental one. We’d like to know:
Which energy sources are practical, abundant, and environmentally clean?
Which energy sources for vehicles are likely to replace gasoline?
Which is cheaper, gasoline or electricity?
How can energy transfer be measured?
How much energy is in a potato chip?
How much energy is involved during a phase change?
What units are used in energy and how do they relate?
What are enthalpy, free energy, and entropy, and why are they important? Tentative Schedule:
Day 1: Specific Heat
Homework: energyws2: Specific Heat
Lab: Specific Heat Capacity of a Metal Day 2: Introduction to Energy Lesson: Why Energy Matters; Definitions; Units Homework: energyws1: Energy Sources and Conversions
Homework: energyws3: Energy with phase change Day 6: Free Energy Lesson: Free Energy; Energy in Connecticut Homework: energyws4 and ws5: Phase
Day 3: How much energy is in a potato chip:
change II, Free Energy
Enthalpy
Day 7: Review
Lab: Potato Chip Calorimetry
Lesson: How to Ace the Energy Test
Homework: Complete chip lab
Homework: Review for Energy Test
Day 5: Enthalpy
Day 8: Energy Test
Lesson: Enthalpy of vaporization and fusion 1