Primary Learning Goals

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I can distinguish between system and surroundings.

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I can differentiate among open, closed, and isolated systems, and identify systems as open, closed, or isolated.

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I can describe and differentiate between exothermic and endothermic reactions.

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I can contrast physical changes, chemical reactions, and nuclear reactions, and the resulting energy changes.

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I can define and differentiate among temperature, thermal energy, and heat.

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I can solve problems involving the transfer of thermal energy (heat).

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I can express enthalpy changes in various ways (energy term, enthalpy change, potential energy diagram, molar enthalpy change) and convert among them.

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I can solve quantitative problems involving enthalpy changes.

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I can explain the principles behind calorimetry, and describe the technique.

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I can analyse calorimetry data to find the molar enthalpy change for a chemical reaction or physical change.

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I can use average bond energies to estimate the enthalpy change for a chemical reaction.

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I can apply Hess’s law to determine the enthalpy change for a chemical reaction.

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I can use enthalpies of formation to determine the enthalpy change for a chemical reaction.

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I can describe the general concepts of the collision theory for chemical reactions.

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I can draw and interpret potential-energy diagrams for chemical reactions.

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I can describe how various factors (nature of the reactants, temperature, concentration, surface area, catalysts) affect the rate of a chemical reaction, and apply the collision theory to explain these effects.

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I can demonstrate an understanding of reaction mechanisms.