Theodore L. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, Jr., Bruce E. Bursten, Catherine J. Murphy with contributions from Patrick Woodward
| A. Atomic theory and atomic structure | |
| 1. Evidence for the atomic theory | Sections 2.1, 2.2 |
| 2. Atomic masses; determination by chemical and physical means | Section 2.4 |
| 3. Atomic number and mass number; isotopes | Section 2.3 |
| 4. Electron energy levels: atomic spectra, quantum numbers atomic orbitals | Section 6.5, Section 9.7 |
| 5. Periodic relationships including, for example, atomic radii, ionization energies, electron affinities, oxidation states | Section 4.4, Sections 7.3, 7.4, Section 8.5 |
| B. Chemical bonding | |
| 1. Binding forces | |
| —a. Types: ionic, covalent, metallic hydrogen bonding, van der Waals (including London dispersion forces) | Sections 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.8, Section 11.2, Section 11.8, Section 23.5 |
| —b. Relationships to states, structure, and properties of matter | Sections 1.2, 1.3 |
| —c. Polarity of bonds, electronegativities | Section 8.4., Section 22.1 |
| 2. Molecular models | |
| —a. Lewis structures | Section 9.1 |
| —b. Valence bond: hybridization of orbitals, resonance, sigma and pi bonds | Section 8.6, Section 9.4 |
| —c. VSEPR | Section 9.2 |
| 3. Geometry of molecules and ions, structural isomerism of simple organic molecules and coordination complexes; dipole moments of molecules; relation of properties to structure | Sections 9.1–9.8, Section 24.4 |
| C. Nuclear chemistry: nuclear equations, half-lives and radioactivity; chemical applications | Section 14.4, Sections 21.1, 21.4 |
| A. Gases | |
| 1. Laws of ideal gases | Section 10.4 |
| —a. Equation of state for an ideal gas | Section 10.4 |
| —b. Partial pressures | Section 10.6 |
| 2. Kinetic-molecular theory | |
| —a. Interpretation of ideal gas laws on the basis of this theory | Section 10.8 |
| —b. Avogadro's hypothesis and the mole concept | Section 10.3 |
| —c. Dependence of kinetic energy of molecules on temperature | Section 10.8 |
| —d. Deviations from ideal gas laws | Section 10.8 |
| B. Liquids and solids | |
| 1. Liquids and solids from the kinetic-molecular viewpoint | Section 11.1 |
| 2. Phase diagrams of one-component systems | Section 11.6 |
| 3. Changes of state, including critical points and triple points | Section 11.6 |
| 4. Structure of solids; lattice energies | Section 8.2, Section 11.7 |
| C. Solutions | |
| 1. Types of solutions and factors affecting solubility | Section 13.3 |
| 2. Methods of expressing concentration (The use of normalities is not tested) | Section 13.4 |
| 3. Raoult's law and colligative properties (nonvolatile solutes); osmosis | Section 13.5, Section 18.5 |
| 4. Non–ideal behavior (qualitative aspects) | Section 13.6 |
| A. Reaction types | |
| 1. Acid-base reactions; concepts of Arrhenius, Brønsted-Lowry, and Lewis; coordination complexes; amphoterism | Section 4.3, Sections 16.2, 16.11 |
| 2. Precipitation reactions | Section 4.2 |
| 3. Oxidation-reduction reactions | Section 4.4, Section 20.1 |
| —a. Oxidation number | Section 4.4, Section 8.5 |
| —b. The role of the electron in oxidation-reduction | Section 4.4, Section 20.1 |
| —c. Electrochemistry: electrolytic and galvanic cells; Faraday's laws; standard half-cell potentials; Nernst equation; prediction of the direction of redox reactions | Section 20.6 |
| B. Stoichiometry | |
| 1. Ionic and molecular species present in chemical systems: net ionic equations | Section 4.2 |
| 2. Balancing of equations, including those for redox reactions | Sections 3.1, 3.6, Section 20.2 |
| 3. Mass and volume relations with emphasis on the mole concept, including empirical formulas and limiting reactants | Section 2.6, Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.7, Section 10.4 |
| C. Equilibrium | |
| 1. Concept of dynamic equilibrium, physical and chemical; Le Châtelier's principle; equilibrium constants | Section 11.5, Sections 15.2, 15.4, Section 16.6 |
| 2. Quantitative treatment | |
| —a. Equilibrium constants for gaseous reactions: Kp, Kc | Section 15.2 |
| —b. Equilibrium constants for reactions in solution | |
| ——i. Constants for acids and bases; pK; pH | Section 16.3 |
| ——ii. Solubility-product constants and their application to precipitation and the dissolution of slightly soluble compounds | Section 17.4 |
| ——iii. Common ion effect; buffers; hydrolysis | Sections 17.1, 17.2, Section 16.11 |
| D. Kinetics | |
| 1. Concept of rate of reaction | Section 14.2 |
| 2. Use of experimental data and graphical analysis to determine reactant order, rate constants, and reaction rate laws | Sections 14.3, 14.4 |
| 3. Effect of temperature change on rates | Section 14.5 |
| 4. Energy of activation; the role of catalysts | Sections 14.5, 14.7 |
| 5. The relationship between the rate-determining step and a mechanism | Section 14.6 |
| E. Thermodynamics | |
| 1. State functions | Section 5.2, Section 19.1 |
| 2. First law: change in enthalpy; heat of formation; heat of reaction; Hess's law; heats of vaporization and fusion; calorimetry | Sections 5.6, 5.7, Section 19.0 |
| 3. Second law: entropy; free energy of formation; free energy of reaction; dependence of change in free energy on enthalpy and entropy changes | Section 13.1, Section 19.2 |
| 4. Relationship of change in free energy to equilibrium constants and electrode potentials | Section 7.8, Section 8.4 |
| 1. Chemical reactivity and products of chemical reactions | Section 3.2 |
| 2. Relationships in the periodic table: horizontal, vertical, and diagonal with examples from alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, halogens, and the first series of transition elements | Section 2.5, Sections 7.0, 7.1, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8 |
| 3. Introduction to organic chemistry: hydrocarbons and functional groups (structure, nomenclature, chemical properties). | Section 2.9,Section 25.1, 25.2, 25.3, 25.4, 25.5, 25.6, 25.7 |
| A. Percentage composition | Section 3.3 |
| B. Empirical and molecular formulas from experimental data | Section 2.6, Section 3.5 |
| C. Molar masses from gas density, freezing-point, and boiling-point measurements | Section 3.4, Section 10.5 |
| D. Gas laws, including the ideal gas law, Dalton's law, and Graham's law | Section 10.4 |
| E. Stoichiometric relations using the concept of the mole; titration calculations | Section 3.4, Section 4.6, Section 17.3 |
| F. Mole fractions; molar and molal solutions | Section 13.4, Section 17.4 |
| G. Faraday's law of electrolysis | Section 20.5 |
| H. Equilibrium constants and their applications, including their use for simultaneous equilibria | Section 15.2, Section 16.6 |
| I. Standard electrode potentials and their use; Nernst equation | Sections 20.3, 20.6 |
| J. Thermodynamic and thermochemical calculations | Sections 5.1, 5.2, Sections 19.1, 19.2 |
| K. Kinetics calculations | Sections 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4, 14.5, 14.6, 14.7 |