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The full AP Chemistry curriculum in 20 units, from Foundations of Chemistry to Electrochemistry. Start with 10 free sample lessons.
- 20 Total Units
- 200+ Episodes
- 50+ Hours of Content
- 10 Free Sample Lessons
All 20 Units
- Unit 1
Foundations of Chemistry
11 episodes · 2h 31m
Start here. Properties of matter, SI conversions, dimensional analysis, and significant figures.
- Unit 2
Building Blocks for Atoms and Rules for Naming Compounds
13 episodes · 2h 59m
The history of the atom, subatomic particles, average atomic mass, ionic and covalent bonding, and the rules for naming any inorganic compound.
- Unit 3
Reaction Types, Balancing Reactions, Mole Conversions, and Stoichiometry
18 episodes · 4h 3m
Reaction types and balancing, the mole, stoichiometry, limiting and excess reactants, percent yield, and empirical formulas.
- Unit 4
Solutions and Solution Stoichiometry
23 episodes · 4h 57m
Solubility rules, net ionic equations, oxidation numbers and balancing redox, molarity and dilution, and titrations.
- Unit 5
Thermochemistry
17 episodes · 4h 0m
Enthalpy, calorimetry, heats of formation, Hess's Law, and bond energies.
- Unit 6
Modern Atomic Theory
20 episodes · 4h 28m
Light and quantized energy, the Bohr model, quantum numbers, orbitals, and electron configurations.
- Unit 7
Periodic Trends
9 episodes · 1h 49m
Atomic and ionic radius, ionization energy, electronegativity, and electron affinity across the periodic table.
- Unit 8
Bonding in Compounds
7 episodes · 1h 22m
Ionic and covalent bond formation, Born-Haber cycles, Lewis dot structures, expanded valence shells, and formal charge.
- Unit 9
Electron Domains and Molecular Shapes
10 episodes · 2h 7m
Electron domains and molecular shapes, polarity, hybrid orbitals, and sigma and pi bonds.
- Unit 10
States of Matter and Intermolecular Forces
10 episodes · 1h 59m
Intermolecular forces, properties of liquids, heating curves, phase diagrams, and vapor pressure.
- Unit 11
Gas Laws
15 episodes · 2h 55m
Pressure and the gas laws, the ideal gas law, partial pressures, kinetic molecular theory, and how real gases deviate.
- Unit 12
Solids and Lattice Structures
7 episodes · 1h 15m
Crystal lattices and close packing, ionic, metallic, and network covalent solids, and alloys.
- Unit 13
Solutions
8 episodes · 1h 39m
How solution concentrations are expressed and the factors that affect solubility.
- Unit 14
Kinetics
19 episodes · 3h 48m
Reaction rates, rate laws, integrated rate laws and half-life, the Arrhenius equation, catalysts, and mechanisms.
- Unit 15
Equilibrium
12 episodes · 2h 21m
The equilibrium constant, the reaction quotient, Kp, solving for equilibrium concentrations, and Le Chatelier's principle.
- Unit 16
Acid/Base Equilibrium and Buffers
18 episodes · 3h 51m
Acid and base definitions, pH and pOH, weak acids and bases, the common ion effect, buffers, titrations, and choosing an indicator.
- Unit 17
Solubility Product Equilibrium (Ksp)
8 episodes · 1h 26m
Ksp and saturated solutions, selective precipitation, complex ions, and formation constants.
- Unit 18
Thermodynamics
13 episodes · 2h 21m
Entropy and the laws of thermodynamics, Gibbs free energy, and what makes a reaction spontaneous.
- Unit 19
Electrochemistry
16 episodes · 2h 35m
Reduction potentials, voltaic and electrolytic cells, the Nernst equation, electroplating, and corrosion.
- Unit 20
Radioactivity
5 episodes · 59m
Radioactivity and nuclear decay: alpha, beta and gamma radiation, positron emission, electron capture, and calculating rates of decay.
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