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The Mole - The Basics

Topics covered in this video:
  • ​What is a mole?
  • Molar Mass
  • Avogadro's Number
  • The relationship between mass of a substance, Molar Mass, and number of moles
  • The relationship between number of moles of a substance, Number of particles and Avogadro's Number
  • Empirical & Molecular Formula
  • % Mass of an element in a compound

Naming and Drawing Basic Hydrocarbons

Topics covered in this video:
  • ​Revision of Covalent Bonding
  • Hydrocarbon drawing and representations
  • IUPAC Systematic Nomenclature (Hydrocarbon naming of:
    • Parent hydrocarbon chains
    • Side-chains
    • Single and multiple bonds
    • Functional Groups (halides, alcohols, carboxylic acids, amines, amides and esters)
    • Assigning locants for side chains, multiple bonds and functional groups
  • Functional Group Order of Precedence

Intermolecular Forces

Topics covered in this video:
  • The difference between Intramolecular Forces and Intermolecular Forces
  • Dipole-dipole forces
  • Ion-dipole forces
  • Hydrogen bonding
  • Dispersion forces

Acids & Bases

Topics covered in this video:
  • ​The Brønstead-Lowry Theory of acids & bases
  • The pH scale
  • Equations relating pH, [H+] & [OH-]
  • Monoprotic, diprotic, triprotic and polyprotic acids
  • Amphiprotic substances
  • The difference between strong & weak acids & bases
  • Common reactions of acids
  • Indicators

Oxidation & Reduction

Topics covered in this video:
  • ​The definitions of oxidation & reduction, with examples of half equations
  • The process of adding half equations to produce overall equations
  • Calculating oxidation numbers
  • Balancing half equations under acidic conditions
  • The definitions of an oxidant and a reductant

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