CHEMISTRY 2ND EDITION

Long Description:
Chemistry: Atoms First 2e is a peer-reviewed, openly licensed introductory textbook produced through a collaborative publishing partnership between OpenStax and the University of Connecticut and UConn Undergraduate Student Government Association.This text is an atoms-first adaptation of OpenStax Chemistry 2e. The intention of “atoms-first” involves a few basic principles: first, it introduces atomic and molecular structure much earlier than the traditional approach, and it threads these themes through subsequent chapters. This approach may be chosen as a way to delay the introduction of material such as stoichiometry that students traditionally find abstract and difficult, thereby allowing students time to acclimate their study skills to chemistry. Additionally, it gives students a basis for understanding the application of quantitative principles to the chemistry that underlies the entire course. It also aims to center the study of chemistry on the atomic foundation that many will expand upon in a later course covering organic chemistry, easing that transition when the time arrives.

The second edition has been revised to incorporate clearer, more current, and more dynamic explanations, while maintaining the same organization as the first edition. Substantial improvements have been made in the figures, illustrations, and example exercises that support the text narrative. The first edition of Chemistry: Atoms First by OpenStax is available in web view here.

Word Count: 374196

ISBN: 978-1-998755-61-5

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Students will research food oils from beans and seeds in this activity developed from CASE Food Science curricula.

Lecture slides presented to undergraduates in the School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, UK. 

Students determine the necessity of water on plant survival and growth, consider varying needs for water throughout a plant’s growing season, and describe what happens to the plant when water is plentiful and when water is scarce.  Lesson plan and activity from Nebraska CASE Soybean Curriculum.

Starting from atoms, see how many molecules you can build. Collect your molecules and see them in 3D!

5.112 is an introductory chemistry course for students with an unusually strong background in chemistry. Knowledge of calculus equivalent to MIT course 18.01 is recommended. Emphasis is on basic principles of atomic and molecular electronic structure, thermodynamics, acid-base and redox equilibria, chemical kinetics, and catalysis. The course also covers applications of basic principles to problems in metal coordination chemistry, organic chemistry, and biological chemistry.

How does the temperature of soybean oil affect the viscosity of the oil? In this lesson, students will determine the viscosity of soybean oil (vegetable oil) at different temperatures. They will use thermometers and the viscosity chart. 

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The difference between atomic weight and atomic mass in chemistry, and how it compares to the physics definitions of weight and mass.

This module gives an overview of the main types of chemical reactions in first-semester general chemistry:1- Combination2- Decomposition3- Single Displacement4- Double Displacement5- Combustion

This activity is an investigation of a "mystery material" where students have to determine whether the substance is a solid or a liquid. This activity can be done as part of an earth science or chemistry lesson.

This chemistry lesson uses Sharpie Markers, rubbing alcohol and t-shirts to make a exciting tie-die looking t-shirt

This Chemistry experiment investigates physical changes, solutions, supersaturated solutions, and states of matter.

Chemistry is the study of matter, and all matter is made up of atoms. We will learn about elements, atomic number and mass, isotopes, moles (chemistry moles, not the animal), and compounds.

Includes two labratory assignments for Chemistry 104:
- Experiment 1: Exploration of Matter through Density Determinations: Measurement and Reporting
- Experiment 2: Light and Nanotechnology: How do we ‘See’ Something too Small to See?

And a presentation project for students.

An elementary review activity for chemistry vocabulary, tools, and concepts used with the classroom science curriculum.

This writing assignment is in lieu of a laboratory activity during the discussion of nuclear chemistry within the general chemistry curriculum.

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This lab introduces basic chemistry concepts in molecular interactions, measurements, prediction, and critical thinking.

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