In this course, you will be learning Chemical Bonding and Gaseous State written based on the Singapore A Level Chemistry syllabus (syllabus 9729). Here's what you will learn in this course:
Chemical Bonding
In the chemical bonding section, we will learn in detail covalent bonding, ionic bonding and metallic bonding, which include:
- what is ionic bonding
- what determines strength of ionic bonds
- drawing 'dot-and-cross' diagram of ionic compounds
- what is covalent bonding
- drawing 'dot-and-cross' diagrams for covalent molecules
- understanding what is dative covalent bonds, and common molecules with dative covalent bonds
- dimerisation of covalent molecules
- using the VSEPR theory to determine shape and bond angle
- polar bonds
- polar and non- polar molecules
- intermolecular forces of attraction (i.e. van der Waals, instantaneous dipole- induced dipole interaction, permanent dipole- permanent dipole interaction, hydrogen bonding)
- intermolecular hydrogen bonding vs intramolecular hydrogen bonding
- metallic bonding
- factors affecting metallic bonding
- ionic character in covalent molecules
- covalent character in ionic compounds
- hybridisation (sp, sp2, sp3)
- explanation of solubility of ionic compounds and covalent molecules in terms of bonding
Gaseous State
In the gaseous state chapter, the key focus is on the ideal gas equation and its assumptions. Here's what you will learn in detail:
- ideal gas equation and calculations using ideal gas
- manipulating the ideal gas equation to find density and molar mass
- graphs involving ideal gas equation
- gas law (Boyle's Law, Charles Law, Avogadro's Law, Gay-Lussac’s law)
- assumptions of ideal gas
- explanation of why real gas deviate from ideal gas behaviour
- partial pressure and Dalton's Law
This is the course that I conduct in my face-to-face tuition lessons. The complete course usually takes multiple 2- hour lessons. But now, you can build up your foundation in Chemical Bonding and Gaseous State anytime, anywhere, at your own pace, and watch it any number of times you like.
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