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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 2

The learner will build an understanding of the structure and properties of matter.

Objective 2.01
Analyze the historical development of the current atomic theory.
  • Early contributions: Democritus and Dalton.
  • The discovery of the electron: Thomson and Millikan.
  • The discovery of the nucleus, proton and neutron: Rutherford and Chadwick.
  • The Bohr model.
  • The quantum mechanical model.
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Objective 2.02
Examine the nature of atomic structure.
  • Subatomic particles: protons, neutrons, and electrons.
  • Mass number.
  • Atomic number.
  • Isotopes.
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Objective 2.03
Apply the language and symbols of chemistry.
  • Name compounds using the IUPAC conventions.
  • Write formulas of simple compounds from their names.
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Objective 2.04
Identify substances using their physical properties:
  • Melting points.
  • Boiling points.
  • Density.
  • Solubility.
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Objective 2.05
Analyze the basic assumptions of kinetic molecular theory and its applications:
  • Ideal Gas Equation.
  • Combined Gas Law.
  • Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures.
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Objective 2.06
Assess bonding in metals and ionic compounds as related to chemical and physical properties.
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Objective 2.07
Assess covalent bonding in molecular compounds as related to molecular geometry and chemical and physical properties.
  • Molecular.
  • Macromolecular.
  • Hydrogen bonding and other intermolecular forces (dipole/dipole interaction, dispersion).
  • VSEPR theory.
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Objective 2.08
Assess the dynamics of physical equilibria.
  • Interpret phase diagrams.
  • Factors that affect phase changes.
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