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Chemistry 101

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11 sessions

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This series ended on February 1, 2025. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

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⚗️In this series we go over fundamentals of chemistry, so if you want to review a topic or learn something new you can join us.

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Farah Y 🇶🇦

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Hey Schoolhouse! I'm Farah I love learning and helping others, whether it’s science or math. When I’m not tutoring, you’ll probably find me reading, writing, and drawing. I’m also really interested in medicine and how science intersects with everyday life. Very excited to learn together!

Schedule

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SESSION 1

11

Oct

SESSION 1

AP Chemistry

AP Chemistry

Fri 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTCOct 11, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UTC

⚗️In this session we will go over fundamentals needed to understand how ionic and covalent bonds form, as well as identify key aspects of each type of bonding.
⚗️At the end we will have time to test everything we went over through a little assessment.
SESSION 2

17

Oct

SESSION 2

Chemistry

Chemistry

Thu 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM UTCOct 17, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM UTC

⚗️In this session we will go over the quantum configuration of atoms.
⚗️We will look at different quantum numbers and what they mean, we will also work on a few examples.
SESSION 3

19

Oct

SESSION 3

Chemistry

Chemistry

Sat 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM UTCOct 19, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

⚗️In this session we will go over properties of different solids(ionic, metallic, covalent) and look at bond polarity and go a bit into intermolecular forces.
SESSION 4

24

Oct

SESSION 4

Atomic structure and properties

Atomic structure and properties

Thu 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCOct 24, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

⚗️In this session we will go over spectroscopy:
🧪Understand how the machine works.
🧪look at average atomic masses in relation to it.
🧪analyze spectroscopy charts and how they are used in real life.
SESSION 5

26

Oct

SESSION 5

Chemistry

Chemistry

Sat 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM UTCOct 26, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM UTC

⚗️In this session we will go over some stoichiometry.
SESSION 6

2

Nov

SESSION 6

Atomic structure and properties

Atomic structure and properties

Sat 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM UTCNov 2, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM UTC

In this session we will look at finding the empirical formula from:
🧪Percentage by mass -composition data-
🧪Combustion data
🧪Hydrated salts reactions
SESSION 7

7

Nov

SESSION 7

Atomic structure and properties

Atomic structure and properties

Thu 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCNov 7, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

⚗️In this session we will review much of the content covered in AP Chemistry Units 1 &2, while focusing on empirical formula of hydrated salts.
SESSION 8

14

Nov

SESSION 8

Atomic structure and properties

Atomic structure and properties

Thu 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM UTCNov 14, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM UTC

⚗️In this session we will go over photoelectron spectroscopy and its applications. We will also do exam-like questions.
SESSION 9

21

Nov

SESSION 9

AP Chemistry

AP Chemistry

Thu 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM UTCNov 21, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM UTC

⚗️In this session we are going to go over periodic trends, and we will make sure to focus on Coulombs law.
SESSION 10

26

Jan

SESSION 10

AP Chemistry

AP Chemistry

Sun 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM UTCJan 26, 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM UTC

⚗️In this session we will do a quick review of the most important topics in AP Chem Unit 5 about Kinetics.
🧪This unit focuses on rates of change in chemical reactions and the factors that influence them . We will go over rate laws, reaction mechanisms, collision theory, catalysis.
Make sure you have a calculator, pen, and paper ready at hand!

SESSION 11

1

Feb

SESSION 11

AP Chemistry

AP Chemistry

Sat 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM UTCFeb 1, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM UTC

⚗️Today we will go over the collision model and learn more about the factors that affect reaction rates.

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Oct 11 - Feb 1

17 weeks

60 - 120 mins

/ session