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SUNY Orange Chemistry

Grade 12 - One semester - Once credit plus eight college credits from SUNY Orange

This eight-credit college course is a two-semester study of the fundamental principles of chemistry. Topics include Stoichiometry, gases, atomic structure, periodic properties, ionic and covalent bonding, Lewis structure, liquids, solids, chemical equilibrium, acid-base theories, solubility, equilibrium, thermochemistry, thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, nuclear reactions, electrochemistry, and introduction to organic chemistry and some representative biomolecules. Laboratory work focuses on the application of these principles, emphasizing quantitative relationships and qualitative analysis of select cations and chromatography.