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Chem 1: Atomic Electron Configurations
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Acting as a subtopic of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook's section on Atoms and the Periodic Table, this site discusses a series of topics related to electrons including atoms that have only one electron, effects of electron-electron repulsion, the Aufbau rules, and more.

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Stephen Lower, PhD, Professor Emeritas Simon Fraser University
Date Added:
10/03/2023
Chem 1: Atoms and the Periodic Table
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As part of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site examines a list of related topics (in hyperlink format) on the atom and the Periodic Table of elements. Topics from light, particles, and waves to the Bohr model, quantum configuration, and atom structure are included.

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Stephen Lower, PhD, Professor Emeritas Simon Fraser University
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08/07/2023
Chem 1: Avogadro's Law
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The General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, or Chem 1, is broken into several sections covering various aspects of topics related to chemistry. This section deals with a variety of topics related to real gases including effects of intermolecular forces, the van der Waals equation of state, and more.

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Stephen Lower, PhD, Professor Emeritas Simon Fraser University
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08/07/2023
Chem 1: Bonding in Metals and Semiconductors
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Acting as an overview from the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site explores chemical bonding in relation to metals and semiconductors. Topics covered include molecular orbitals in metals, band structure in metals, and more.

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Stephen Lower, PhD, Professor Emeritas Simon Fraser University
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08/28/2023
Chem 1: Chemical Composition and Structure of the Earth
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As part of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site examines a variety of topics related to the Earth. This page looks at the Earth and its lithosphere, the chemical composition of the Earth, the structure of the Earth, and more.

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Stephen Lower, PhD, Professor Emeritas Simon Fraser University
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08/28/2023
Chem 1: Electrochemical Corrosion
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As part of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site examines a variety of topics related to electrochemistry. Topics covered include corrosion cells and reactions, control of corrosion, corrosion gallery, and more.

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Stephen Lower, PhD, Professor Emeritas Simon Fraser University
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10/03/2023
Chem 1: Electrolytic Cells and Electrolysis
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As part of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site examines a variety of topics related to electrochemistry. In a discussion of electrolysis, this site covers topics including electrolysis in aqueous solutions, Faraday's laws of electrolysis, industrial electrolytic processes, and more.

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Stephen Lower, PhD, Professor Emeritas Simon Fraser University
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10/03/2023
Chem 1: Electrons
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Acting as part of an overview on quantum theory, this section of the site deals with questions related to electrons, such as "If the electron cannot be localized, can it be moving?" and "Why does the electron not fall into the nucleus?"

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08/28/2023
Chem 1: Le Chatelier's Principle
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Acting as an overview from the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site provides an overview of information related to Le Chatelier's Principle. Various topics covered include the le Chatelier Principle and physiology, how changes in temperature affect equilibria, how changes in pressure affect equilibria, and more.

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Stephen Lower, PhD, Professor Emeritas Simon Fraser University
Date Added:
10/03/2023
Chem 1: Models of Chemical Bonding: Why Do Chemical Bonds Form?
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This extensive overview on chemical bonding seeks initially to answer the question, why do chemical bonds form? Information is provided on classical models of chemical bonding and quantum mechanical models of the chemical bond.

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Stephen Lower, PhD, Professor Emeritas Simon Fraser University
Date Added:
08/07/2023
Chem 1: Movement of the Electron
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Acting as a subtopic of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook's section on Atoms and the Periodic Table, this site seeks to answer the question, "Why doesn't the electron fall into the nucleus?"

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Stephen Lower, PhD, Professor Emeritas Simon Fraser University
Date Added:
08/28/2023
Chem 1: Naming Chemical Substances
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As part of the "Basic Atomics" section of the Virtual Textbook, this site examines basic chemical nomenclature and covers a variety of subjects related to chemical substances. Other topic covered include naming the elements, binary molecules,

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Stephen Lower, PhD, Professor Emeritas Simon Fraser University
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08/28/2023
Chem 1: Observable Properties of Gases
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The General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, or Chem 1, is broken into several sections covering various aspects of topics related to chemistry. This section deals specifically with the properties of gases including subtopics such as the pressure of a gas, atmospheric pressure and the barometer, temperature and temperature scales, and more.

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Stephen Lower, PhD, Professor Emeritas Simon Fraser University
Date Added:
08/07/2023
Chem 1: Origin of the Chemical Elements
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As part of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site examines a variety of topics related to the elements. Topics covered in the discussion include Primordial Chemistry, Stellar nucleosynthesis, Hydrogen burning, and more.

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Stephen Lower, PhD, Professor Emeritas Simon Fraser University
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08/28/2023
Chem 1: Polar and Nonpolar Bonds
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The General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, or Chem 1, is broken into several sections covering various aspects of topics related to chemistry. This section deals with chemical bonding and specifically the study of both polar and nonpolar bonds.

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Stephen Lower, PhD, Professor Emeritas Simon Fraser University
Date Added:
08/07/2023
Chem 1: Pressure-Volume Relations and Boyle's law
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The General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, or Chem 1, is broken into several sections covering various aspects of topics related to chemistry. This section deals specifically with Boyle's Law and its relation to other gas laws.

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Stephen Lower, PhD, Professor Emeritas Simon Fraser University
Date Added:
08/07/2023
Chem 1: Primary and Secondary Batteries
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As part of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site examines a variety of topics related to electrochemistry. In particular, this site explores a range of topics related to batteries including primary and secondary batteries, the LeClanche "dry cell," timeline of battery development, and more.

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Stephen Lower, PhD, Professor Emeritas Simon Fraser University
Date Added:
10/03/2023
Chem 1: Primer on Quantum Theory of the Atom
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Covering a range of topics related to the quantum theory of the atom, this site provides a three-part dissection of atomic theory including information on particles, waves, light, electrons, and atoms.

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Stephen Lower, PhD, Professor Emeritas Simon Fraser University
Date Added:
08/07/2023
Chem 1: Reversible Reaction
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Acting as an overview from the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site seeks to answer the question, what is a reversible reaction? Acting as part of a larger informative site on equilibrium, various topics are addressed including the mechanism of the reaction, thermodynamics, chemical change, and more.

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Stephen Lower, PhD, Professor Emeritas Simon Fraser University
Date Added:
08/28/2023
Chem 1: Solutions [PDF]
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With an overview of seven topics related to solutions, this .pdf file provides information on everything from osmosis and osmotic pressure to ions in aqueous solution. Other topics include solutions of volatile substances, methods of expressing the concentration of a solution, and more.

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Science
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Chem1 General Chemistry Virtual Textbook
Author:
Stephen Lower, PhD, Professor Emeritas Simon Fraser University
Date Added:
10/03/2023