Chemistry 9 syllabus

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Define matter
Compare solid, liquid, and gas properties
Recognize different states of matter
Explain allotropes
Separate elements, compounds, and mixtures
Classify mixture types
Explain solubility changes
Picture the atom
Relate shells to electron energy
Understand electron probability
Explain the nucleus
Use atomic models
Compare subatomic particles
Relate mass and charge
Predict charged-particle paths
Define atomic number
Use atomic number to identify elements
Link radioactivity to identity
Define nucleon number
Define isotopes
Relate isotopes to mass and chemistry
Count protons and neutrons in isotopes
Define relative atomic mass
Recognize radioactive isotopes
Explain isotope applications
Explain ion formation
Read atom and ion symbols
Calculate relative atomic mass
Find an isotope mass
Read the Periodic Table structure
Locate an element from its configuration
Relate groups to ion charge
Explain group similarities
Track periodic trends
Use Periodic Table group names
Predict group properties
Identify an unknown element
Describe Group 1 trends
Predict other Group 1 properties
Rank Group 1 reactivity
Describe Group 17 trends
Recognize halogen appearances
Explain halogen displacement
Predict Group 17 properties
Explain hydrogen-halide stability
Recognize transition-metal properties
Describe noble gases
Link noble-gas behavior to electrons
Compare metals and nonmetals
Use noble-gas and octet ideas
Compare cations and anions
Explain metal electron behavior
Name bond types
Compare ionic and covalent bonding
Link bonding to properties
Choose materials by bonding
Relate attraction to melting point
Explain electrical conduction
Recognize ionization in water
Match materials to uses
Draw ionic and covalent structures
Recall common formulae
Define molecular formula
Define empirical formula
Build binary-compound formulae
Find a formula from structure
Calculate with moles
Define the mole
Connect moles and Avogadro’s constant
Write chemical equations
Deduce a symbol equation
Define redox
Write oxidation numbers
Identify redox agents
Know the free-state rule
Build ionic formulae
Relate ion charge to oxidation number
Apply the neutral-compound rule
Apply the ion-sum rule
Use color changes in redox tests
Explain and prevent corrosion
Model a chemical system
Compare exothermic and endothermic reactions
Interpret enthalpy signs
Define activation energy
Explain how catalysts change pathways
Read reaction pathway diagrams
Relate bond changes to heat
Calculate enthalpy from bonds
Use bond energies
Connect respiration to energy
Define Bronsted-Lowry acids and bases
Identify ions in acids and alkalis
Compare strong and weak acids and bases
Write dissociation equations
Separate bases from alkalis
Describe acid reactions
Describe base reactions
Define acid rain
Explain acid-rain effects
Know clean air composition
Trace major air pollutants
Explain pollutant harm
Explain the greenhouse effect
Link sulfur to acid rain
Reduce environmental harm
Explain nitrogen oxides and acid rain
Control car-engine oxides
Define photosynthesis
Reduce personal pollutant exposure
Recognize high-risk exposure
Test for water
Test water purity by phase changes
Compare distilled and tap water
Assess substances in natural water
Classify organic molecule shapes
Read structural formulae
Draw structural formulae
Use homologous-series formulae
Recognize structural isomers
Identify functional groups
Describe homologous series
Define saturated compounds
Define unsaturated compounds
Recognize alkane bonding
Describe alkane reactions
Define substitution
Explain chlorination of alkanes
Prepare alkanes
Explain healthy nutrition
Recognize major biomolecules
Link carbohydrates to energy
Use standard units
Identify SI units
Scale units correctly
Choose practical lab units
Manage measurement quality
Narrate scientific data
Write scientific notation
Convert scientific notation
Choose measurement apparatus
Use solution vocabulary
Explain separation methods
Choose a separation technique
Assess purity by phase changes
Test for common gases
Identify cations by flame tests
Separate mixtures by paper chromatography
Locate colorless substances
Read a simple chromatogram