NMAT Chemistry Study Topics
General and Inorganic Chemistry (Week 1)
Matter
Classification of Matter (elements, compounds, mixtures)
Physical vs Chemical Changes
Macroscopic Properties of Matter (density, temperature, pressure, volume)
Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
Bohr's Model of the Atom
Atomic Number and Mass Number
Isotopes
Energy Levels and Orbitals
Electron Configuration
Quantum Numbers
Periodic Table Structure
Periodic Table Trends
Chemical Bonding, Chemical Compounds, and Chemical Formulas
Types of Chemical Bonds and Compounds
Simple and Polyatomic Ions and their Charges
Writing and Naming Compounds
Chemical Formulas: Molecular Formula and Empirical Formula
Laws of Definite and Multiple Proportions
Lewis Structures, Molecular Geometry, and Intermolecular Forces
Lewis Structures
VSEPR Theory and Molecular Geometry
Polar Bond
Dipole Moment
Intermolecular Forces: Hydrogen Bonding, London Dispersion Forces
General and Inorganic Chemistry (Week 2)
Chemical Equations, Mole Concept, and Stoichiometry
Chemical Equations and Reactions
Mole Concept
Mole Ratios
Chemical Quantities and Stoichiometry
Limiting Quantities and Percent Yield
Chemical Equilibrium and Le Chatelier’s Principle
Solutions
Solution Formation and Colligative Properties
Solubility
Solution Concentrations: Mass per Volume, Molarity, Molality
Dilution Formula
Ionic Concentration
Percentage Composition
Normality and Equivalents
Acids and Bases
Theories on Acids and Bases
Conjugate Acid-Base Pairs
Strong and Weak Acids and Bases
pH Concept
Acid-Base Neutralization
Buffers
Analytical Chemistry (Week 3)
Basic Concepts in Chemical Analysis
Methods of Chemical Analysis
Gravimetric Analysis
Gravimetric Factor
Titrimetric Analysis
Physical Chemistry (Week 3)
Behavior of Gases
Gas Variables and Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases
Gas Laws (Boyle's, Charles', Gay Lussac's, Combined Gas, and Avogadro's Laws, Ideal
Gas Law, Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures, and Graham's Law)
Thermochemistry and Thermodynamics
Law of Conservation of Energy, Activation Energy
Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions
Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions
Heat Transfer and Calorimetry
Laws of Thermodynamics
Gibbs' Free Energy and Spontaneity of Reactions
Organic Chemistry (Week 4)
Chemical Bonding in Organic Compounds
Common Elements in Organic Compounds
Valence Electrons and Bond Order
Hybrid Orbitals
Resonance
Hydrocarbons
Characteristics and Classification of Hydrocarbons
Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
Branched and Cyclic Hydrocarbons
Degree of Unsaturation
Physical and Chemical Properties of Hydrocarbons
Benzene and Aromatic Compounds
Functional Groups, Naming Organic Compounds and Isomers
Functional Groups
Naming Organic Compounds
Constitutional Isomers
Stereoisomers
Diastereomers (Cis-Trans-Isomers, Conformers, Epimers, Anomers)
Major Organic Reactions
Petrochemical Reactions: Combustion and Cracking
Electrophilic and Nucleophilic Addition Reactions
Elimination Reactions and Substitution Reactions (Free Radical Substitution,
Electrophilic/Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution)
Reduction-Oxidation (Redox) Reactions
Biochemistry (Week 5)
Biomolecules
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Nucleic Acids
Reactions of Biomolecules
Dehydration Synthesis and Hydrolysis of Polymers
Oxidation and Reduction Reactions
Reducing Sugars and Biochemical Tests for Sugars
Reactions of Fats and Oils: Esterification, Hydrogenation, Oxidation, Beta-Oxidation
Phosphorylation and Dephosphorylation Reactions
Disulfide Bond Formation and Structure of Proteins
Practice Tests and Mock Exam (Week 5)