Atomic Structure and Properties:
Big Idea 1: The chemical elements are fundamental building materials of matter, and all matter can be understood in terms of arrangements of atoms.
Big Idea 2: Chemical and physical properties of materials can be explained by the structure and the arrangement of atoms, ions, or molecules, and the forces between them.

Molecular and Ionic Composition:
Big Idea 3: The formation of bonds between atoms is accompanied by changes in the energy of the interacting particles and the surrounding environment.
Big Idea 4: Chemical reactions can be described by reaction mechanisms and the conservation of atoms.

Intermolecular Forces and Properties:
Big Idea 5: The laws of thermodynamics describe the essential role of energy and explain and predict the direction of changes in matter.
Big Idea 6: Any bond or intermolecular attraction that can be formed can be broken. These two processes are in a dynamic competition, sensitive to initial conditions and external perturbations.

Chemical Reactions:
Big Idea 7: The behavior of matter undergoing chemical change is described by the laws of thermodynamics and quantum mechanics.

Kinetics:
Big Idea 8: The changes that occur in the chemical composition of matter are represented by balanced chemical equations.
Big Idea 9: The structure and shapes of molecules and ions can be predicted from their Lewis structures and VSEPR (Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion) theory.

Thermodynamics:
Big Idea 10: Properties of solutions can be interpreted in terms of the interactions between solute and solvent molecules.
Big Idea 11: Rates of chemical reactions are determined by details of the molecular collisions.

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