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Course Description:

 

Covers general chemical principles including structure of matter, chemical equations and bonding, gases, solutions, periodic law, acids and bases, and chemical equilibrium.

 

Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • Solve chemical and physical problems including solutions, gases, thermochemistry, quantum theory, and molecular geometry.
  • Analyze the contributing factors involved in chemical and physical processes.
  • Communicate chemical and physical processes including solutions, gases, thermochemistry, and quantum theory using chemical names and symbols.
  • Write a chemical abstract that clearly and concisely communicates the content and results of an experiment.

Course Content:

 

  • Atomic and molecular structure of matter.
  • Types of common chemical reactions.
  • Classification and nomenclature of elements and compounds.
  • Theories of gases, electron-pair repulsion, bonding, acids and bases, and equilibrium.
  • Mathematical treatment of stoichiometry and concentrations of solutions.
  • Significant figures in measurements and calculations involving measured numbers.
  • Laboratory experiments dealing with all of the above.
  • Historical development of chemistry.

Laboratory Content

  • Measurement 
  • Chemical and physical properties
  • Density
  • Empirical formula
  • Solutions and reactions dealing with acid-base, precipitation, and redox chemistry
  • Ideal gas law
  • Thermodynamics (specific heats, heats of combustion, and additivity of heats)
  • Electronic structure (spectral analysis of hydrogen emission lamp) 
  • Valence shell electron pair repulsion

Textbook:

Great news: your textbook for this class is available for free online!
Chemistry 2e (Atoms First) from OpenStax, ISBN 978-1-947172-64-7.

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