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2021-2022 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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CHEM 106H - General Chemistry II (Honors)
PREREQUISITES: CHEM 105 - General Chemistry I and admission into the Honors Program.
PROGRAM: Physical Sciences
CREDIT HOURS: 5
LECTURE HOURS: 3
LAB HOURS: 4
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2018
The second in a series of two introductory courses designed to cover general chemistry including kinetics, equilibria, acid/ base chemistry, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, organic chemistry and descriptive inorganic chemistry. Includes lab.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
- Describe chemical kinetics, calculate a rate law for a given reaction and propose reaction mechanisms.
- Explain chemical equilibrium including the equilibrium constant and its use in solving problems.
- Apply equilibrium knowledge to acid - base equilibria, solubility equilibria and complex ion equilibria.
- Calculate the pH for strong and weak acid and base solutions, expressing the nature of acids and bases.
- Describe the basic concepts of thermodynamics including entropy, free energy, and spontaneous processes.
- Identify the basics of electrochemistry and calculate galvanic cells, standard reduction potentials, cell potentials, batteries, corrosion and electrolysis.
- Relate basic radiochemistry including nuclear stability, nuclear transformations, detection and uses of radioactivity, radioactive decay, fission and fusion.
- Describe the properties of various inorganic elements.
- Relate the chemistry of some basic organic molecules especially alkanes, alkenes, and aromatics.
- Research paper OR Group Project OR Formal Laboratory Reports demonstrating student’s skills in interpretation and analysis of data, and student’s skills in effective scientific communication.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
Concentration and reaction rate
Controlling reaction rates
Reaction mechanisms
Chemical equilibrium
Equilibrium constants
Types of acids and bases
Weak acids and bases
pH
Salts in water
Titrations
Buffer solutions
Solubility equilibrium
Thermodynamics
Entropy
Gibbs free energy
Electrochemistry
Galvanic cells
Electrolysis
Descriptive inorganic chemistry
Alkali metals
Alkaline earth metals
Boron family
Carbon family
Nitrogen family
Oxygen family
Halogens
Noble gases
Transition metals
Nuclear chemistry
Organic chemistry
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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