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General Chemistry I + Laboratory

4 Credits | 100 Level | 76 Contact hours

Textbook:
Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change by Silberberg, 8th edition, 2018.

This course is designed for first-semester general chemistry students whose academic plans require advanced study in chemistry. Fundamentals of chemistry including reaction stoichiometry, atomic structure, chemical bonding, molecular structure, states of matter, intermolecular forces, solutions, and thermochemistry will be covered.

This lab course is designed to introduce students who are not chemistry majors to the methods, equipment, instrumentation, and techniques used in the chemistry laboratory. Thus, a large part of this fall term is spent learning and mastering techniques in chemistry. These techniques can also be applied in many of the multidisciplinary synthetic fields that are currently at the forefront of scientific exploration. This course is the practical course of General Chemistry, we will see several examples of the theory class in a laboratory. We will make the demonstration of chemicals theory.

1. Introduction to the course
2. Matter, energy and measurements
3. Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
4. Reactions
5. Stoichiometry
6. Aqueous reactions
7. Thermochemistry
8. Electronic structure of atoms. Periodic properties
9. Chemical bonding

Laboratory part:
1. Laboratory security. Basic laboratory techniques I: preparing solutions of known molar concentration
2. Basic laboratory techniques II: spectrophotometry
3. Types of chemical reactions. Net ionic equations
4. Heats of solution and reaction
5. Acid-base reactions I: pH determination
6. Acid-base reactions II: quantitative analysis of vinegar and antiacid drug via titration
7. Separation of a mixture containing caffeine and acetylsalicylic acid. Gravimetric measurements.
8. Oxidation-Reduction (Redox) reactions
Making polymers. Investigate their physical properties.
9. Synthesis of the banana oil by the Fischer esterification reaction

Every student may achieve by the completion of the course:
• Appraise and assess how chemistry applies to everyday phenomena.
• Identify salts, acids, and bases from their molecular formulas, and describe the relationship between the structure of a molecule and its chemical and physical properties.
• Identify the subatomic particles of an atom, their charges and relative masses.
• Balance chemical equations and compute stoichiometric relationships including limiting reagents, molarity, titrations, dilutions and thermochemical equations.
• Predict periodic trends in atomic and ionic size, ionization potential and electronegativity.
• Draw Lewis structures for p-block molecules and their three-dimensional representation.
• Use the ideal gas law to calculate pressure, volume, and temperature relationships.
• Explain various intermolecular forces within a chemical system and how they apply to colligative properties.

On the laboratory part Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
• Assess and determine the connection between the hands-on laboratory material and the material discussed in the course.
• Explain the relationship between the structure of a molecule and its chemical and physical properties.
• Apply knowledge and skill to laboratory techniques, including the proper and safe use and handling of glassware, the techniques and processes common to many scientific labs, standard methods for recording observations and data, performing accurate quantitative measurements.
• Analyze and interpret experimental results, derive chemical properties from experimental data, and develop appropriate and accurate conclusions.
• Articulate and follow ethical principles in the laboratory context.

Midterm Exams 45%
Final Exam 30%
Homework 15%
Attendace/participation 10%

Laboratory part:
Pre-lab preparation 25% Class Performance 10%
Post-lab questions + data analysis 40%
Final Exam 25%