Fall 2009 General Chemistry I Syllabus


Course Texts: Chemical Principles: The Quest for Insight, 4th Ed, Atkins & Jones, 2008


Lecture Date

Topic Examined (Self Tests to Pre-Learn)

Text Sections (HW Problems)

L1 8/25

Matter and Energy (A1-A5)

A.1-A.3 (13,21,22,25,27,29,33)

L2 8/27

EMR and Atomic Spectra (1-2)

1.1-1.3 (3,4,5,6)

L3 8/31

Radiation, Photon Energies,and Photoelectric Effect (3-6)

1.4-1.5 (7,9,11,15,17)

L4 9/1

Nuclear Decay (B2,17.1-4)         

B2-B3, 17.1-17.5 (1,7,9,13,19)

L5 9/3

Nuclear Radiation (5-6)  

17.6-17.8 (25,29,33,37,45,52)

L6 9/7

Nuclear Energy (7-8)

17.9-17.12 (57,59,61,66)

L7 9/8

Wavefunctions & Energy Levels (1.7-1.8)

1.7 (21,109,114a)

L8 9/10

The Hydrogen Atom (9-10)

1.8-1.11 (31,33,49,59)

L9 9/14

Many-Electron Atoms (11-12)

1.12-1.14 (63,69,71,75,79)

L10 9/15

Periodicity of Atomic Properties (13-15)

1.15-1.22,2.12(85,87,91,93,99,101)

L11 9/17

Ionic and Covalent Bonds (1-6)

2.1-2.6 (1,3,9,19,29,33,35)

L12 9/21

Lewis Structures and Bond Lengths (7-12)

2.7-2.16 (41,45,49,63,73,77)

L13 9/22

Molecular Structure and Shape (1-9)

3.1-3.7 (9,11,25,33,35,41)

L14 9/24

Electronic Structure of Complexes ( )

16.5, 16.8-16.12 ( )

Test 1 9/28

Chapters 1-3,16,17


L15 9/29

Intermolecular Forces and Liquids (1-2)

5.1-5.7(1,3,7,11,13,17,21,23,28)

L16 10/1

Solids (4-7)

5.8-5.17 (31,33,39,49,63)

L17 10/5

Systems, States, and Energies (1-6)

6.1-6.7 (3,7,17,21)

L18 10/6

Enthalpy (7-8)

6.8-6.12 (25,31,35,39)

L19 10/8

The Enthalpy of Chemical Change(9-19)

6.13-6.21 (45,67,73,85)

L20 10/12

Entropy (1-13)

7.1-7.8 (1,3,7,11,15,23,25)

L21 10/13

Global Changes in Entropy (14-17)

7.9-7.11 (41,45)

L22 10/15

Gibbs Free Energy (18-23)

7.12-7.16 (51,53,63,65)

L23 10/22

Phases and Phase Transitions (1-6)

8.1-8.7 (1,5,7,9)

L24 10/26

Solubility (7)

8.8-8.13 (19,25,27,31)

L25 10/27

Colligative Properties (8-17)

8.14-8.22 (35,47,53,65,71)

L26 10/29

Reactions at Equilibrium ( )

9.1-9.5 ( )

L27 11/2

Equilibrium Calculations( )

9.6-9.8 ( )

L28 11/3

Equilibrium Response to Changes ( )

9.9-9.13 ( )

Test 2 11/5

Chapters 5-9


L29 11/9

The Nature of Acids and Bases ( )

10.1-10.6 ( )

L30 11/10

Weak Acids and Bases( )

10.7-10.10 ( )

L31 11/12

Acid Base Buffers and Titrations( )

11.1-11.5 ( )

L32 11/16

Redox Reactions ( )

K.1-K.4,12.1-12.2 ( )

L33 11/17

Galvanic Cells ( )

12.3-12.8 ( )

L34 11/19

Nernst Equation and Electrolysis ( )

12.9-12.12 ( )

L35 11/23

Reaction Rates ( )

13.1-13.3 ( )

L36 11/24

Reaction Concentrations and Time( )

13.4-13.6,17.7 ( )

L37 11/30

Reaction Mechanisms ( )

13.7-13.10 ( )

L38 12/1

Models of Reactions and Catalysis( )

13.11-13.14( )

Test 3 12/3

Chapters 10,11,12,16,13


Review 12/7

Chapters ( )


Final Exam 12/__

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