CHEM& 162: General Chemistry II

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Class Program

Chemistry

Credits

Weekly Contact Hours

Course ID

091534

Meets Degree Requirements For

Natural Science with Lab

Description

A study of the types of bonding between atoms, molecular structure and geometry, the principal states of matter focusing on liquids, solids, and solutions, rates of chemical reactions, chemical equilibria, and acid-base chemistry. Includes laboratory.

Grading Basis

Graded

Prerequisites

CHEM& 161

Course Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate understanding of theories and application of chemical bonding, qualitative and quantitative descriptions of the states of matter, kinetics, equilibrium, and acid-base chemistry while further developing problem-solving techniques used in chemistry and other scientific disciplines.

Communicate effectively as expected in STEM disciplines through oral and written reports

Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively as part of a group of 4-5 students in developing a laboratory procedure to meet requirements for a term project

Anticipate, recognize and respond to chemical hazards in the laboratory environment, and as encountered in day-to-day circumstances

Apply scientific methodology and problem-solving skills to chemistry phenomena in a laboratory setting using proper techniques to develop complete experimental records, apply fundamental statistics to the interpretation of experimental results, and draw appropriate conclusions from the analysis of data

Locate, use and analyze information and technology resources

Core Topics

Ionic and covalent bonding, Lewis structures, electronegativity and polarity considerations, resonance, and formal charge
Lab: Check in and the Scientific Method in Action
Bond length, strength, and order. Molecular geometry and the VSEPR model; valence bond theory, orbital hybridization
Lab: Geometric Structure of Molecules
Bonding theory continued - basic molecular orbital theory, bonding vs. antibonding orbitals,  and  bonds, delocalized molecular orbitals
Lab: Classification of Chemical Substances
States of matter, phase changes, phase diagrams, properties of liquids, intermolecular forces
Lab: Determination of Water Hardness via Titration I
Types and properties of solids, crystalline solids and the unit cell, packing considerations in solids, X-ray diffraction of crystalline solids, liquid crystals
Lab: Determination of Water Hardness via Titration II
Solutions, solubility, and solvation, temperature and pressure effects, Henry’s Law, quantification of solution concentration revisited, colligative properties and molality, vapor pressure, mole fraction, and Raoult’s Law
Lab: Work on water analysis term project
Solutions continued: distillation, freezing-point depression and boiling point elevation, colloidal dispersions. Equilibrium: the relationship between reaction rate and equilibrium, the equilibrium constant and equilibrium expression, heterogeneous vs. homogeneous equilibria
Lab: Properties of Systems in Equilibrium - LeChâtelier’s Principle
Equilibria continued – evaluation of the equilibrium constant, LeChâtelier’s Principle Chemical kinetics: factors influencing reaction rates, determination of reaction rate, reaction order and rate laws
Lab: Rates of Chemical Reactions I – The Iodination of Acetone
Kinetics continued – collision and transition state theories, reaction coordinate diagrams and activation energy, the Arrhenius equation, reaction mechanisms, and catalysis
Lab: Rates of Chemical Reactions II – A Clock Reaction
Acids and Bases: Arrhenius, BrØnsted-Lowry, and Lewis definitions, strengths of acids and bases, the autoionization of water and pH, acid and base equilibria, Ka, Kb, pKa, pKb, conjugate acids and bases, buffers, the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation, salt and common ion effects, titration curves. Group projects due
Lab: Determination of the Molar Mass of an Unknown Acid via Titration