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General Chemistry I (CHE-111)


Semester: Spring 2024
Number: 0106-111-010
Instructor: Monika Siepsiak
Days: Tuesday Thursday 5:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Note: Traditional In-Person Class
Location: Garden City - Levermore Hall 309
Credits: 4
Notes:

Students must register for Lecture,Lab and Recitation
This Section Must Be Taken With Recitation/Lab Section
0106-111-011/012 Or 0106-111-013/014. Students Must
Register For Lecture,Lab And Recitation.

Course Materials: View Text Books
Related Syllabi: Stephen Goldberg for Fall 2009*
Justyna Widera-Kalinowska for Fall 2013*

*Attention Students: Please note that the syllabi available for your view on these pages are for example only. The instructors and requirements for each course are subject to change each semester. If you enroll in a particular course, your instructor and course outline may differ from what is presented here.

Description:

This is the first half of a one-year course that emphasizes the fundamental principles and laws of chemistry. There are three hours of class and one laboratory period per week. A required recitation meets one hour per week. (Learning Goals:Q;Distribution Reqs:Natural Sciences)

Learning Goals:   •Distinguish between the physical and chemical properties of matter• Perform mathematical operations involving significant figures• Convert units using different systems, scales, prefixes• Express quantitative information in scientific notation, and carry out calculations with attention to the proper use of significant figures• Explain the law of conservation of mass, the law of definite composition, and the law of multiple proportions• Summarize the essential points of Dalton’s atomic theory• Name ionic compounds, molecular compounds, and acids using the rules for nomenclature of inorganic compounds.; be able to, given the name of a compound, write its formula• Balance chemical equation and the mole, and apply these concepts to solve stoichiometry problems• Describe and distinguish between precipitation, acid-base, and oxidation-reduction reactions in aqueous solution• Use the unit of molarity to deal with stoichiometry problems in solution• Understand the gas laws Boyle’s, Charles’s, Avogradro’s, Dalton’s, idea• Describe the kinetic-molecular theory of gases and apply it to both idea and real gases• Define the First Law of Thermodynamics, the concept of enthalpy, and enthalpies of formation; apply these to determining the heats of reaction• Describe the quantum nature of radiation and the quantum numbers associated with electrons in atoms• Define the term “atom”• Describe the line spectrum of the hydrogen atom• Describe the meaning of the deBroglie Equation, and the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle• Describe electron configurations• Apply the Aufbau principle, the Pauli Exclusion Principle, and Hund’s Rules to determine the electronic structure of atoms• Describe the connections between the electronic structure of atoms and the periodic table structure• Define the term of covalent, polar covalent and ionic bonding• Estimate the heat of a reaction from a table of bond energies• Explain the relationship between enthalpy change and a reaction’s tendency to occur• Draw Lewis structures of a variety of molecules• Represent a molecule by several Lewis structures (resonance); apply the concept of formal charge to determine which of several Lewis structures is the most important• Use the valence shell electron pair repulsion theory to predict the 3D shape of small molecules• Describe the fundamental features of the valence bond and molecular orbital theories of chemical bonding

*The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here.

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