APPLIED GENERAL CHEMISTRY II SCIT 1415

COURSE DESCRIPTION

SCIT 1415 Applied General Chemistry II (2-8-4) A continuation of Applied General Chemistry I with emphasis on solids, liquids, gases, solutions, energy changes, reaction rates, and chemical equilibrium.

REQUIRED TEXTS/MANUALS

Basic Chemistry, Sees and Daub, Prentice Hall, Latest Edition.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

• To introduce properties of solids and liquids.
• To describe properties of acids and bases.
• To introduce concepts of ionization, pH and buffers.
• To introduce basic theory of oxidation-reduction reactions and their uses.
• To introduce the concept of chemical equilibrium.
• To introduce nuclear chemistry.
• To introduce organic and biochemistry.

COURSE OUTLINE

Introduction

Stoichiometry

• Mass-mass relationship
• Mole-mole relationship
• Mass-mole relationship
• Heats in chemical reaction

Gas Law

• Properties of gases
• Molecular Kinetic Theory
• Gas Laws
• Boyle's Law
• Charles' Law
• Gay-Lussac's Law
• Combined Gas Law Equation
• Ideal Gas Law
• Dalton's Law of Partial Pressure

Solutions

• Types of solution
• Properties of solution
• Factors that affect solubility
• Henry's Law
• Factors that affect the rate of dissolution
• Relative terms for expressing solute concentration
• Quantitative terms for expressing solute concentration
• Percent cpncentrate of solute
  • % mass (w/w)
  • % volume (v/v)
  • % solution (w/v)
  • parts per million, PPM
• Molarity
• Normality
• Dilution formula
• p-Values

Liquids and Solids

• Properties
• Evaporation
• Vapor pressure
• Surface tension
• Viscosity
• Melting and freezing
• Energy relationship in change of state.

Water

• Structure
• Hydrogen bond
• Properties
• Purification of water
• Hydrates
• Hydrogen peroxide

Acids and bases

• Properties of acids and bases
• Titrations
• pH and pOH
• Electrolytes and non-electrolytes
• Net ionic equation

Oxidation-reduction

• Oxidation number
• Balancing oxidation-reduction equation by inspection
• ion-electron method
• Electrolytic cell
• Galvanic cell

Reaction rates and chemical equilibrium

• Rates of chemical reactions
• Chemical equilibrium
• Le Chatelier's principle
• Weak electrolyte equilibria
• Solubility product equilibrium

Nuclear chemistry

• Radioactivity
• Equations for radioactivity
• Half-life
• Uses of radioactivity

Organic and biochemistry

• Hydrocarbons
• Functional groups
• Carbohydrates
• Lipids and fats
• Proteins