Chem 116: General Chemistry II

MWF  11:40am-12:40pm    Sci Aud

Textbook: General Chemistry: The Essential Concepts, 4th ed., by R. Chang

course syllabus

 

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Powerpoint Presentations
Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 12 Chapter 13
Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17
Chapter 18 Chapter 19    

 

Online Chemskill Builder Homework Assignments
Exam 1 Unit 12: Sections 1-3,5 (4 for practice)
Unit 13: Sections 1, 2, 4 (3 for practice)
Exam 2 Unit 14: Sections 1-2, 4, 6 (3 & 5 for practice)
Unit 8: Section 2
Unit 15: Sections 1-3, 5 (4 for practice)
Exam 3 Unit 16: Sections 1-4 (5 & 6 for practice, 6 strongly recommended)
Unit 17: Sections 1-5
Exam 4 Unit 18: Sections 1, 2, 4, 5
Unit 19: Sections 1-4 (5 for practice)
Unit 20: Sections 1-3 (4 for practice)
Final Unit 21: Sections 1, 2, 4, 5 (3 for practice & strongly recommended)
Unit 10: Sections 4, 5

Unit 22: Sections 1, 2

 

Schedule of Readings and Textbook Homework

(solution keys for homework are linked)

Date

 

Chapter & Section

Topic

Homework

Jan

16

9.4 – 9.6

Lewis structures, formal charge, resonance

#1: 41(except f),43,49,51,53

 

18

9.7 – 9.8

Exceptions to octet rule, bond energies

#2: 55-58,61,63,67,69,85

 

21

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Martin Luther King Day

 

 

23

10.1 – 10.2

Molecular geometry, dipole moments

#3: 7,9,11,17,19,21

 

25

10.3 – 10.4

Valence bond theory, hybridization

#4: 31,33,35

 

28

10.5        

Hybridization involving multiple bond

#5: 37,39,41

 

30

12.1 – 12.2

Kinetic theory, intermolecular forces

#6: 7,9,11,13,15,17,19

Feb

1

12.3 – 12.5

Liquid state, crystals, bonding in solids

#7: 25,28,29,36-38,43

 

4

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EXAMINATION #1

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6

12.6 – 12.7

Phase changes, phase diagrams

#8: 55,56,58,72,78,80,84,86

 

8

13.1 – 13.3

Types of solutions, process, concentration

#9: 2,4,5,6,9,11,13,15,19,21

 

11

13.4 – 13.5

Effect of temperature and pressure

#10: 23,24,29,30,35

 

13

13.6        

Colligative properties

#11: 49,63,68,69,71,73,75,79

 

15

14.1 - 14.2

Rate of a reaction, the rate laws

#12: 1,3,6-11,13,14,17,19

 

18

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President’s Day

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20

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EXAMINATION #2

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22

14.3        

Relation between concentration and time

#13: 21,22,23,25

 

25

14.4        

Activation energy, temperature dependence

#14: 27-31,35,37

 

27

14.5 - 14.6

Mechanisms, catalysis

#15: 39-46,49-54,56

 

29

15.1 - 15.2

Equilibrium, equilibrium constant

#16: 1,5,6,7,9

Mar

3

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Spring Break

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5

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Spring Break

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7

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Spring Break

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10

15.3

What does the equilibrium constant tell us?

#17: 13,17,25,29,37

 

12

15.4

Factors affecting chemical equilibrium

#18: 39,41,42,43,49,51

 

14

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Catch-up day

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17

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EXAMINATION #3

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19

16.1 – 16.3

Bronsted theory, properties of water, pH

#19: 1,3,5,7,10,12-14,15,19,23

 

21

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Spring Mini-Break

 

 

24

16.4 – 16.5

Strength of acids/bases, weak acids

#20: 25,26,37,41,45

 

26

16.6 – 16.7

Weak bases, conjugate acids & bases            

#21: 54,55,57

 

28

16.8 – 16.10

Salts, Lewis theory

#22: 65,68,71,73,77,79

 

31

17.1 – 17.2

Buffer solutions

#23: 1-3,5,9,16

Apr

2

17.3 – 17.4

Acid-base titrations, acid-base indicators

#24: 17,21,22,24,25

 

4

17.5 – 17.6

Solubility equilibria, common ion effect          

#25: 27-29,31,33,39,43,45,47

 

7

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Catch-up day

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9

 

EXAMINATION #4

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11

18.1 – 18.2

The three laws, spontaneous processes

#26: 1-5

 

14

18.3

The second law

#27: 7-10,11,13

 

16

18.4

Gibbs free energy

#28: 15,16,17,19

 

18

18.5 – 18.6

Gibbs energy and chemical equilibrium

#29: 23,25,27,29,31

 

21

19.1 – 19.3

Redox reactions, cells, std potentials

#30: 1,3-6,10,11,13,15

 

23

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Review for final

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25

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University Day

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Final Exam: April 28, 8:00-9:50am, Sci Aud

 

Exam Study Guides
Exam #1 Exam #2 Exam #3 Exam #4
Exam Final

 

Exam Keys
Exam #1 Exam #2 Exam #3 Exam #4

 

Handouts

Elements to Know

Common Polyatomic Ions

Compound Nomenclature Practice Sheet and Key

Acids and Bases to Know

Quantum Mechanics and The Atom: Rules of the Game