CHEM 1100 - General Chemistry I

4 unit(s)

Fundamental principles of chemistry emphasizing atomic structure, periodic properties, theories of bonding, kinetic theory of gases, solution chemistry.

Satisfies G.E. area 5A.

Corequisites: CHEM 1102 unless previously completed with a CR or C- minimum.

Prerequisites: MATH 1070, or MATH 1072, or equivalent to be eligible to enroll in MATH 1100 Precalculus.

Hours: (Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour)

Course Learning Outcomes List
Students willl demonstrate their knowledge of:

General organization of the periodic table;
Scientific methods and measurements;
SI units;
Derived units;
Unit conversion;
Accuracy;
Precision;
Significant figures;
Rounding;
Law of mass conservation;
Dalton’s atomic theory;
Law of definite and multiple proportions;
Structure of atoms;
Atomic number;
Atomic mass;
Classification of matter;
Types of chemical bonds;
Nomenclature;
Balancing chemical equations;
Avogadro’s number;
Stoichiometry;
Yields of reactions;
Limiting reagents;
Molarity;
Dilutions;
Titrations;
Empirical formulas;
Molecular formulas;
Mass spectrometry;
Net ionic equations;
Solubility rules;
Aqueous reactions;
Redox reactions;
Activity series;
Balancing redox reactions;
Redox titrations;
Electromagnetic radiation;
Quantum phenomena;
Wavefunctions;
shapes of orbitals;
atomic spectra;
Pauli exclusion principle;
electron configurations;
anomalous electron configurations;
atomic radii;
Ion electron configurations;
Ionic radii;
Ionization energies;
Electron affinity;
Ionic bonds;
Group chemistry;
Octet rule;
Covalent bonds;
Electronegativity;
Polar covalent bonds;
Electron dot structures;
Resonance structure;
Formal charges;
VSEPR model;
Valence bond theory;
Hybrid orbitals;
Molecular orbital theory;
Energy;
Energy conservation;
Internal energy;
State functions;
Work;
Enthalpy;
Standard states;
Calorimetry;
Hess’s law;
Standard heats of formation;
Bond dissociation energies;
Entropy;
Free energy;
Gas pressure;
Simple gas laws;
Ideal gas law;
Gas stoichiometry;
Partial pressure;
Kinetic-Molecular theory of gases;
Graham’s law; and,
Real gases.

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