Faculty Syllabus

The course is the lecture to accompany CHEM 1112 lab. A continuation of CHEM 1311. Stresses the quantitative aspects of kinetics, chemical equilibria, acid-base theories, coordination complexes, thermodynamics, and electrochemistry. Includes introductions to organic chemistry and nuclear chemistry. 

Course Prerequisites/Corequisites 

Prerequisites: CHEM 1311/CHEM 1111 and MATH 1314 College Algebra or equivalent academic preparation with a grade of C or higher.

Corequisite: CHEM 1112

Textbook:  Good news: The textbook for this class is available for free online.  If you prefer, you can also get a print version at a very low cost.  The book is available in web view and PDF for free. 

You can use whichever format(s) you want. Web view is recommended -- the responsive design works seamlessly on any device. If you buy on Amazon, make sure you use the link on your book page on openstax.org so you get the official OpenStax print version. (Simple printouts sold by third parties on Amazon are not verifiable and not as high-quality.)

Chemistry from OpenStax, Print ISBN 194717262X, Digital ISBN 1947172611,

https://openstax.org/details/books/chemistry-2e

All reading and problem assignments are given based on chapter, section, and problem numbers in this text. 

1. Determine the rate of a reaction and its dependence on concentration, time, and temperature.

2. Apply the method of initial rates to find the rate-law expression for a reaction and calculate k, the rate constant.

3. Use the integrated rate-law expression for a reaction (the relationship between concentration and time).

4. Describe the collision theory of reaction rates, transition state theory, and the role of activation energy in determining the rate of a reaction.

5. Use the Arrhenius equation to relate the activation energy for a reaction to changes in the rate constant with changes in temperature.

6. Understand reaction mechanisms and how they lead to rate laws.

7. Determine whether equilibrium has been established and calculate equilibrium concentrations.

8. Derive the reaction quotient and explain the relationship between the reaction quotient and the equilibrium constant.

9. Use LeChatelier’s Principle to predict the effects of concentration, pressure, and temperature change on equilibrium mixtures.

10. Recognize strong electrolytes and calculate concentration of their ions.

11. Calculate pH and pOH.

12. Calculation involving ionization constants for weak monoprotic acids and bases and the concentrations of ions in dilute solutions.

13. Apply acid-base equilibrium concepts to salts of acids and bases.

14. Understand the common ion effect and calculate the concentrations of all species in solutions containing common ions.

15. Understand solubility product expressions and use Ksp in chemical calculations including effect of common-ions.

16. Use Ksp to calculate separation of ions by fractional precipitation and explain how simultaneous equilibria can be used to control solubility.

17. Understand calculations with the thermodynamics functions, enthalpy, entropy, and free energy.

18. Use of ΔG to predict if a reaction is spontaneous at various temperatures and calculate K values.

19. Understand how to balance oxidation-reduction reactions.

20. Write half-reactions and overall cell reactions for electrolytic processes.

21. Understand the difference between Voltaic (galvanic) and electrolytic electrochemical cells.

22. Determine standard and non-standard cell potentials.

23. Interpret, apply and perform calculations with the Nernst equation.

24. Understand the relationship of ΔG, Ecell, and Keq.

25. Use Faraday’s Law of Electrolysis to calculate amounts of products formed, amount of current passed, time elapsed, and oxidation number.

26. Understand the construction of simple Voltaic cells from half-cells and a salt bridge; identify the components; calculate the emf for the cell; and write half-reactions and overall cell reactions for a voltaic cell.

27. Understand coordination compounds and identify the ligands and their donor atoms.

28. Determine the coordination number and the oxidation state of the metal and the charge on any complex ion.

29. Nomenclature of coordination compounds, structures and isomers.

30. Understand different types of isomers.

31. Understand the difference between nuclear reactions and chemical reactions.

32. Understand the relationship between neutron-proton ratio, nuclear stability, and band of stability.

33. Understand the common types of radiation emitted when nuclei undergo radioactive decay.

34. Know how to calculate concentrations, half-lives, rate constants, and time elapsed for first-order radioactive decay.

35. Classify nuclear reactions as a fission or fusion. Calculate the energy released by a nuclear fission or fusion reaction.

36. Understand how to write balanced equations for nuclear transmutations.

37. Understand how to name alkanes, cycloalkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aromatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, ethers, amines, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters and amides.

38. Understand hybridization.

39. Understand simple organic reactions like substitution, addition, elimination, free-radical and polymerization.

1. Determine the rate of a reaction and its dependence on concentration, time, and temperature.

2. Apply the method of initial rates to find the rate-law expression for a reaction and calculate k, the rate constant.

3. Use the integrated rate-law expression for a reaction (the relationship between concentration and time).

4. Describe the collision theory of reaction rates, transition state theory, and the role of activation energy in determining the rate of a reaction.

5. Use the Arrhenius equation to relate the activation energy for a reaction to changes in the rate constant with changes in temperature.

6. Understand reaction mechanisms and how they lead to rate laws.

7. Determine whether equilibrium has been established and calculate equilibrium concentrations.

8. Derive the reaction quotient and explain the relationship between the reaction quotient and the equilibrium constant.

9. Use LeChatelier’s Principle to predict the effects of concentration, pressure, and temperature change on equilibrium mixtures.

10. Recognize strong electrolytes and calculate concentration of their ions.

11. Calculate pH and pOH.

12. Calculation involving ionization constants for weak monoprotic acids and bases and the concentrations of ions in dilute solutions.

13. Apply acid-base equilibrium concepts to salts of acids and bases.

14. Understand the common ion effect and calculate the concentrations of all species in solutions containing common ions.

15. Understand solubility product expressions and use Ksp in chemical calculations including effect of common-ions.

16. Use Ksp to calculate separation of ions by fractional precipitation and explain how simultaneous equilibria can be used to control solubility.

17. Understand calculations with the thermodynamics functions, enthalpy, entropy, and free energy.

18. Use of ΔG to predict if a reaction is spontaneous at various temperatures and calculate K values.

19. Understand how to balance oxidation-reduction reactions.

20. Write half-reactions and overall cell reactions for electrolytic processes.

21. Understand the difference between Voltaic (galvanic) and electrolytic electrochemical cells.

22. Determine standard and non-standard cell potentials.

23. Interpret, apply and perform calculations with the Nernst equation.

24. Understand the relationship of ΔG, Ecell, and Keq.

25. Use Faraday’s Law of Electrolysis to calculate amounts of products formed, amount of current passed, time elapsed, and oxidation number.

26. Understand the construction of simple Voltaic cells from half-cells and a salt bridge; identify the components; calculate the emf for the cell; and write half-reactions and overall cell reactions for a voltaic cell.

27. Understand coordination compounds and identify the ligands and their donor atoms.

28. Determine the coordination number and the oxidation state of the metal and the charge on any complex ion.

29. Nomenclature of coordination compounds, structures and isomers.

30. Understand different types of isomers.

31. Understand the difference between nuclear reactions and chemical reactions.

32. Understand the relationship between neutron-proton ratio, nuclear stability, and band of stability.

33. Understand the common types of radiation emitted when nuclei undergo radioactive decay.

34. Know how to calculate concentrations, half-lives, rate constants, and time elapsed for first-order radioactive decay.

35. Classify nuclear reactions as a fission or fusion. Calculate the energy released by a nuclear fission or fusion reaction.

36. Understand how to write balanced equations for nuclear transmutations.

37. Understand how to name alkanes, cycloalkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aromatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, ethers, amines, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters and amides.

38. Understand hybridization.

39. Understand simple organic reactions like substitution, addition, elimination, free-radical and polymerization.