CHEMISTRY 103
FALL 2005
Sections 1 and 2 (MWF)
Syllabus

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    I. Chemical Foundations (Chapter 1)  
Aug 24             A. Domain and methods of chemistry  
1-8, 26-30
              B. Techniques of calculation  
8-26, A1-A14
 
        
    II. Atoms, Molecules, and Ions (Chapter 2)    
              A. Early chemical laws  
41-46
Aug 29              B. Dalton's atomic theory  
46-48
              C. Atoms  
49-56, 58-61
              D. Molecules and ions  
56-58, 62-72
         
    III. Chemical Quantities (Chapter 3)    
              A. Atomic mass  
81-85
Sept 5             B. The mole and Avogadro's number  
86-90
              C. Molar mass  
90-93
              D. Empirical and molecular formulas  
93-104
         
    IV. Chemical Reactions (Chapters 3 and 4)    
              A. Chemical equations  
102-108
Sept 12             B. Stoichiometric calculations  
108-120
              C. Solution stoichiometry  
133-148
              D. Precipitation and acid-base reactions  
148-164
              E. Oxidation-reduction reactions  
164-179
         
    V. Gases (Chapter 5)    
Sept 19             A. Laws of Avogadro, Boyle, and Charles  
189-198
              B. Ideal gas law and Dalton's law  
198-211
              C. Kinetic molecular theory  
212-219
              D.  Effusion and diffusion  
219-222
Sept 26             E. Real gases  
222-224
         
    VI. Thermochemistry (Chapter 6)    
              A. Heat, work, energy, enthalpy, and calorimetry  
241-256
Oct 3             B. Hess's law  
256-260
              C. Standard enthalpies of formation  
260-267
         
    VII. Hydrogen Atom (Chapter 7)    
              A. Electromagnetic radiation and quantization  
289-299
  Oct 12             B. Bohr model   
299-304
              C. Quantum mechanics and the Schrödinger equation  
304-310





    VIII. Polyelectronic Atoms (Chapter 7)    
Oct 17             A. Pauli exclusion principle  
310-312

            B. Electron filling in atoms  
312-314, 317-324
              C. Periodic table and periodic trends
 
314-317, 324-335
         
    IX. Chemical Bonding (Chapter 8)    
Oct 24             A. Electronegativity and bond polarity  
347-357
              B. Ionic compounds  
357-364
              C. Covalent compounds  
366-374
              D. Lewis dot structures, resonance  
374-388
              E. Valence shell electron pair repulsion model  
388-400
         
    X. Liquids and Solids (Chapter 10)    
Oct 31             A. Intermolecular forces  
449-453
              B. Liquids           134-136,
454-456,
484-492 
              C. Solids  
456-483
              D. Phase diagrams  
492-497
         

Nov 7		   XI. Colligative Properties of Solutions (Chapter 11)
          A. Concentration measurements 		  
511-515
              B. Raoult's law  
524-531
              C. Boiling-point elevation and freezing-point depression  
531-535
              D. Osmotic pressure  
535-540
         
    XII. Chemical Kinetics (Chapter 12)    
              A. Reaction rates  
555-561
Nov 14             B. Rate laws  
561-567
              C. First-order reactions  
568-573
              D. Kinetics and mechanism  
579-588
              E. Catalysts  
588-595
         
    XIII. Chemical Equilibrium (Chapter 13)    
Nov 21             A. Equilibrium constant  
609-636
              B. Le Châtelier's Principle  
636-642
         
    XIV. Acids and Bases (Chapters 14 and 15)    
              A. Nature of acids and bases  
653-662, 158-164
              B. pH scale  
662-666
Nov 28             C. Equilibrium calculations for weak acids and bases  
666-687
              D. Hydrolysis of salts of weak acids and bases  
687-693
              E. Common ion effect and buffers  
714-729