CHEMISTRY 0112

Fall 2011

Tentative Lecture Schedule

 

Week of

Lecture Topic

Readings, Quizzes

 

August 29 – Sept 2 

     1

Review concepts from Chem 1

Properties of Solutions

Intermolecular Forces & Solubility

Intermolecular Forces & Biological Molecules

Solution Stoichiometry (on your own)*

 

 

Chapter 13

  13.1, 13.3 & 12.3

  13.2

  13.5*

Quiz

 

Sept 5 – 9 

     2

(Mon. 9/5 holiday. Only 3 classes)

Properties of Solutions

Colligative Properties of Solutions

Organic Compounds

Properties of Hydrocarbons

 Chapter 13

   13.6

Chapter 15

   15.1 – 15.2

Quiz

 

Sept 12 – 16 

     3

 

Organic Compounds

 Properties of Hydrocarbons –  contd

 Classes of Organic Reactions

Functional groups

Monomer-Polymer Theme (on your own)

Chapter 15

   15.1 – 15.2

15.3

 15.4

15.5 - 15.6

Quiz

 

Sept 19 – 23  

     4

 

Organic Compounds – loose ends

Equilibrium

   Chemical Equilibria   

   Le Chβtelier’s Principle

   Equilibrium Constants

 

Chapter 15 – contd

Chapter 17

17.1

17.6

 17.2 – 17.4

Quiz

 

Exam 1  Tuesday, September 27

Chapters 13, 15 & 17 (through 17-4)

 

Sept 26 – 30  

     5

 

Equilibrium

   Equilibrium constants – contd

   Solving Equilibrium Problems

Acids and Bases

   Acid & Bases in H2O and pH

   Brψnsted-Lowry Theory

Chapter 17

17.2 – 17.4 – contd

17.5

Chapter 18

18.1 – 18.2

18.3

 

Oct 3 – 7 

     6

Acids and Bases – contd

   Acid Ionization Equilibria

   Base Ionization Equilibria

   Salts & Hydrolysis

 

Chapter 18

 18.4

 18.5

 18.7

Quiz

 

Oct 10 – 14   

     7

No class Mon 10/10

Meet as usual 10/11

Acids and Bases -- contd

   Structure & Acid/Base Strength

   Other Acid/Base definitions

 

 

Chapter 18

 18.6

 18.8 – 18.9

Quiz

 

Oct 17 – 21  

     8

 

Ionic Equilibria in Aqueous Solutions

  Buffers, Indicators & Titrations (qualitative)

  Solubility Equilibria

  Complex ion equilibria

 

Chapter 19

19.1 –19.2

19.3

19.4

Quiz

 

 

Exam 2  Wednesday,  October 26

Chapters 17 (sect 5), 18 & 19

 

 

Oct 24 – 28  

     9

(10/28 Last day to drop)

Complex ion equilibria – contd

Thermodynamics

Entropy & the Second Law

 19.4

Chapter 20

20.1

Quiz

 

Oct 31 – Nov 4   

    10

Thermodynamics

  Entropy & Spontaneity

  Free Energy,  Equilibrium & Work

Chapter 20

20.2

20.3 – 20.4

Quiz

 

Nov 7 – 11  

    11

Electrochemistry

   Redox Reactions

   Voltaic Cells &  Standard Cell Potentials  

 

Chapter 21

21.2

21.2 -  21.3

   Quiz

Nov 14 – 18

    12

  Concentration,  DG°, E° &  Keq

  Cool applications of Electrochemistry (on your own)*

21.4

21.5 – 21.6*

   Quiz

 

Exam 3  Tuesday, November 22

Chapters 20 & 21

 

 

Nov 21 – 25

   

(No lab; only 2 classes)

  Chemical Kinetics – an introduction

 

 Chapter 16

   16.1

 

Nov 21 – 23 

Thanks giving Break

 

 

Nov 28 – Dec 2 

    13

Chemical Kinetics

 Reaction Rates & Rate Laws

 Factors Affecting Rate: Temperature

Chapter 16

   16.1 – 16.4

16.5

Quiz

 

Dec 5 – 9

    14

Chemical Kinetics – contd

 Theories of Reaction Rates

 Mechanisms

 How do Catalysts work?

Chapter 16

16.6

   16.7

16.8

Quiz

 

FINAL EXAM:

Friday, December 16, 9:00 to 11:00

Room 240 Krebs

 

 

 

*  You are responsible for the material in these sections although it may not be presented explicitly during the lecture!