CHEMISTRY 0112

GENERAL CHEMISTRY 2

Fall 2007

Tentative Lecture Schedule

 

 

Week of

Lecture Topic

Readings, Quizzes

 

 

Week 1

Aug 27 – 31 

Review concepts from Chem 1

Properties of Solutions

Intermolecular Forces & Solubility

Intermolecular Forces & Biological Molecules

Solution Stoichiometry*

 

 

Chapter 13

  13.1, 13.3 & 12.3

  13.2

  13.5*

Quiz

 

 

Week 2

Sept 3 – 7

(no class 9/3)

Properties of Solutions

Colligative Properties of Solutions

Organic Compounds

Properties of Hydrocarbons

 Chapter 13

   13.6

Chapter 15

   15.1 – 15.2

Quiz

 

 

Week 3

Sept 10 – 14

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

 

 

Week 4

Sept 17 – 21

 

Chemical Kinetics

 Reaction Rates & Rate Laws

 Factors Affecting Rate: Temperature

Chapter 16

   16.1 – 16.4

16.5

Quiz

 

 

Week 5

Sept 24 – 28

Chemical Kinetics – contd

 Theories of Reaction Rates

 Mechanisms

 How do Catalysts work?

Chapter 16

16.6

   16.7

16.8

Quiz

 

 

Exam 1  Tuesday, September 25  (Chapters 13, 15 & 16 – through 16-4)

 

 

Week 6

Oct 1 – 5  

 

Chemical Kinetics – loose ends

Equilibrium

  Chemical Equilibria   

  Le Chβtelier’s Principle

 

Chapter 16 – contd

Chapter 17

17.1

17.6

Quiz

 

 

Week 7

Oct 8 – 12 

 

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

17.5

Chapter 18

18.1 – 18.2

18.3

Quiz

 

 

Week 8

Oct 15 – 19 

 

Acids and Bases – contd

   Acid Ionization Equilibria

   Base Ionization Equilibria

   Structure & Acid/Base Strength

 

Chapter 18

 18.4

 18.5

 18.6

Quiz

 

 

Week 9

Oct 22 – 26

Acids and Bases -- contd

   Salts & Hydrolysis

   Other Acid/Base definitions

Chapter 18

 18.7

 18.8 – 18.9

Quiz

   

Exam 2  Monday,  October 29   (Chapters 16, 17 & 18)  Part C on Friday(11/2)

 

 

Week 10

Oct 29 – Nov 2 

 

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

 

 

Week 11

Nov 5 – 9 

 

Complex ion equilibria – contd

Thermodynamics

Entropy & the Second Law

 19.4

Chapter 20

20.1

Quiz

 

 

Week 12

Nov 12 – 16

Thermodynamics

  Entropy & Spontaneity

  Free Energy,  Equilibrium & Work

Chapter 20

20.2

20.3 – 20.4

Quiz

   

Exam 3  Monday, November 19 (Chapters 19 & 20) Part C on Wednesday (11/28)

 

 

Week 13

Nov 19 – 23 

(2 classes)

Electrochemistry

   Redox Reactions 

 

Chapter 21

21.2

   Quiz

 

Nov 21 – 23 

Thanks giving Break

 

Week 14

Nov 26 – 30  

  Voltaic Cells &  Standard Cell Potentials

  Concentration,  DG°, E° &  Keq

21.2 -  21.3

21.4

   Quiz

 

Week 15

Dec 3 – 7 

  Concentration,  DG°, E° &  Keq – Contd

  Cool applications of Electrochemistry

21.4

21.5 – 21.6*

   Quiz

 

FINAL EXAM:

Week of December  10-14