CHM 1045

General Chemistry I⚓

Fundamental principles of general chemistry. Concurrent registration in both lecture and laboratory is required. Prerequisites: MAC 1105 or adequate placement test score or CHM 1025

"Chemistry” Third Edition by Julia Burdge, Molecular model kit is recommended but not required Bring a simple scientific calculator with a logarithm key to each class session and exam. Graphing calculators are not allowed. Make sure you use the same calculator for the class, homework and exam. It is important that you understand how to use it before the exam is taken.

•Chapters 1 to 12 should be covered in this course. Sections of the text added or omitted will be announced in class. The topics listed below are intended to be a general focus of each chapter. Class notes will be made available online through the Blackboard system.

  • The Scientific Method, Classification of Matter, Scientific Measurement, The Properties of Matter, Uncertainty in Measurement, Using Units and Solving Problems
  • Atomic Theory, The Structure of the Atom, Atomic Number, Mass Number, and Isotopes, The Periodic Table, The Atomic Mass Scale and Average Atomic Mass, Molecules and Molecular Compounds, Ions and Ionic Compounds
  • Molecular and Formula Masses, Percent Composition of Compounds, Chemical Equations, The Mole and Molar Masses, Combustion Analysis, Calculations with Balanced Chemical Equations, Limiting Reactants
  • General Properties of Aqueous Solutions, Precipitation Reactions, Acid-Base Reactions, Oxidation-Reduction Reactions, Concentration of Solutions, Aqueous Reactions and Chemical Analysis
  • Energy and Energy Changes, Introduction to Thermodynamics, Enthalpy, Calorimetry, Hess's Law, Standard Enthalpies of Formation
  • The Nature of Light, Quantum Theory, Bohr's Theory of the Hydrogen Atom, Wave Properties of Matter, Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Numbers, Atomic Orbitals, Electron Configuration, Electron Configurations and the Periodic Table
  • Development of the Periodic Table, The Modern Periodic Table, Effective Nuclear Charge, Periodic Trends in Properties of Elements, Electron Configuration of Ions, Ionic Radius, Periodic Trends in Chemical Properties of the Main Group Elements
  • Lewis Dot Symbols, Ionic Bonding, Covalent Bonding, Electronegativity and Polarity, Drawing Lewis Structures, Lewis Structures and Formal Charge, Resonance, Exceptions to the Octet Rule, Bond Enthalpy
  • Molecular Geometry, Molecular Geometry and Polarity Valence Bond Theory, Hybridization of Atomic Orbitals, Hybridization in Molecules Containing Multiple Bonds, Molecular Orbital Theory, Bonding Theories and Descriptions of Molecules with Delocalized Bonding
  • Properties of Gases, The Gas Laws, The Ideal Gas Equation, Reactions with Gaseous Reactants and Products, Gas Mixtures, The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases, Deviation from Ideal Behavior
  • Intermolecular Forces, Properties of Liquids, Crystal Structure, Types of Crystals, Amorphous Solids, Phase Changes, Phase Diagrams