The course text is General Chemistry, 8th Edition Media enhanced, by Ebbing and Gannon, and is published by Houghton Mifflin.
Bring your textbook and scientific calculator to class, do the homework, come to class on time and be prepared for a pop quiz .
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Date |
Topics |
Text Sections |
Homework |
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Jan. 23 |
Introduction, The Scientific Method, Matter, Measurement and Significant Figures |
1.1 - 1.5 |
1.31, 1.33, 1.37, 1.41, 1.49, 1.51, 1.55 |
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Jan. 28 |
Handling Units, Dimensional Analysis |
1.6 - 1.8 |
1.63, 1.67, 1.69, 1.71, 1.73, 1.75, 1.85, 1.89, 1.91, 1.95, 1.101, 1.117, 1.121, 1.127, 1.137, |
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Jan. 30 |
Chemical Formulas, Naming Simple Compounds, Balancing Chemical Equations |
2.6 - 2.9 |
2.61, 2.63, 2.65, 2.67, 2.69, 2.71, 2.73, 2.75, 2.77, 2.79, 2.87, 2.91, 2.93, 2.95, 2.106, 2.109, 2.113, 2.115, 2.117, 2.127 |
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Feb. 4 |
Atoms, Structure of Atoms, Isotopes, Atomic Weights, The Periodic Table |
2.1 - 2.5 |
2.31, 2.37, 2.41, 2.43, 2.47, 2.53, 2.59 |
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Feb. 6 |
Mole, Molar Mass, Mass Percentages, Empirical Formulas |
3.1 - 3.5 |
3.23, 3.25, 3.31, 3.35, 3.39, 3.43, 3.49, 3.51, 3.55, 3.57, 3.59, 3.61, 3.63, 3.65, 3.67, 3.69 |
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Feb. 11 (M) |
Exam I Chapters 1 and 2 |
No New |
Sections |
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Feb. 13 |
Stoichiometry, Limiting Reactant |
3.6 - 3.8 |
3.73, 3.81, 3.83, 3.85, 3.87, 3.89, 3.91, 3.95, 3.97, 3.103, 3.106, 3.111 |
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Feb. 20 |
Types of Chemical Reactions |
4.1, 4.2, 4.3 |
4.23, 4.25, 4.27, 4.29, 4.31, 4.33, 4.35, 4.37, 4.39, 4.41, 4.43 |
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Feb. 25 |
Chemical Reactions |
4.4, 4.5, 4.6 |
4.47, 4.49, 4.51, 4.53, 4.55, 4.89, 4.91, 4.93, 4.95, 4.97 |
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Feb. 27 |
Acid-Base Redox reactions |
20.1 |
20.29, 20.31, 20.33, 20.35 |
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Mar. 3 |
Solutions, Molarity, Solution Stoichiometry, Gravimetric and Volumetric Analysis |
4.7 - 4.10 |
4.59, 4.63, 4.67, 4.69, 4.73, 4.81, 4.83, 4.105, 4.113, 4.121 |
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Mar. 5 (W) |
Exam II Chapters 3 & part of chapter 4 |
No new |
Sections |
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Mar. 17 |
Introduction to Gases, Ideal Gas Law, Stoichiometry using Gas Laws |
5.1 - 5.4 |
5.33, 5.35, 5.37, 5.41, 5.47, |
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Mar. 19 |
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5.4 - 5.7 |
5.53, 5.57, 5.61, 5.67, 5.69, 5.73, 5.77, 5.83, 5.89, 5.91, 5.93, 5.101, 5.107, 5.109, 5.111, 5.113, 5.115 |
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Mar. 24 |
Energy, Heat, Enthalpy, Hess' Law, |
6.1 - 6.5, 6.7 |
6.37, 6.41, 6.43, 6.47, 6.51, 6.53, 6.71, 6.75, 6.73, |
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Mar. 26 |
Measuring Heats of Reaction, Heat Capacity, Standard Enthalpies of Formation, |
6.6 , 6.8 |
6.57, 6.61, 6.63, 6.67, 6.69, 6.80, 6.83, 6.95, 6.99, 6.101, 6.103, 6.105, 6.125, |
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Mar. 31 (M) |
Exam III Chapter 5, & remainder chapter 4 &ch.20.1 |
No new sections |
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Apr. 2 |
Light, Quantum Theory |
7.1 - 7.4 |
7.29, 7.31, 7.33, 7.35, 7.37, 7.39, |
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Apr. 7 |
Quantum Numbers, Finish chapter 7 |
7.5-7.7 |
7.51, 7.53, 7.55, 7.63, 7.85, 7.87 |
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Apr. 9 |
ch 8, Pauli Exclusion & Aufbau Principles, Electron Configurations, Periodic Trends, |
8.1-8.6 |
8.43, 8.45, 8.53, 8.55, 8.57, 8.59, 8.61, 8.65, 8.79, 8.83, |
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Apr. 14 (M) |
Exam IV on chapters 6 and 7 |
No new sections |
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Apr. 16 |
Bonding, electron config. of ions, Electronegativity, Lewis Dot Symbols |
9.1-9.6 |
9.25, 9.27, 9.29, 9.45, 9.47, 9.49, 9.51, 9.53, 9.55 |
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Apr. 21 |
Bond Order, Bond Length, Bond Energies |
9.6- 9.11 |
9.65, 9.67, 9.87, 9.89, 9.69, 9.71, 9.73, 0.75, 9.91, 9.95, 9.97, 9.99, 9.101, 9.105 |
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Apr. 23 |
VSEPR Theory, Predicting Polarity, |
10.1-10.3 |
10.23, 10.25, 10.27, 10.29, 10.33, 10.35, 10.37, 10.30, |
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Apr. 28 |
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10.4 - 10.7 |
10.41, 10.43, 10.47, 10.49, 10.55, 10.59, 10.67 |
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Apr. 30 (W) |
Exam V on chapters 8, 9, and 10 |
No new reading |
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May 5 |
Review for final |
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(Last Day of Classes is |