Course Overview
A review will deal with physical and chemical properties, nomenclature, measurements and units, significant figures, stoichiometry, classification of reactions, balancing reactions, calculating limiting reagents and percent yield. The course focuses on the topics of gases, atoms and light, atomic energies, periodic properties, electron configurations, bonding, intermolecular forces, introduction to organic chemistry and special topics. The course topics will be tied in to industrial applications and chemistry used in everyday life. The labs will allow students to develop lab techniques and apply theory.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
5.5
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Discuss basic concepts of properties
- Solve stoichiometric problems.
- Describe how a gas responds to changes in pressure, volume, temperature, and quantity of gas.
- Calculate variables related to the gas laws.
- Explain how the relative rates of effusion and diffusion of two gases depend on their molar masses.
- Discuss basic concepts of atomic structure.
- Describe the properties of electrons in atoms and molecules.
- Draw the electronic structure of atoms using orbital diagrams.
- Predict the behaviour of the elements from their positions on the periodic table and their electronic configurations.
- Explain the general variations in periodic properties of the elements.
- Predict the types of chemical bonds which occur in molecules.
- Draw the Lewis structure of molecules.
- Apply the VSEPR model to predict the geometries of molecules.
- Apply bonding models to elements, molecules, and compounds.
- Predict the intermolecular forces found in molecules.
- Predict the solubility characteristics of ionic and molecular compounds.
- Identify and draw various organic functional groups.
- Develop lab techniques used in industry and research.
Effective as of Fall 2010
Related Programs
General Chemistry for Chemical and Environmental Technology (CHEM 1121) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
School of Energy
- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Technology
Diploma Full-time
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