Date

Lecture Topics

Readings

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September

3

Class Overview

Unit I - An Historical Overview of Chemistry

8

•  An introduction to some jargon; learning to speak like a chemist

•  Chemistry, from the dark arts to science

•  A scientist’s approach to understanding nature

1.1

1.2

1.3

10

•  Some strategies to use in solving chemical problems

•  Taking measurements

•  Expressing the uncertainty in the measurements taken

1.4

1.5

1.6

15

•  The chemist’s view of matter: atoms, elements, compounds & mixtures

•  Some observations that lead to the atomic view of matter

•  John Dalton’s (1766-1844) postulates for the atomic view of matter

2.1

2.2

2.3

17

•  Some observations that led to the nuclear model for the structure of the atom

•  The modern view of atomic structure and the elements

•  Arranging the elements into a (periodic) table

2.4

2.5

2.6

22

•  Energy and matter

•  Different forms of energy and their interconversions

•  Heat energy and chemical change

1.1

6.1

6.2

Unit II - The Elements and the Structure of Their Atoms

24

•  The nature of light and other forms of electromagnetic energy

•  What happens when light interacts with matter

•  Some behaviors which light and matter share

7.1

7.2

7.3

29

•  How the recognition of these behaviors led to a radical new view of matter: The quantum-mechanical model of the atom

7.4

October

•  The development of the periodic table

•  Some characteristics of atoms that have more than one electron

•  The quantum-mechanical  model of the atom is reflected in the periodic table

8.1

8.2

8.3

1

6

•  The periodic trends observed for three key properties of elements

•  How the electronic structure of the elements affect their chemical reactivity

8.4

8.5

8

Exam I (Units I & II)

Unit III - Combining Atoms to Make Compounds, Part I: Ionic Compounds

13

•  Atoms bind together to form compounds

•  The three different types of chemical bonds

2.7

9.1

15

•  The ionic bond

•  Describing the structure of ionic compounds with formulas and names

9.2

2.8

Unit IV - Chemical Bookkeeping: Stoichiometry

20

•  The concept of a mole, which is a very large group of atoms or molecules

•  Determining the formulas for a compound

•  Writing and balancing a chemical equation for a chemical reaction

3.1

3.2

3.3

22

•  Calculating the amounts of reactants consumed and the products formed in a chemical reaction

•  The stoichiometry of solutions

3.4

3.5

Unit V - Reshuffling the Atoms in Compounds: Chemical Reactions and Chemical Properties

27

•  Mixtures

•  Water as the solvent in a solution mixture

•  Reactions of ionic compounds in solution, which form precipitates

2.9

4.1

4.2

29

•  Reactions of acids and bases

•  Oxidation-reduction (redox) reactions

4.4

4.5

November

•  The fate of elements that participate in redox reactions

•  The reversibility of reactions and the equilibrium state

4.6

4.7

3

5

Exam II (Units III, IV & V)

Unit VI - Combining Atoms to Make Compounds, Part II: Covalent Compounds

10

(Last day to withdraw with a W on your transcript)

•  Bonding atoms together to make compounds

•  Describing covalent compounds with formulas and names

•  The covalent bond

•  Bond energies and chemical change

2.7

2.8

9.3

9.4

12

•  Using electronegativity to predict the bonding type and bond polarity

•  The metallic bond

•  Using Lewis dot structures to depict molecules and ions

9.5

9.6

10.1

17

•  Using the valence-shell electron-pair repulsion (VSEPR) theory to predict molecular shape

•  Molecular shape and molecular polarity

10.2

10.3

19

•  Valence-bond theory and hybrid orbitals

•  Forming covalent bonds through orbital overlap

11.1

11.2

Unit VII - The States of Matter: Physical Interactions and  Physical Properties

24

•  The Gas Laws

•  The physical states of matter and phase changes

5.3

12.1

26

•  A quantitive description of phase changes

•  Intermolecular Forces

12.2

12.3

December

1

•  The liquid state and its physical properties

•  Water and its unique physical properties

12.4

12.5

3

Exam III (Units VI and VII)

8

•  The solid state and its physical properties

12.6

10

The calm before the storm

17

The storm: Final Exam 1:00 - 2:50 pm