Course Calendar
DATE CHAPTER TOPICS
5/27-5/28 1 Introduction: Matter and Measurement - The study of chemistry; Classifications of matter. Properties of matter; Units of measurement. Uncertainty in measurement; Dimensional analysis.
5/29 2 Atoms, Molecules, and Ions - The atomic theory of matter. The discovery of atomic structure. The modern view of atomic structure. Atomic weights; and The periodic table. REVIEW FOR EXAM
5/30 CHEMISTRY 1210 - EXAM I (Chapter 1)
6/2 2 (cont.) Molecules and molecular compounds; Ions and ionic compounds; and Naming inorganic compounds.
6/3-6/4 3 Stoichiometry: Calculations with Chemical Formulas and Equations - Chemical equations. Some simple patterns of chemical reactivity; Formula weights; The mole; Empirical formulas from analyses; Quantitative information from balanced equations; and Limiting reactants.
6/5 4 Aqueous Reactions and Solution Stoichiometry - General properties of aqueous solutions; Precipitation reactions; and Acids-base reactions. REVIEW FOR EXAM
6/6 CHEMISTRY 1210 - EXAM II (Chapters 2 and 3)
6/9 4 (cont.) Oxidation–reduction (redox) reactions; Concentrations of solutions; and Solution stoichiometry and chemical analysis.
6/10-6/11 5 Themochemistry: Chemical Energy - The nature of energy; The First Law of Thermodynamics; Enthalpy; Ethalpies of reaction; Calorimetry; Hess’s Law; Enthalpies of formation; and Foods and fuels.
6/12 6 Electronic Structure of Atoms - The wave nature of light; Quantized energy and photons; Line spectra and the Bohr Model; The wave behavior of matter; Quantum mechanics and atomic orbitals; and Representations of orbitals. REVIEW FOR EXAM
6/13 CHEMISTRY 1210 - EXAM III (Chapters 4 and 5)
6/16 6 (cont.) Many-electron atoms; Electron configurations; and Electron configurations and the periodic table.
6/17 7 Periodic Properties of the Elements - Development of the periodic table; Effective nuclear charge; Sizes of atoms and ions; Ionization energy; Electron affinities; Metals, nonmetals, and metalloids; and Group trends.
6/18-6/19 8 Basic Concepts of Chemical Bonding - Chemical bonds, Lewis symbols, and the Octet Rule; Ionic bonding; Covalent bonding; Bond polarity and electronegativity; Drawing Lewis structures; Resonance structures; Exceptions to the Octet Rule; and Strengths of covalent bonds. REVIEW FOR EXAM
6/20 CHEMISTRY 1210 - Exam IV (Chapters 6,7 and part of 8)
6/23-6/24 9 Molecular Geometry and Bonding Theories - Molecular shapes; The VSEPR model; Molecular shape and molecular polarity; Covalent bonding and orbital overlap; Hybrid orbitals; Multiple bonds; Molecular orbitals; Second-row diatomic molecules.
6/25-6/26 10 Gases - Characteristics of gases; Pressure; The Gas Laws; The Ideal-gas Equation; Further applications of the Ideal-gas Equation; Gas mixtures and partial pressures; Kinetic-Molecular Theory; Molecular effusion and diffusion; and Real gases: deviations from ideal behavior. REVIEW FOR EXAM
6/27 CHEMISTRY 1210 - EXAM V (part of Chapter 8, all of 9 and 10)
6/30 REVIEW FOR ACS EXAM
7/1 CHEMISTRY 1210 - ACS Final
CHEMISTRY 1220 BEGINS
7/2-7/3 11 Intermolecular Forces, Liquids, and Solids - A molecular comparison of liquids and solids; Intermolecular forces; Some properties of liquids; Phase changes; Vapor pressure; Phase diagrams; Structures of solids; and Bonding in solids.
7/4 INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY
7/7-7/8 13 Properties of Solutions - The solution process; Saturated solutions and solubility; Factors affecting solubility; Ways of expressing concentration. Colligative properties; and Colloids.
7/9-7/10 14 Chemical Kinetics - Factors that affect reaction rates; Reaction rates; Concentration and rate; The change of concentration with time; Temperature and rate; Reaction mechanisms; and Catalysis. REVIEW FOR EXAM
7/11 CHEMISTRY 1220 - EXAM I (Chapters 11 and 13)
7/14-7/15 15 Chemical Equilibrium - The concept of equilibrium; The equilibrium constant; Heterogeneous equilibria; Calculating equilibrium constants. Applications of equilibrium constants; and Le Châtelier’s Principle.
7/16-7/17 16 Acid-Base Equilibria - Acids and bases: a brief review; Bronsted-Lowry acids and bases; The autoionization of water; The pH scale; Strong acids and bases; Weak acids; Weak bases. REVIEW FOR EXAM
7/18 CHEMISTRY 1220 - EXAM II (Chapters 14, 15, and most of 16)
7/21 16 (cont.) Relationship between Ka and Kb; Acid-base properties of salt solutions; and Lewis acids and bases.
7/22-7/23 17 Additional Aspects of Aqueous Equilibria - The common ion effect; Buffered solutions; Acid-base titrations; Solubility equilibria. Factors that affect solubility; Precipitation and separation of ions; and Qualitative analysis of metallic elements. REVIEW FOR EXAM
7/24 PIONEER DAY HOLIDAY
7/25 CHEMiSTRY 1220 - Exam III (Parts of Chapters 16 and 17)
7/28-7/29 19 Chemical Thermodynamics - Spontaneous processes; Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics; The molecular interpretation of entropy; Entropy changes in chemical reactions. Gibbs free energy; Free energy and temperature; and Free energy and the equilibrium constant.
7/30-7/31 REVIEW FOR EXAM IV AND ACS EXAM
8/1 CHEMISTRY 1220 - Exam IV (Part of Chapters 17 and all of 19)
8/4-8/5 20 Electrochemistry - Oxidation-reduction reactions; Balancing redox equations; Voltaic cells; Cell EMF. Spontaneity of redox reactions; Effect of concentration on cell EMF; Batteries; Corrosion; and Electrolysis. REVIEW FOR EXAM
8/6 CHEMISTRY 1220 - Exam V (Chapter 20)
8/7 NO CLASS-STUDY DAY
8/8 CHEMISTRY 1220 - FINAL EXAM 10:30 AM (Comprehensive ACS Exam for General Chemistry)