Chemistry 123
Course Outline
Title: General Chemistry II
Length of Course: One semester (14 weeks)
Classroom Hours per Week: 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab
Number of Credits: Three Credits
Prerequisites: Chemistry 121
Corequisite: A university calculus course and English 098
Description of Course:
The second semester of a first year general chemistry course. The topics covered include kinetics, chemical equilibrium, thermodynamics, electrochemistry and organic reactions.
Course Outline:
Weeks 1,2: Kinetics
Reaction rates and the collision theory. Rate laws. Determining the order of a reaction. The Integrated and Differential Rate Laws. Reaction mechanisms and rate-determining step. Transition state theory. Arrhenius equation and activation energy. Catalysts.
Reaction rates and the collision theory. Rate laws. Determining the order of a reaction. The Integrated and Differential Rate Laws. Reaction mechanisms and rate-determining step. Transition state theory. Arrhenius equation and activation energy. Catalysts.
Weeks 3-5: Chemical Equilibrium
The equilibrium constants, K c and K p. Le Chatelier's principle. Solving equilibrium problems. Acids and bases. The strengths of acids and bases. pH of strong and weak acids and bases. Autohydrolysis of water, buffers, hydrolysis of salts. Acid/base titrations.
The equilibrium constants, K c and K p. Le Chatelier's principle. Solving equilibrium problems. Acids and bases. The strengths of acids and bases. pH of strong and weak acids and bases. Autohydrolysis of water, buffers, hydrolysis of salts. Acid/base titrations.
Weeks 6,7: Chemical Thermodynamics
Some definitions. Spontaneous reactions. Entropy and the second law of thermodynamics. Internal energy versus enthalpy. Hess' law of heat summation. Free energy. Standard entropies and free energies. Free energy versus standard free energy. Free energy and equilibrium. Free energy and work.
Some definitions. Spontaneous reactions. Entropy and the second law of thermodynamics. Internal energy versus enthalpy. Hess' law of heat summation. Free energy. Standard entropies and free energies. Free energy versus standard free energy. Free energy and equilibrium. Free energy and work.
Weeks 8,9: Electrochemistry
Galvanic cells. Cell potentials, free energy and work. Concentration cells. The Nernst equation. Batteries. Corrosion. Electrolytic cells and Faraday's Laws.
Galvanic cells. Cell potentials, free energy and work. Concentration cells. The Nernst equation. Batteries. Corrosion. Electrolytic cells and Faraday's Laws.
Weeks 10-13:Organic Chemistry
An introduction to simple reactions of organic functional groups, including addition, elimination, substitution, acid/base and oxidation/reduction reactions.
An introduction to simple reactions of organic functional groups, including addition, elimination, substitution, acid/base and oxidation/reduction reactions.
Evaluation:
3 Tests 45%
Final Exam 35%
Laboratory and Homework 20%
Final Exam 35%
Laboratory and Homework 20%
Textbooks:
"General Chemistry, Principles and Modern Applications", 9th Edition, 2007, Petrucci, Harwood, Herring, Madura
“Experiments in General Chemistry", 8th Edition, 2002, Greco, Rickand,Weiss and Columbia College Lab Manual
Transferability:
SFU: Chemistry 122 (2 credits) Q & Chemistry 126(1) Q
UBC: Chemistry 123 (4 credits)
UVic: Chemistry 102 (1.5 units)
UBC: Chemistry 123 (4 credits)
UVic: Chemistry 102 (1.5 units)
Instructors:
Brenda Louie BSc (SFU), PhD (UBC)
Mehdi Meshgini BSc, MSc ( Oregon State), PhD (Washington)