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Chem 112 Course Outline

The CHEM 112 course covers fundamental concepts in chemistry, including states of matter, gas laws, thermochemistry, properties of liquids, kinds of solids, chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, aqueous equilibria, and electrochemistry. Each topic is allocated specific weeks for in-depth study, focusing on laws, principles, and calculations relevant to the field. The course aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of chemical behavior and reactions in various states and conditions.

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Chem 112 Course Outline

The CHEM 112 course covers fundamental concepts in chemistry, including states of matter, gas laws, thermochemistry, properties of liquids, kinds of solids, chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, aqueous equilibria, and electrochemistry. Each topic is allocated specific weeks for in-depth study, focusing on laws, principles, and calculations relevant to the field. The course aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of chemical behavior and reactions in various states and conditions.

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CHEM 112 COURSE CONTENT

A – States of Matter (1/2 week)


Gas, liquid and solid: differences between them (physical and chemical), inter-conversion between
them.

B – The Gas Laws (3 weeks)


Boyle’s Law: The relationship between Volume and Pressure
Charles’ Law: The relationship between Volume and Temperature
Avogadro’s Law: The relationship between Volume and Amount
The Ideal Gas Law
Partial Pressure and Dalton’s Law
Graham’s Law of Diffusion and Effusion of Gases
The Behaviour of Real Gases

C – Thermochemistry (3 weeks)
Energy
Energy Changes and Energy Conversion
Internal Energy and State Functions
Expansion Work
Energy and Enthalpy
The Thermodynamic Standard State
Enthalpies of Physical and Chemical Change
Enthalpies of Physical Change
Enthalpies of Chemical Change
Hess’s Law
Standard Heat of Formation
Bond Dissociation Energies
An Introduction to Entropy
An Introduction to Free Energy

D – Some Properties of Liquids (1 week)


Phase Changes
Evapouration, Vapour Pressure and Boiling Point
Boiling Point Elevation and Freezing Point Depression
The Clausius-Clapeyron Equation (only importance)

E – Kinds of Solids (1/2 week)


Unit Cells and the Packing of Spheres in Crystalline Solids

F – Chemical Kinetics (1 week)


Rate Laws and Reaction Order
Experimental Determination of a Rate Law
Rate Law for a First Order Reaction
Second Order Reactions

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G – Chemical Equilibrium (2 weeks)
The Equilibrium State
The Equilibrium Constant Kc
The Equilibrium Constant Kp
The Effect of a Catalyst on Equilibrium

H – Aqueous Equilibria: Acids and Bases (2 weeks)


Acid – Base Concepts: The Brønsted-Lowry Theory
Acid Strength and Base Strength
Hydrated Protons and Hydronium Ions
Dissociation of Water
The pH Scale
Calculating Equilibrium Concentrations in Solutions of Weak Acids
Percent Dissociation in Solutions of Weak Acids
Equilibria in Solutions of Weak Bases
Relation between Ka and Kb
Acid-Base Properties of Salts
Neutralization Reactions
Acid-Base Titration Curves: Strong Acid/Weak Base, Strong Base/Weak Acid, Weak Acid/Weak
Base
The Common Ion Effect
Buffer Solutions
The Handerson-Hasselbalch Equation
Solubility Equilibria
Measuring Ksp and Calculating solubility from Ksp
Factors that affect Solubility

I – Electrochemistry (2 weeks)
Galvanic Cells
Shorthand Notation for Galvanic Cells
Cell Potentials and Free Energy Changes for Reactions
Standard Reduction Potentials
Cell Potentials and Composition of the Reaction Mixture: The Nernst Equation
Standard Cell Potentials and Equilibrium Constants
Electrolysis of Aqueous Sodium Chloride
Electrolysis of Water

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