Course Outline

Week 1, January 10
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Introduction
1st Semester Review Problem Set

Syllabus
OWL
Problem Set
Problem Set Solutions
Recitation (Mon or Wed) Review of Molecular Structure Problem Set
Wed States of Matter and Intermolecular Forces
Intermolecular Forces Involving Polar Molecules
Intermolecular Forces Involving Nonpolar Molecules
Properties of Liquids
12.1-12.4
Chapter 12
Fri Units of Concentration
Solution Process
Factors Affecting Solubility: Pressure and Temperature
14.1-14.3
Chapter 14
Week 2, January 17
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon MLK Day of Service - No Class
Recitation (Wed Only) Optional Review Session
Wed Colligative Properties

Colligative Properties Problem Set

14.1-14.4
Chapter 14
Problem Set
Problem Set Solutions
Fri Colligative Properties Exercise Exercise
Week 3, January 24
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Chapter 14 Assignment Due

Rates of Chemical Reactions
Reaction Conditions and Rate

15.1-15.2 Chapter 15
Recitation (Mon or Wed)
Kinetics Exercise exercise
Wed Effect of Concentration on Reaction Rate
Concentration-Time Relationships: Integrated Rate Laws
15.3-15.4 Chapter 15
Fri Concentration-Time Relationships: Integrated Rate Laws

Review for Exam

Exam 1, 3:00

15.4 Chapter 15
Week 4, January 31
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Concentration-Time Relationships: Integrated Rate Laws 15.4 Chapter 15
Recitation (Mon or Wed) Kinetics Problem Set

Problem Set
Solutions to Problem Set
Wed A Microscopic View of Reaction Rates
15.5
Chapter 15
Fri

Reaction Mechanisms

Chapter 15 Assignment Due

15.6 Chapter 15
Week 5, February 7
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Chemical Equilibrium: A Review 16.1 Chapter 16
Recitation (Mon or Wed)
Kinetics and Equlibrium Problem Set

Problem Set
Problem Set Solution
Wed The Equilibrium Constant and Reaction Quotient 16.2
Chapter 16
Fri Determining an Equilibrium Constant 16.3 Chapter 16
Week 6, February 14
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Using Equlibrium Constants in Calculations 16.4 Chapter 16
Recitation (Mon or Wed) Equlibrium Problem Set

Problem Set
Problem Set Solutions
Wed More About Balanced Eqauations and Equilibrium Constants
16.5
Chapter 16

Fri Disturbing a Chemcial Equilibrium Exam 2, 3:00

16.6 Chapter 16
Week 7, February 21
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Chapter 16 Assignment Due

Acids and Bases: A Review
The Bronsted-Lowry Concept of Acids and Bases Extended
Water and the pH Scale

17.1 - 17.3 Chapter 17
Recitation (Mon or Wed) Acid Base Problem Set I
Problem Set
Problem Set Solutions
Wed Equilibrium Constants for Acids and Bases
Predicting the Direction of Acid-Base Reactions
17.4-17.5
Chapter 17

Fri Types of Acid-Base Reactions 17.6 Chapter 17
Week 8, February 28 2
SPRING BREAK
Week 9, March 7
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Calculations with Equiligrium Constants 17.7 Chapter 17
Recitation (Mon or Wed) Acid Base Problem Set II

Problem Set
Problem Set Solutions
Wed Polyprotic Acids and Bases
Lewis Concept of Acids and Bases
Molecular Structure, Bonding, and Acid-Base Behavior
17.8-17.10
Chapter 17
Fri Chapter 17 Assignment Due

Introduction to Buffers 


Chapter 17
Week 10, March 14
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon The Common Ion Effect 18.1 Chapter 18
Recitation (Mon or Wed) Strong Acid Titration Problem Set

Problem Set
Problem Set Solution
Wed Controlling pH: Buffer Solutions
18.2
Chapter 18
Fri Controlling pH: Buffer Solutions

Exam 3, 3:00

18.2 Chapter 18
Week 11, March 21
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Acid-Base Titrrations 18.3 Chapter 18
Recitation (Mon or Wed) Acid-Base Buffers and Titrations Problem Set

Problem Set
Problem Set Solutions
Wed Acid-Base Titrations
18.3
Chapter 18
Fri The Solubility of Salts 18.4 Chapter 18
Week 12, March 28
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Precipitation Reactions
18.5
Chapter 18
Recitation (Mon or Wed) Ksp Problem Set

Problem Set
Problem Set Solutions
Wed Chapter 18 Assignment Due

Equligria Involving Complex Ions
Solubility and Complex Ions

18.6-18.7 Chapter 18
Fri Spontaneity and Energy Transfer as Heat
Dispersal of Energy: Entropy
Entropy: A Microscopic Understanding
19.1-19.3 Chapter 19
Week 13, April 4
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Entropy Measurement and Values
Entropy Changes and Spontaneity
Gibbs Free Energy
19.4-19.6
Chapter 19
Recitation (Mon or Wed) Thermochemistry Problem Set


Problem Set
Problem Set Solutions
Wed Calculating and Using Free Energy
19.7
Chapter 19
Fri Review

Chapter 19 Homework Due

Exam 4, 4:00

19.7-19.8
Chapter 19
Week 14, April 11
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Oxidation-Reduction Reactions

20.1
Chapter 20
Recitation (Mon or Wed)
Wed Simple Voltaic Cells
Commercial Voltaic Cells
20.2-20.3 Chapter 20
Fri Student Projects Day, No Class, Attend a Talk!
College of Arts and Science Schedule
School of Engineering Schedule
Week 15, April 18
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Standard Electrochemical Potentials  20.4 Chapter 20
Recitation (Mon or Wed) Electrochemical Cells Under Nonstandard Conditions 20.5 Chapter 20
Wed Voltaic Cell Problem Set

Fri Spring Holiday - No Classes
Week 16, April 25
Day Topic Reading Materials available
Mon Electrochemistry and Thermodynamics
Electrolysis: Chemcial Change Using Electrical Energy
Counting Electrons
20.6-20.8 Chapter 20
Recitation (Mon or Wed) Special Seminar
Atmospheric Chemistry
Wed Electrochemistry Problem Set
Problem Set
Problem Set Solutions