CHEM& 161 - General Chem w/Lab I

Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 44
Lab Hours: 33
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: For programs requiring strong backgrounds in chemistry. Scientific method, Atomic theory, quantum theory, periodic relationships, chemical bonding, molecular geometry, stoichiometry, and reactions in aqueous solution.

Prerequisite: ENGL 099 with a grade of C or higher (or placement into college-level English); and MATH& 141 with a grade of C or higher (or concurrent enrollment).
Distribution Requirements:

Natural Sciences Distribution Requirement

Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Describe the structure of atoms and ions.
Express numerical answers with the correct number of significant figures.
Solve problems using dimensional analysis.
Use Bohr’s theory to calculate the energy of electron transitions in hydrogen atoms.
Describe the electron configuration of an atom or ion using quantum numbers and electron configuration.
Explain periodic trends in terms of ionization energy and electron affinity.
Draw Lewis dot structures, resonance structures, and assign formal charges.
Assign molecular geometry and hybridization.
Write and balance a chemical equation and use it to determine the yield of a chemical reaction.
Write and balance chemical equations to describe precipitation, acid-base, and oxidation-reduction reactions.

Course Contents

Classification and properties of matter, density, metric system, significant figures, and dimensional analysis.
Atomic theory, structure of the atom, isotopes, formulas, and nomenclature.
Avogadro’s number and the mole concept, chemical equations, stoichiometry, limiting reagents and yield.
Quantum theory, the photoelectric effect, Bohr’s theory, wave-particle duality, quantum numbers, and electron configuration.
Periodic trends, ionization energy, and electron affinity.
Ionic and covalent bonds, lattice energy, Lewis dot structures, formal charge, and resonance.
Molecular geometry, dipole, valence bond theory, hybridization theory, and molecular orbital theory.
Precipitation, acid-base, and oxidation-reduction reactions.

Instructional Units: 6.25