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Dec 07, 2024
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CHEM 117 - General Chemistry 2 and Qualitative Analysis Credits: 5 Lecture Contact Hours: 4 Lab Contact Hours: 4 Description: This course is the second course in a traditional one-year general college chemistry program and includes the study of kinetics, solution equilibria, solubility equilibria, hydrolysis, electrochemistry, coordination compounds, thermodynamics and qualitative analysis. A brief introduction to organic chemistry and quantitative analysis is also included. Laboratory work correlates with lecture and stresses the identification of common cations and anions by semi-micro methods.
Prerequisites: CHEM 111 with a minimum grade of 2.0. Corequisites: None. Recommended: None.
Course Category: Liberal Arts | Science with Lab This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements. This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.
This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Fall Check Course Availability
Course Competencies
- Calculate equilibrium constants and reactant/product concentrations relating to various chemical equilibria.
- Differentiate between Arrhenius, Bronsted/Lowry and Lewis definitions of acids and bases.
- Measure the pH of a solution using a pH meter and acid/base indicators.
- Write balanced equations for acids, bases and insoluble solids dissolved in water.
- Write balanced equations for reactions between acids and bases.
- Calculate the hydrogen ion, hydroxide ion, pH and pOH of strong and weak acids and bases, salt solutions, buffer solutions and mixtures of acids and bases.
- Interpret titration curves.
- Calculate Ksp and molar solubility for slightly soluble solids.
- Calculate molar solubility for slightly soluble solids in the presence of common ions or complexing agents.
- Determine the effect of pH on the solubility of a solid.
- Determine concentration, reaction stoichiometry and chemical formulas from titration data.
- Calculate reaction rate and reaction order from kinetic data.
- Determine the rate law for a reaction mechanism.
- Explain the relationship between a reaction mechanism and a balanced equation.
- Explain the ways in which concentration, temperature, surface area and catalysts affect reaction rates.
- Identify by experiment, cations and anions present in various unknown compounds or mixtures.
- Compare properties of transition metals and main group elements.
- Explain trends of size, melting point, density, magnetism and electron configuration of transition metals.
- Relate Crystal Field Theory to the reactivity, magnetic properties, electron configuration and color of transition metal compounds.
- Write names and formulas for transition metal complexes.
- Classify groups of substances as geometric isomers, constitutional isomers, optical isomers, identical compounds or unrelated substances.
- Draw constitutional, geometric and/or optical isomers for a given chemical formula.
- Calculate delta H, delta S and delta G values for chemical changes given a table of standard values.
- Relate delta H, delta S and delta G values to the equilibrium constant and spontaneity of a chemical reaction.
- Determine reaction enthalpies using a calorimeter to collect the necessary data.
- Apply the concepts of oxidation reduction chemistry to various systems including electrolytic and galvanic cells.
- Determine the concentration of a solution using spectroscopic data.
- Apply a working knowledge of laboratory safety, including proper use of safety equipment (e.g. protective eyewear) and safe work habits.
- Utilize laboratory equipment in the performance of laboratory experiments.
- Organize laboratory data, calculations and analyses in an accurate and detailed fashion.
- Execute appropriate disposal procedures for the various compounds used in the laboratory.
- Demonstrate interpersonal communication and group work skills while cooperating with other students to complete laboratory experiments.
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