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Readings are from the required textbook:
Atkins, Peter, and Loretta Jones. Chemical Principles: The Quest for Insight. 3rd ed. New York, NY: W.H. Freeman and Company, 2004. ISBN: 9780716757016.
Course readings.
| LEC # |
TOPICS |
READINGS |
|
Review of High School Chemistry Topics |
Fundamentals
Section A.1
Sections B.3 - B.5
Sections C - I
Sections L - M
Sections 1.A - 1.E |
| 1-5 |
Atomic Theory of Matter
Discovery of Nucleus
Wavelike Properties of Radiation
Particle-like Nature of Light
Matter As a Wave |
Sections A.2 - A.3
Sections B.1 - B.2
Sections 1.1 - 1.7 |
| 6-8 |
The Hydrogen Atom
Hydrogen Atom Wavefunctions
P Orbitals |
Sections 1.8 - 1.10 |
| 9-13 |
Electronic Structure of Multielectron Atoms
Periodic Trends in Elemental Properties
Covalent Bonds
Lewis Diagrams
Breakdown of Octet Rule |
Sections 1.11 - 1.21
Sections 2.3 - 2.17
Section 2.1 |
| 14 |
Molecular Orbital Theory |
Sections 3.9 - 3.11
Sections 3.4 - 3.8 |
| 15-18 |
Valence Bond Theory and Hybridization
Hybridization and Chemical Bonding
Bond Energies / Bond Enthalpies
Free Energy of Formation ΔGof |
Sections 3.4 - 3.8
Section 5.5
Sections 6.7, 6.14, 6.16 - 6.19, and 6.21
Sections 7.1 - 7.2, 7.8, 7.11 - 7.13, and 7.15 - 7.16
Sections 9.1 - 9.7 |
| 19-23 |
Chemical Equilibrium
Acid-Base Equilibrium
Acid-Base Equilibrium: Titrations |
Chapters 9 - 11 (Except Sections 10.10, 10.14 - 10.17, and 11.7 - 11.14) |
| 24-26 |
Acid Base Titrations and Oxidation/Reduction
Oxidation/Reduction |
Sections K.1 - K.4
Chapters 12.1 - 12.14 |
| 27-28 |
Transition Metals
Transition Metals: Crystal Field Theory |
Chapter 16, pp. 620-634. |
| 29-33 |
The Shapes of Molecules: VSEPR Theory
Transition Metals
Kinetics |
Chapter 3, pp. 86-94.
Chapter 16, pp. 634-637.
Chapter 17, pp. 660-664.
Chapter 13, pp. 483-523. |
| 34-36 |
Kinetics (cont.)
Kinetics: Catalysis
Review |
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