CHM 1020 - Chemistry II

3 lecture hours 2 lab hours 4 credits
Course Description
This general chemistry course is a continuation of Chemistry I (CHM 1010) for students in engineering programs and students interested in chemistry. Students will design and conduct experiments, analyze and interpret data, and relate experimental results to theoretical understandings of chemical phenomena. Topics include electrochemistry, crystalline materials, chemical kinetics, acid-base theory, buffers, chemical thermodynamics, properties of liquids and solutions, transition metal chemistry, nuclear chemistry, and an introduction to organic chemistry. These topics will be discussed with respect to real-world applications. 
Prereq: CHM 1010  or CHM 1010A  (quarter system prereq: CH 200 or CH 200A or CH 200B)
Note: None
This course meets the following Raider Core CLO Requirement: Think Critically
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  • Plan and create structured experiments; conduct an experiment properly; collect appropriate data and observations, and analyze and interpret data
  • Qualitatively predict chemical equilibria and quantitatively perform equilibria calculations
  • Identify and compare solid structures, and relate density to crystal structure
  • Explain and quantify the molecular level changes that occur during oxidation reduction reactions, corrosion; the operation of an electrochemical cell; and acid dissociation, base dissociation, hydrolysis, solubility, precipitation, neutralization, and buffer systems
  • Describe typical sizes of atoms, molecules, and bonds
  • Explain at the molecular level how temperature, concentration, catalysts, and surface area affect the rate, the rate law, and the activation energy of a reaction
  • Identify common acids, bases, and ionic compounds, including organic acids and bases
  • Predict spontaneity of chemical reactions and phase changes using thermodynamic concepts of Gibbs free energy, entropy, and enthalpy
  • Describe properties of colloids and single-phase mixtures and pure substances; explain the role intermolecular forces in phase changes of pure substances, solutions, and colloids
  • Predict crystal field diagrams for transition metal complexes and estimate crystal field splitting energy
  • Identify isomers of coordination compounds
  • Compare properties of solutions to one another and to properties of pure liquids
  • Draw structures of complex ions and complex ion compounds
  • Recognize common functional groups including alkenes, alkynes, alcohols, amines, carboxylic acids and explain their general properties
  • Describe polymerization reactions for condensation and addition polymers
  • Identify common organic functional groups
  • Recognize organic reactions such as hydrogenation of alkenes, hydration of alkenes, amide formation and ester formation

Prerequisites by Topic
  • Classification and properties of matter, atomic structure, and periodic relationships
  • Chemical bonding, Lewis dot structure, molecular geometry and polarity, and intermolecular forces
  • Gases
  • Mass and enthalpy relationships in chemical reactions
  • Solutions, molarity, pH
  • Types of chemical reactions (acid-base, oxidation-reduction and precipitation)
  • Qualitative overview of chemical equilibrium, corrosion and reaction rates

Course Topics
  • Properties of liquids and solutions
  • Colloids and surfactants
  • Crystalline materials
  • Chemical kinetics
  • Chemical equilibria
  • Acid-base chemistry and buffers
  • Thermodynamics
  • Transition metal chemistry
  • Electrolysis, corrosion and batteries
  • Organic chemistry

Laboratory Topics
  • Properties of liquids
  • Solution chemistry and colligative properties
  • Structures of solids and their properties
  • Chemical kinetics
  • Le Chatelier's principle
  • Acid-base chemistry
  • Buffers
  • Acid-base titrations
  • Chemistry of transition metals
  • Thermodynamics
  • Electrochemistry
  • Corrosion
  • Coordination chemistry

Coordinator
Dr. Anne-Marie Nickel


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