CH 2050 - General Chemistry for Life Sciences

• Conduct experiments, make observations, collect, analyze, and interpret data
• Recognize the use of common measurement units, convert measurements done in metric system into other related units, calculate medication dosing
• Describe the structure of atom, use the mole concept and molecular formulas
• Locate the elements in the periodic table; recognize property trends, electron configuration
• Draw lewis dot structures, describe bonds, name compounds, and write formulas
• Classify different kinds of chemical reactions, perform reaction stoichiometry
• Identify states of matter, perform calculations based on gas laws, apply gas laws to life science situations, perform enthalpy calculations
• Predict the solubility’s of substances on the basis of molecular polarity and intermolecular forces, calculate solution concentrations, Henry’s law describe colligative properties
• Define what are acids, bases, salts and buffers, calculate pH, blood as buffer, and learn pathologies of acidosis or alkalosis
• Describe forms of radiation, use nuclear reaction equations and half-life, recognize health effects of radiation, use biological units red, gray and rem, describe medical uses

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• Measurement units, interconversion of units, medication dosing: dose per kilogram body weight, drip rate of liquids, drops per minute dosing
• Atoms and molecules: Structure of atom, isotopes, mole concept, chemical formulas
• Periodic table: Electronic configuration and property trends
• Bonding: Ionic and covalent bonding, electronegativity, polar covalent bonds
• Chemical reactions: Types of chemical reactions, decomposition, combination, replacement, ionic. Exothermic and endothermic reactions, stoichiometry
• States of matter: liquid, solid, gas, kinetic molecular theory, gas laws, evaporation, sublimation, boiling and melting points, enthalpy
• Solutions and Colloids: solution and solubility, intermolecular forces, concentration expressions-nsmolarity, percent solution, milli-equivalent solution, solution preparation and stoichiometry, Henry’s law, colligative properties, colloids, dialysis
• Acid and base properties of solutions, Bronsted theory, pH, strong acids, bases, salts, buffers, metabolic acidosis and alkalosis, respiratory acidosis and alkalosis
• Radioactive nuclei, radioisotopes, nuclear reactions, half-life, effects of radiation on health, radiation units including biological units rad, gray, rem, medical imaging, medical use of radioisotopes

• Moles and Chemical Formulas (pg.# 113)
• Chemical reactions and Equations (pg.# 83)
• Gas Laws (PV and VT relationships) (pg.# 129)
• Ionic solutions and Electrolytes (IV fluids, Ringer’s, Pedialyte etc.) (pg.# 159)
• Osmosis, Dialysis
• Hemodialysis, Filtration (pg.# 199)
• Molecular Geometry and Bonding (Instructor handout)
• pH part I: Measuring pH and properties of Buffers (pg.# 213)
• Design an experiment: Creation of IV fluids for specific diseases
• Shielding from nuclear Radiation (Instructor handout)