CHM 1010 - Chemistry I

• Identify, write, balance, and predict the products of combustion, precipitation, acid-base, and oxidation-reduction reactions
• Use stoichiometric and thermodynamic relationships between the components in a chemical reaction to analyze data, determine quantities or concentrations, and express energy changes
• Analyze and predict physical and chemical properties of atoms, molecules, ions, and compounds using their structures, type of bonding, and composition
• Interpret data and experimental results
• Effectively communicate scientific results
• Design parts of a scientific experiment

• Basic familiarity with units of measurement, atoms, compounds, and chemical reactions

• Plan and create structured experiments
• Write proficiently in technical communications
• In a laboratory experiment, identify potential procedural errors
• Differentiate between precision and accuracy
• Interpret data to isolate trends
• Use the periodic table to determine electron configurations, trends in atomic radii, trends in ionic radii, ionization energy, electron affinity, and electronegativity
• Describe the formation and properties of ionic, covalent, and metallic bonding, including Lewis dot structures
• Predict Lewis dot structures, molecular geometry, and molecular polarity for molecules and polyatomic ions
• Compare melting points, solubility, and other physical properties for molecules using intermolecular forces
• Apply the law of conservation of mass to solve stoichiometric problems, including limited reagent problems
• Employ the gas laws, the kinetic theory of gases, and gas stoichiometry
• Explain the energy considerations in material changes, both physical and chemical
• Use solution chemistry, including molarity, dilutions, pH, and acid-base properties
• Qualitatively describe chemical equilibria and reaction rates
• Recognize acid-base, oxidation-reduction, and precipitation reactions

• Physical and chemical changes
• Density
• Properties of solids (ionic, molecular, metallic)
• Solution concentration and Beer’s law
• Molecular geometry and bonding
• Stoichiometry and limiting reactants
• Identification of a molecular unknown (intermolecular forces)
• Determination of the enthalpy of a reaction
• Determination of the atomic mass of aluminum (gas laws)
• Soaps and surfactants
• Types of chemical reactions
• Solubility