Chem 1151 Spring 2008

General Chemistry

ASSIGNMENTS

Exam 3 REGRADES are due by 2 pm on Wednesday April 30.

Please note that there are NO make up quizzes. I will give 8 quizzes and drop the two lowest quizzes.

The Lab will be open Wed at 10 am (SSB 143), Wed at 2 pm (SSB 143), Thur at 10 am (SSB 143) and Thur at 2 pm (SSB 145) for makeup labs during the week of April 28. The Experimental Handout will be available in Discussion on April 29.

 

HW 6: Note that the ion in 3j is HCOO- with carbon as the central atom.

REVIEW OF CHAPTERS 1-4 AND CHAPTERS 5-7

 

Week of Lecture Lab
     
May 12

Final Exam at noon in LSci 175 and 185

SECTIONS 7, 9, 11, 19, 21, 25 in LSci 175

SECTIONS 3, 13, 17, 23, 35 in LSCi 185

Final is the ACS Standard Exam (all multiple choice, bring your calculator and #2 pencils)
May 5

Chapter 9- section 1 only

Quiz 8 on Ch 8 (resonance - VSEPR))

Q8 GREEN KEY, BLUE KEY

HW 6 due on May 5 MONDAY at noon

NOTE: THE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 2 ARE WRONG. I LISTED THE MOST POLAR MOLECULES NOT THE LEAST POLAR THE CORRECT ANSWERS ARE C-Cl AND N-Cl.

ALSO, THE MOLEC GEOM OF HCOO- IS TRIGONAL PLANAR NOT BENT.

 
April 28

Chapter 8

Quiz 7 on Ch 8

Make up Lab
April 21

Chapter 8

Quiz 6 in Discussion on Ch 7- part of 8

Green key Blue key

Homework 6: DUE May 5 by noon

11: Anion Experiment - Part 2
April 14

Exam 3 will be given on April 18 at 1 pm and cover Chapters 6-7. Bring your calculator.

SECTIONS 7, 9, 11, 19, 21, 25 in LSci 175

SECTIONS 3, 13, 17, 23, 35 in LSCi 185

HOMEWORK 5 KEY

Old Exam and Key

Review Chapter 7-9

Chapter 8: Bonding - General Concepts

11. Anion Experiment - Part 1
April 7

Chapter 7

Quiz 5-KEY

HW5 is due April 15

10. Beer's Law
March 31

Chapter 7: Atomic Structure (Sec 1-8))

Chapter 7: Periodicity (Sec 9-13)

HW4 is due April 1 at the beginning of Discussion

9. Specific Heat, Hess's Law
March 24

Exam 2 on Ch 4 and 5 on March 25-26

Part 1-green KEY

Part 1-blue KEY

Part 2-MC KEY

Review Topics Ch 4-6

8. Boyle's Law and P-T Relationships in Gases
March 10

HW 3 (See March 3 Assigment Sheet) is due March 14 at 2 pm

Review of Ch 3: Noon March 13 in LSci 175

Chapter 6 Thermochemistry

2007 Exam 2: Problems, Multiple Choice, Key Note that last years exam included Chapter 6.

7. Activity Series
March 3

Chapter 5 - Gases

HW2 (see Feb 18 Assignment Sheet) is due in Discussion

Quiz 4 (Precipitation and Redox Reactions)

Requests for Regrading Exam 1 are due March 4 in Discussion

6. A Penney's Worth of Copper
Feb 25

Quiz 3 (first part of Chapter 4)

I have to move my Tuesday Feb 26 9 am office hour to 10 am .

Redox Handout

5. Standardizations and Acid-Base Titration

Lab Notebook Review

Feb 18

Chapter 4- Part 1 Aqueous Solutions (Sec 4.1-4.3). Note that Part 1A is worth 30 points (not 24).

Chapter 4 - Part 2 Types of Reactions (Sec 4.4-4.10). Part 1B is worth 50 points.

Exam 1A-1 (GREEN), Exam 1A-2 (BLUE) Feb 19 in Discussion

Exam 1B-1 (GREEN), Exam 1B-2 (BLUE): Feb 20 in Class

Topics - Chapter 1-3

Old Exams Part 1 Part 2

4. Stoichiometry of a Reaction
Feb 11

Chapter 3

QUIZ 2 will be given in Discussion on Feb 12 and cover Chapter 2 and part of Chapter 3 (Section 1-8)

HW 1- KEY isdue in Discussion on Feb 12

3. Chemical Formulas

Weigh calcium carbonate from Expt 2 and complete Lab Report 2 at the beginning of lab.

Feb 4

Chapter 3

Note Updated TA Office Hour Schedule

2. Physical and Chemical Properties
Jan 28

Chapter 2

QUIZ 1 will be given in Discussion on Jan 29 and cover Chapter 1 and the syllabi (lecture and lab). Take your text and calculator to Discussion for problem solving work prior to the quiz.

 

Complete the Pre-Lab Assignment prior to attending lab

1A. Endo- and Exothermic Rxns

1B. Density and Graphing

     
Jan 22

Introduction to Chem 1151

Chapter 1 (Click here for the PowerPoint slides) and Chapter 2

Introduction to the Lab: Syllabus

Safety Tapes and Quiz; Safety Features of lab

Check in

Lab Technique Demos

     

First Week Information

This course is full and has a long waiting list; you must attend the first lecture to maintain your registration. This lecture will be held on Wednesday Jan 23 in LSci 175.

Students in Monday lab (Sec 2/3 and 6/7) must attend Discussion on Tuesday Jan 22. Make sure your U-Card has at least $25 on it before you go to Discussion.

Students in lab on Tues, Wed, Thur, Fri (everyone excepts Monday lab students) will NOT attend Discussion but will attend their regularly scheduled lab starting Tuesday morning on Jan 22.

Final Exam

Letter Grade % Grade
A, A- 85% and above
B+, B, B- 73%-84%
C+, C, C- 61%-72%
D+, D 55%-60%
F below 55%

Syllabus for Chem 1151

Lab Syllabus

Teaching Assistant, Lab and Discussion Schedule

Laboratory Schedule

Sample Lab Report

PERIODIC TABLE