Objectives for CHEM 1412

General Chemistry II

This is a list of topics to be taught in General Chemistry II. It does not reflect the order in which the topics need be taught.

 

Reference based on 6/e of General Chemistry, Whitten, Davis & Peck

 

1    Chemical Kinetics:       Chapter 16

      Rate of a reaction                                                                                                    16-1

      Factors that affect reaction rates                                                                             

      a. Nature of reactants                                                                                              16-2

      b. Concentration of reactants: Rate-law expressions & Reaction order                        16-3

      c. Concentration vs. time: Integrated rate equations and half-life                                 16-4

      Collision theory, activation energy                                                                             16-5

      Transition state theory                                                                                              16-6

      Mechanisms and Rate-law expressions                                                                     16-7

      Arrhenius equation: temperature and rate                                                                  16-8

      Catalysts                                                                                                                 16-9

                                                                                                                                    

2    Chemical Equilibria      Chapter 17

      Dynamic equilibria                                                                                                   17-1

      Equilibrium constant Kc                                                                                            17-2 to 17-3

      Reaction quotients                                                                                                    17-4

      Calculations with Kc                                                                                                17-5

      Heterogeneous equilibria                                                                                          17-11

      Kp and Kc                                                                                                              17-9

      Le Chatelier's Principle: factors affecting equilibria                                                    17-6

                                                                                                                                    

3    Acid-Base Theories      Chapter 10

      Arrhenius Acid-base theories                                                                                    10-2

      Bronsted-Lowry Acid-base theories                                                                          10-4

      Strength of acids: binary and ternary acids                                                                 10-7

      Lewis Acid-base theories                                                                                         10-10

                                                                                                                                    

4    Acid-Base Equilibria                                                                                             Ch. 10, 18, 19

      Ionization of water                                                                                                   10-5, 18-2

      pH and pOH                                                                                                            18-3

      Ka and Kb for weak acids and bases, % ionization                                                     18-4

      Polyprotic acids                                                                                                       18-5

      Hydrolysis of salts: Relationship between Ka and Kb                                                 18-7 to 18-10

      Hydrolysis of metal ions                                                                                           18-11

      Common ion effect and Buffer solutions, Henderson-Hasselbalch equation                        19-1

      Buffering action and preparation of buffer solutions                                                    19-2 & 19-3

      Acid-base indicators                                                                                                 19-4

      Acid-base titrations                                                                                                  19-5 to 19-7

                                                                                                                                    

5    Ionic equilibria: Solubility       Chapter 20

      Ksp and solubility                                                                                                     20-1 to 20-2

      Common ion effect of solubility Reaction quotients                                                     20-3

      Predicting precipitate formation                                                                                 20-3

      Fractional precipitation                                                                                             20-4

      Simultaneous Equilibria: Ksp & Kb/Ka                                                                      20-5

      Dissolving precipitate, complex formation                                                                  20-6

                                                                                                                                    

6    Thermodynamics      Chapter 15

      The First Law of Thermodynamics                                                                           15-1

      Enthalpy, DH                                                                                                           15-2 , 15-3, 15-6

      Calorimetry (constant-pressure and constant volume)                                                 15-4

      Thermochemical equations                                                                                       15-5

      Internal energy, DE                                                                                                  15-10

      Relationship between DE and DH                                                                              15-11

      Hess' Law                                                                                                               15-8

      Standard enthalpies of formation and reaction                                                            15-7

      Bond energy and DH                                                                                                15-9

      The Second Law of Thermodynamics & Spontaneity                                                 15-12 & 15-13

      Entropy and Third Laws of Thermodynamics                                                             15-14

      Gibb's free energy                                                                                                    15-15

      Relationship between DG and K                                                                                17-12

                                                                                                                                    

7    Electrochemistry      Chapter 21

      Balancing redox reactions                                                                                         11-5 to 11-7

      Electrical conduction & electrodes                                                                            21-1 & 21-2

      Electrolysis                                                                                                              21-3 to 21-5

      Faraday's law of Electrolysis                                                                                    21-6

      Voltaic cells                                                                                                             21-8 to 21-10

      Standard electrode potentials                                                                                    21-11 to 21-16

      Nernst equation                                                                                                       21-19

      Concentration cells                                                                                                   21-20

      Relationship of e°, DG° and K                                                                                    21-21

                                                                                                                                    

8    Coordination Compounds      Chapter 25

      Basics: ligands, coordination number                                                                          25-1 to 25-3

      Nomenclature                                                                                                          25-4

      Structural Isomers                                                                                                    25-6

      Stereoisomers: geometric & optical isomers                                                               25-7

*** Crystal field theory: high spin, low spin                                                                      25-8

*** Color & spectrochemical series                                                                                25-9

                                                                                                                                    

9    Nuclear Chemistry      Chapter 26

      n/p ratio and nuclear stability                                                                                     26-2

      Nuclear binding energy & nuclear stability                                                                 26-3

      Radioactive decay                                                                                                    26-4

      Nuclear equations                                                                                                    26-5 to 26-8

      Kinetics                                                                                                                   26-10

      Nuclear fission, fusion and reactors                                                                           26-14 & 26-15

                                                                                                                                    

10  Introduction to Organic Chemistry      Chapter 27

      Types of hydrocarbons                                                                                             27-1 to 27-7

      Functional groups: halides, alcohols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, amines,

           carboxylic acids & derivatives                                                                             27-8 to 27-15

      Nomenclature                                                                                                          27-2

      Typical reactions: substitution, addition, elimination & polymerization                           27-16-27-19

      Isomers                                                                                                                   28-1, 28-2

*** Optional