Objectives for
CHEM 1412
General Chemistry
II
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
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
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