Syllabus
General Chemistry II - Lecture

General Chemistry II - Lecture

CHEM-1312

Credit Summer 2020
06/01/2020 - 08/09/2020

Course Information

Section 005
Distance Learning
TTh 12:10 - 14:20
ONL DIL
Jeffrey Allison

Office Hours

  • M T W Th
    10:00 - 11:30am
    Via Email jalliso2@austincc.edu

Course Requirements

Prerequisites:  CHEM 1311 and CHEM 1111.  Co-requisite: CHEM 1112

1)  Open Stax free online textbook:

https://d3bxy9euw4e147.cloudfront.net/oscms-prodcms/media/documents/Chemistry-OP_XdqVZpQ.pdf Reference)

2)  Scientific Calculator (any type)

3) Bound notebook (homework only)

Readings

Preparation before lecture: 

  1. Download or print off appropriate lecture problem set.
  2. Review previous lecture problem set.
  3. Stay up to date on relevant homework problems. 
  4. Bring calculators to each lecture.

Course Subjects

COURSE DESCRIPTION

A continuation of CHEM 1311(1411).  Stresses the quantitative aspects of kinetics, chemical equilibria, acid-base theories, coordination complexes, thermodynamics, and electrochemistry. Includes introductions to organic chemistry and nuclear chemistry.

COURSE RATIONALE

This course covers the fundamental facts; laws, principles, theories and concepts of chemistry necessary for further work in science or science related subjects.

Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives

  1. Determine the rate of a reaction and its dependence on concentration, time, and temperature.
  2. Apply the method of initial rates to find the rate-law expression for a reaction and calculate k, the rate constant.
  3. Use the integrated rate-law expression for a reaction (the relationship between concentration and time).
  4. Describe the collision theory of reaction rates, transition state theory, and the role of activation energy in determining the rate of a reaction.
  5. Use Arrhenius equation to relate the activation energy for a reaction to changes in the rate constant with changes in temperature.
  6. Understand reaction mechanisms and how they lead to rate laws.
  7. Determine whether equilibrium has been established and calculate equilibrium concentrations.
  8. Derive the reaction quotient and explain the relationship between the reaction quotient and the equilibrium constant.
  9. Use LeChatelier’s Principle to predict the effects of concentration, pressure, and temperature change on equilibrium mixtures.
  10. Recognize strong electrolytes and calculate concentration of their ions.
  11. Calculate pH and pOH.
  12. Calculation involving ionization constants for weak monoprotic acids and bases and the concentrations of ions in dilute solutions.
  13. Use acid-base equilibrium concepts to salts of acids and bases.
  14. Understand the common ion effect and calculate the concentrations of all species in solutions containing common ions.
  15. Understand solubility product expressions and use Ksp in chemical calculations including effect of  common-ions
  16. Use Ksp to calculate separation of ions by fractional precipitation and explain how simultaneous equilibria can be used to control solubility.
  17. Understand calculations with the thermodynamics functions, enthalpy, entropy, and free energy.
  18. Use Hess’s Law
  19. Use of ΔG to predict if reaction is spontaneous at various temperatures and calculate K values
  20. Understand how to balance oxidation-reduction reactions.
  21. Write half-reactions and overall cell reactions for electrolytic processes.
  22. Understand the difference between Voltaic (galvanic) and electrolytic electrochemical cells.
  23. Determine standard and non-standard cell potentials.
  24. Understand interpretation, application, and calculations with Nernst equation.
  25. Understand the relationship of Gibbs Free Energy, Ecell, and Keq
  26. Use Faraday’s Law of Electrolysis to calculate amounts of products formed, amount of current passes, time elapsed, and oxidation number.
  27. Understand the construction of simple Voltaic cells from half-cells and a salt bridge; identify the components; calculate the emf for the cell; and write half-reactions and overall cell reactions for a voltaic cell.
  28. Understand the coordination compounds and identify the ligands and their donor atoms.
  29. Determine the coordination number and the oxidation state of the metal and the charge on any complex ion.
  30. Nomenclature of coordination compounds, structures and isomers.
  31. Understand different types of isomers
  32. Understand the difference between nuclear reactions and chemical reactions.
  33. Understand the relationship between neutron-proton ratio, nuclear stability, and band of stability.
  34. Understand the common types of radiations emitted when nuclei undergo radioactive decay.
  35. Know how to calculate concentrations, half-lives, rate constants, time elapsed for first-order radioactive decay.
  36. Classify nuclear reactions as a fission or fusion.  Calculate the energy released by a nuclear fission or fusion reaction.
  37. Understand how to write balanced equations for nuclear transmutations.
  38. Understand how to name alkanes, cycloalkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aromatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, ethers, amines, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters and amides
  39.  Understand hybridization
  40. Understand simple organic reactions like substitution, addition, elimination, free-radical and polymerization.

COURSE POLICIES

Attendance/Class Participation Regular and punctual class and laboratory attendance is expected of all students. If attendance or compliance with other course policies is unsatisfactory, the instructor may withdraw students from the class.

Withdrawal Policy It is the responsibility of each student to ensure that his or her name is removed from the roll should he or she decides to withdraw from the class. The instructor does, however, reserve the right to drop a student should he or she feel it is necessary. If a student decides to withdraw, he or she should also verify that the withdrawal is submitted before the Final Withdrawal Date. The student is also strongly encouraged to retain their copy of the withdrawal form for their records. Students who enroll for the third or subsequent time in a course taken since Fall, 2002, may be charged a higher tuition rate, for that course. State law permits students to withdraw from no more than six courses during their entire undergraduate career at Texas public colleges or universities. With certain exceptions, all course withdrawals automatically count towards this limit. Details regarding this policy can be found in the ACC college catalog.  The last day to drop the course is Monday, April 27, 2020.

Incompletes An instructor may award a grade of “I” (Incomplete) if a student was unable to complete all of the objectives for the passing grade in a course due to medical/emergency reasons.  Students must have successfully completed at least 60% of the course materials to get an incomplete. An incomplete grade cannot be carried beyond the established date in the following semester. The completion date is determined by the instructor but may not be later than the final deadline for withdrawal in the subsequent semester.

 

Student Support Services

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COURSE OUTLINE/CALENDER

COURSE OUTLINE/CALENDAR

Month (Day)

Chapters

Homework Problems

 

Unit I:  Thermodynamics & Kinetics

General Chemistry I Review: Handout Assignment

 January 22, 27, 29

             Unit I:   Properties of Solutions

Unit I HW

February 3, 5, 10

Unit II:  Thermodynamics

Unit II HW

February 12, 17, 19, 24

Unit III:  Kinetics

Unit III HW

February 24 - 28

Midterm Exam I (HYS Testing Center)

Unit I-III

 

Unit II:  Equilibria

 

Feb 26, Mar 2, 4

Unit IV Chemical Equilibrium

Unit IV HW

Mar 9. 11, 23

Unit V  Acid – Base Equilibria

Unit V HW

March 16 - 22

Spring Break

No CLass

Mar 25, 30 Apr 1, 6

Unit VI:  Buffers and Ionic Equilibria

Unit VI HW

 April 6 - 10

Midterm Exam II (HYS Testing Center)

Unit IV - VI

 

Unit III: Applications of General Chemistry

 

April 8, 13, 15, 20, 22

Unit VII:  Electrochemistry

Unit VII HW

April 27, 29

Unit VIII:  Nuclear Chemistry

Unit VIII HW

 May 4, 6

Unit IX:  Introduction to Organic Chemistry

Unit IX HW

May 11

Catch Up/ Review of Course

 

Wednesday, May 13

Final Exam (In class)

Unit VII – IX  

 

 

This syllabus is subject to change at the instructor's discretion. The class will be notified via email should this occur so please check your email everyday

 

COURSE EVALUATION/GRADING SCHEME

Homework notebook:  Complete all homework assigned at the end of each chapter covered in the order of the class schedule using a bound homework notebook only for this course. A loss of 10 percentage points for notebooks not following the criteria for an acceptable notebook.  The notebook will be collected on the date of the final exam and is worth 100 points (25% of the course grade).  Some of the exam questions will come directly from these suggested problems.

Acceptable homework notebooks will have:

  • name on the inside cover with course number
  • pages firmly bound (not stapled or corner folded)
  • chapter or unit headings at the start of each new unit
  • logical solutions written next to number of question designated

Exams:  There will be 2 “midterm” exams and 1 comprehensive final exam (75% of the course grade).   Midterm exams only will be given in the HYS testing center during the tentative dates shown below.  There will be no make-up exams regardless of excuse.  The final exam is mandatory will be given in class on the last meeting.

Extra Credit on Midterm Exams:   By completing a midterm exam in the testing center on day 1 or 2 you will be awarded +10 points of extra credit. 

Midterm Retests: retests are only available for one time and are not given on the final exam.  Extra credit will not be applied to the retest.   If a student chooses to retest, the final grade on the retest will be recorded for that exam.    

Exam Format:   Each exam will be made up of free response questions from the homework, class problems and the practice exam.  If a student misses class, the notes and solutions to worked problems in class (including practice exams and homework) will not be provided by the instructor and must be obtained from another student in class.

Final Lecture Grade

 2 “midterm” exams x 100 points each = 200 points

                                           Final exam = 100 points

                           Homework Notebook = 100 points_________________________________

                                        Total Points = 400 points

 

Grading Scale (360–400 points = A); (320–359 points = B); (280–319 points = C); (240 – 279 points = D); (below 240 points = F)