Spring 2009

Syllabus
(subject to change by the instructor at any time)
Approximate associated sections of the text are in parenthesis.

I. Overview: coverage of topics

Intermolecular forces and Phases of Matter (1.4, 11.1 to 11.6)
Properties of Solutions (12.1 to 12.4)
Chemical Energetics (6.1 to 6.5)
Spontaneous Reactions (14.1 to 14.6)
Kinetics (15.1-15.7)
Chemical Equilibrium (16.1 to 16.6)
Ionic Equilibria (17.1 to 17.7, 18.1 to 18.5)
Redox Reactions (19.1 to 19.7)

II. Detailed Version
Blank lines delimit separate weeks.

26 Jan    States of Matter, Real Gases (1.4, 11.1)
28 Jan    Dispersion Forces, Dipole attractions, Hydrogen Bonding (11.2)
30 Jan    Liquids, Forces in Solids (11.3, 11.4)

02 Feb    Phase changes (11.6)
04 Feb    Solutions (12.1, 12.2, 12.4)
06 Feb    Energy, Introduction to Thermodynamics (6.1, 6.2)

09 Feb    First Law: Conservation of Energy, Bond energies and chemical reactions (6.2, 6.3)
11 Feb    Enthalpy (6.5)
13 Feb    More on enthalpy, Calorimetry (6.4, 6.5)

16 Feb    More on enthalpy, Calorimetry (6.4, 6.5)
18 Feb    Exam #1
20 Feb    Entropy (14.1, 14.2)

23 Feb    Entropies of pure substances (14.3)
25 Feb    Spontaneity and Free Energy (14.4)
27 Feb    Applications of Thermodynamics (14.5, 14.6)

02 Mar   Rates of Chemical Reactions (15.1, 15.2)
04 Mar   Rate Law (15.3, 15.4)
06 Mar   Linking Mechanism and Rate Law (15.5)

Spring Break

16 Mar   Temperature-dependence of rates, Activation Energy (15.6)
18 Mar   Catalysis (15.7)
20 Mar   Exam #2

23 Mar   Dynamic Equilibrium, Equilibrium Constants (16.1, 16.2)
25 Mar   Thermodynamics and Equilibrium (16.3)
27 Mar    Le Chatelier's Principle (16.4)

30 Mar    Examples of Problems involving equilibria (16.5)
01 Apr    Ionic equilibria, Introduction to acid-base chemistry (16.6, 17.1)
03 Apr    pH scale, strong and weak acids and bases (17.2, 17.3)

06 Apr    Recognising acids and bases and their strengths (17.4, 17.5)
08 Apr    Factors Affecting Acid Strength (17.6)

Easter Break

15 Apr    Multiple Equilibria (17.7)
17 Apr    Exam #3

20 Apr    Buffer Solutions (18.1)
22 Apr    Buffer Capacity and Preparation (18.2)
24 Apr    Acid-Base Titrations (18.3)

27 Apr    Solubility Equilibria (18.4)
29 Apr    Complexation Equilibria (18.5)
01 May   Introduction to Redox Reactions, Oxidation Numbers (19.1, 19.2)

04 May   Galvanic Cells, Cell Potentials (19.3, 19.4)
06 May   Exam #4
08 May   Free Energy and Electrochemistry (19.5)

11 May   Applications of Redox Reactions (19.6, 19.7)

Final Exam is Mon, May 18, 8-10am