This is the second semester of a rigorous, in-depth two semester sequence of the chemical principles involved in stoichiometry, structure, bonding, and reactivity.
Athena Title
Advanced Gen Chem II Honors
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in CHEM 1212, CHEM 1412
Prerequisite
(CHEM 1211 or CHEM 1311H or CHEM 1411) and permission of Honors
Corequisite
CHEM 1312L
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able to demonstrate the ability to solve scientific problems by following logical procedures based on well-established scientific principles.
By the end of the course, students will be able to relate microscopic theories to macroscopic observations using chemical principles to explain observable phenomena.
By the end of the course, students will be able to illustrate the principles of kinetics and thermodynamics as applied to rates and equilibrium positions of chemical reactions.
By the end of the course, students will be able to use quantitative measures of solution concentration in describing acid-base, solubility, and electrochemical principles of aqueous solutions.
By the end of the course, students will be able to interpret the value of logarithmic functions in the determination of rate constants; half-lives for radioactive isotopes; and solution concentrations of specific analytes (i.e., pH measurements to determine hydrogen ion concentrations).
By the end of the course, students will be able to analyze nuclear processes such as radioactivity, fission, and fusion in terms of kinetic and thermodynamic principles.
Topical Outline
1. Intermolecular Forces and Liquids
2. The Solid State
3. Chemical Kinetics: The Rates of Chemical Reactions
4. Principles of Chemical Reactivity: Entropy and Free Energy
5. Solutions and Their Behavior
6. Principles of Chemical Reactivity: Equilibrium
7. Principles of Chemical Reactivity: The Chemistry of Acids and Bases
8. Principles of Chemical Reactivity: Other Aspects of Aqueous Equilibria
9. Principles of Chemical Reactivity: Electron Transfer Reactions
10. Nuclear Chemistry
General Education Core
CORE II: Physical Sciences
Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes
Analytical Thinking
The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.
Critical Thinking
The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.
