Tue 1/22 course introduction, canvas, course website, grading, being prepared, sign up for chem101, thinking about phase changes and thermodynamics, heating curves with phase changes

gchem 7.1

Thu 1/24 review G=H-TS and phase changes, signs for ∆H ∆S ∆G, vapor pressure, interpreting phase diagrams, intro to Clausius-Clapeyron Equation

gchem 6.5, 7.1, 7.2

Tue 1/29 more C-C equation, thermo of solutions, solution physical properties, intro to colligative properties, Raoult's Law, dissolving salts - dissociation/hydration, van't Hoff factor

gchem 7.2, 7.3, 7.4

Thu 1/31 finish physical equilibrium and segue into chemical equilibrium, the mass action expression

gchem 7.4, 8.1

Tue 2/05 activities and why they matter, the mass action expression and Q, chemical equilibrium defined, understanding the equilibrium constant K

gchem 8.1

Thu 2/07 true K and its relationship to Kc and Kp, Kc to Kp relationship, the process of reaching equilibrium

gchem 8.1

Tue 2/12 overview recap day before exam 1

gchem 7.1-7.4, 8.1

Wed 2/13 Exam 1

Thu 2/14 ∆G and K relationship, setting up a RICE table, solving for "x" in a RICE table

gchem 8.1

Tue 2/19 Equilibrium under "stress" - Le Chatelier's Principle, van't Hoff equation

gchem 8.2

Thu 2/21 Aqueous equilibria, acidic vs basic, the pH and pOH of a solution, understanding the pH scale, weak acid/base equilibrium, conjugate pairs

gchem 9.1, 9.2, 9.3

Tue 2/26 using Ka and Kb,RICE tables and weak acids and bases, solving for pH with weak acids/bases, "type 1" problems

gchem 9.3

Thu 2/28 Mixing both conjugate pairs species to make a buffer (common ion effect), what is a buffer, RICE tables with "type 2" problems, partial neutralizations

gchem 9.4

Tue 3/05 mixing and calculating a buffer pH, buffering action via problem solving - add strong acid or base to a buffer and calculate the resulting pH, pH curves / titrations, interpreting end points and determining Ka and Kb from pH curves

gchem 9.4

Thu 3/07 how indicators work, how to pick the best indicator for a titration, titration curve quantitative calculations, fraction of species diagrams, polyprotic acids and their fraction of species diagrams, pH curves for polyprotic acids, protonated state and deprotonated state, amino acids, proteins, predicting the charge on a polyprotic in a given pH

gchem 9.4, 9.5

Tue 3/12 overview recap day before exam 2

gchem 8.1-8.2, 9.1-9.5

Wed 3/13 Exam 2

Thu 3/14 solubility equilibria, understanding saturated, under-saturated, and over-saturated solutions (Q vs K), molar solubility, Ksp

gchem 10.1

Tue 3/19 spring break

gchem

Thu 3/21 spring break

gchem

Tue 3/26 common ion effect for solubilities, predicting precipitations, the broad range of Q

gchem 10.1

Thu 3/28 solving RICE tables for solubility problems, intro to kinetics

gchem 10.1, 11.1

Tue 4/02 reaction rates, measuring rate laws, order of a reaction, order of a specific reactant in a reaction, method of initial rates, integrated rate laws, half-life

gchem 11.1

Thu 4/04 , mechanisms, activation energy and rate, catalysts and how they work and what they do, reaction mechanisms, hint of collision theory, demos of blue bottle, genie in a bottle, and elephant toothpaste

gchem 11.2, 11.3, 11.4

Tue 4/09 Finish kinetics: pseudo 1st order, transition state theory, potential energy diagrams. Intro to nuclear chemistry, balancing nuclear reactions, radioactivity

gchem 11.4, 13.1

Thu 4/11 types of ionizing radiation

gchem 13.2, 13.3

Tue 4/16 overview recap day before exam 3

gchem 10.1, 11.1-11.4, 13.1-13.3

Wed 4/17 Exam 3

Thu 4/18 reduction / oxidation reactions (redox) - how to recognize and how to balance redox reactions, the differences in a voltaic cell and an electrolytic cell, the root of electrochemical potential

gchem 12.1

Tue 4/23 the basics of an electrochemical cell, shorthand cell notation, calculating the standard potential of a standard cell E°, predicting good better best oxidizing agents and reducing agents

gchem 12.2

Thu 4/25 using standard potentials to categorize oxidizing and reducing agents, the S.H.E., non-standard cells and the Nernst equation

gchem 12.2

Tue 4/30 electrochemical stoichiometry, electric current, electrolytic cells, calculating moles by using current, time, and Faraday constant, free energy, K and E°, conc cells

gchem 12.3, 12,.4

Thu 5/02 batteries: three types of batteries and examples of each

gchem 12.5

Tue 5/07 overview recap day before exam 4

gchem 12.1-12.5

Wed 5/08 Exam 4

Thu 5/09 last class day, overview of course, final exam information, demos

Mon 5/13 no class day

Tue 5/14 no class day

Wed 5/15 Final Exam for 9:30am class: 9am - 12pm

Sat 5/18 Final Exam for 11am class: 9am - 12pm