Wed 1/19 course introduction, canvas, course website, grading scheme.

Fri 1/21 quantifying, making measurements, metric to english unit conversions, counting, the mole concept, calculating molecular weight, amu units vs g/mol

gchem 1.1-1.4

Mon 1/24 percent composition, ways to interpret all the ratios in chemical formulas and balanced equations, limiting reactant, percent yield

gchem 1.4-1.5, 2.1

Wed 1/26 review a bit more stoichiometry, limiting reactant, introduction to gases and gas laws

gchem 2.1-2.3

Fri 1/28 the gas laws, gas mixtures, partial pressures

gchem 2.2-2.3

Mon 1/31 intro to kinetic molecular theory (KMT)

gchem 2.4

Wed 2/02 KMT and ideal gas modeling

gchem 2.4-2.5

Fri 2/04 real gas behavior, ideal gas law failures, vander Waals equation of state

gchem 2.5

Mon 2/07 wrap up and overview of unit 1

gchem 1 and 2

Fri 2/11 about Exam 1, intro to atomic theory, intro to electromagnetic radiation, wavelengths and frequencies

gchem 3.1
chembook 3.1, 3.2

Mon 2/14 more on the EM rad spectrum, range of visible wavelengths (400-700nm), calc of frequency (ν) from wavelength (λ), Valentines Video ❤️

gchem 3.1
chembook 3.1, 3.2

Wed 2/16 the energy of a photon, blackbody radiation, UV catastrophe, photoelectric effect, electrons ejected from a metal - work function of the metal, intro to line spectra

gchem 3.1
chembook 3.3, 3.4

Fri 2/18 the work function and the kinetic energy of an ejected electron, DeBroglie wavelength of a moving particle or object, Rydberg equation for H spectra lines

gchem 3.2

Mon 2/21 more on Rydberg, Schrodinger equation, solving one-dimensional particle in a box, the concept of nodes in a wavefunction

gchem 3.2

Wed 2/23 probability density ψ², quantum numbers, atomic orbitals, plotting a probability plot of an orbital (external web site - Ohio State), nodal planes and cones leads to orbital shapes, dia- and paramagnetism, filling order for electrons, Hund's rule, Pauli Exclusin Principle

gchem 3.2, 3.3
chembook 3.5, 3.6, 3.7

Fri 2/25 periodic table trends atomic size, ionization energies, sequential IE

gchem 3.4
chembook 3.10

Mon 2/28 slide show on Q#'s and the periodic table layout, electron configurations, filling order, what electrons are valance electrons, the representative elements, electron affinity, electronegativity, coulombs law, potential energy vs distance of attracted species

gchem 3.3, 3.4
chembook 3.10

Wed 3/02 radii of ions, nomenclature, ionic bonding, molecular formulas (covalent cmpd) vs formula units (ionic cmpds), crystal lattice energy

gchem 3.4, 4.1, 4.2
chembook 3.8, 3.9, 3.11

Fri 3/04 Lewis electron dot formulas, line formulas, bond length and strength, S = N - A rule, condensed line formulas, implied C's and H's in structures, bond order, resonance

gchem 4.3, 4.4
chembook 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5

Mon 3/07 more on resonance and line structures, organic line structures, counting C's and H's and lone pairs, electronegativity and ∆EN to assign relative polarity of bonds

gchem 4.4, 4.5

Mon 3/21 more on line/dot formulas, extended octets, assigning formal charge, using formal charge to help with "the best" structure, dipole moment

gchem 4.4

Wed 3/23 Intro to bonding theories, thinking about 3-D structures and using VSEPR theory, dipole moment with 3D structure

gchem 4.6, 4.7
chembook 4.6

Fri 3/25 VSEPR theory, molecular shapes, bond angles, and tweaks

gchem 4.7
chembook 4.6

Mon 3/28 Valence Bond Theory, hybrid orbitals, intro to Molecular Orbital theory

gchem 4.8, 4.9

Wed 3/30 Molecular Orbital Theory, IMFs

gchem 4.9, 5.1

Fri 4/01 IMF, liquids and solids, properties and how they relate to IMFs

gchem 5.1-5.3

Mon 4/04 overview - trouble areas for this unit, Exam 3 INFO

gchem 4.4-4.9, 5.1-5.3

Fri 4/08 intro to thermo, 1st law, state functions, system, surroundings, universe

gchem 6.1

Mon 4/11 the energy state functions (HUGS), 1st Law, heat and work and their signs, internal energy (U), enthalpy (H) and heat flow, enthalpy changes for heating and cooling things, the mCAT formula

gchem 6.2

Wed 4/13 demo day!, phase change ∆H, enthalpy of reaction, thermochemistry - scaling energy

6.2

Fri 4/15 calorimetry, bomb vs coffee-cup, Hess' Law

gchem 6.3

Mon 4/18 formation reactions and ∆H, bond energies and ∆H

gchem 6.3

Wed 4/20 2nd Law, entropy (S), concept of spontaneity

gchem 6.4

Fri 4/22 micro and macro view of entropy, residual S, 3rd Law, calc ∆S

gchem 6.4

Mon 4/25 free energy (G), spontaneity with ∆G

gchem 6.5

Wed 4/27 free energy and equilibrium

gchem 6.5

Fri 4/29 free energy relation to enthalpy and entropy (∆G = ∆H - T∆S)

gchem 6.5

Mon 5/02 kinetic vs thermo equilibrium concepts, overview, prep for Exam 4, Exam 4 info

gchem 6.5

Fri 5/06 LAST CLASS DAY... Course wrap up, prepping for the Final Exam, Info about Final Exam

gchem chapters 1-6 (ALL)
chembook chapters 1-5