CHEM 201 Lecture Schedule (revised 3/25/08)

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Week Dates
Monday Lecture
Wednesday Lecture
Friday Lecture
Assignments
#1
1/21- 25

Introduction Chap. 10 - Review of Lewis Structures Start studying for the ion-naming test: Ion-Naming Test Info
#2
1/28 - 2/1
Chap. 10 -
Review of Formal Charge and Resonance Structures
Chap. 10  - 
Review of  VSEPR
Chap. 3,17 - Review of Rxn Stoichiometry; Limiting Reagents; Equilibrium  Reading (review): Chap. 3, sect. 1, 2-5; Chap. 17, sect. 1-2
Problems:  PS#1 Handout
#3
  2/4 - 8
Chap. 18 - Bronsted Acid and Bases; Conjugate Acid/Base Pairs Chap. 18 - pH Chap. 18 - Strong Acids and Bases Reading: Chap. 18: sect. 3, 2, 1
Problems: Chap. 18: 43, 45, 47, 27, 29, 15, 17, 23, 25
#4
2/11 - 15
Chap. 18 - Weak Molecular Acids and Bases Chap. 18 - Weak Ionic Acids and Bases Chap. 18 - Recognizing Common Acids and Bases Reading: Chap. 18: sect. 4, 5, 7
Problems:  PS#3 Handout; Chap. 18: 41, 86, 65, 73, 71, 90, 92.
#5
2/18 - 22
Chap. 18 - Catch-up
Chap. 18 - More catch-up
EXAM 1
PS#4 Handout
Reading: Chap. 19: sect. 1
 
#6
2/25 -29
Chap. 19 - Buffers


Chap. 19 - Buffers Chap. 19 - Making Buffer solutions; pH Titrations Reading: Chap. 19: sect. 1-2
Problems: Chap. 18: 119, 123; Chap. 19: 2,11,17,21,23,27,31a,35
#7
  3/3- 7
Chap. 19 - pH Titrations Chap. 19 - pH Titrations; Solubility of ionic compounds
Chap. 19 - Precipitation Reactions; Solubility calculations Reading: Chap. 19: sect. 2-5
Problems: Chap. 19: 44,54,55,56,57,58,60,
(detailed solns to #54, #55, #56 & #57 are on the  download page)
#8
3/10 - 14
Chap. 19 - Factors Affecting Solubility Chap. 20 - Enthalpy and Entropy; 1st Law of Thermodyanmics
Chap. 20 - H and S calculations
Reading: Chap. 20: sect. 1-2
Problems: Chap. 19: 66,70,72,74a,82,86,88, 93; Chap. 20: 16,24,28,33,
#9
3/17 - 21
Chap. 20 - 2nd Law of Thermodynamics; Free Energy Chap. 20 - Free Energy and Equilibrium EXAM 2
Reading: Chap. 20: sect. 3-4
Problems: Chap. 20: 50,52,48,83,68,76,78a
#10
3/24 - 28
Chap. 21 - Balancing  Oxidation/Reduction Reactions Chap. 21 -  Electrochemical Cells Chap. 21 - Standard Electrode Potentials
Reading: Chap. 21: Sect 1-3
Problems: Chap.21: 1, 10, 12, 18, 27, 33, 34 (Also calculate Ecell for 33 and 34).   
3/31-4/4
Spring Break Spring Break Spring Break
#11
4/7 - 11
Chap. 21 - Nernst Equation Chap. 21 - Concentration Cells
Chap. 21 - Applications of Electrochemistry Reading: Chap. 21: Sect 4-6(to p.930)
Problems: Chap. 21:  42,56,60,64,68,72
Problem Set #10
#12
4/14 - 18
Chap. 16 - Rates of Reactions Chap. 16 - Rate Laws Chap. 16 - Integrated Rate Laws, Pseudo-Order Kinetics Reading: Chap. 16: Sect 1-4
Problems: Chap. 16: 14, 22,  23, 26, 30, 32, 34, 35, 41,43
#13
4/21 -25
Chap. 16 - Arrhenius equation
Chap. 16 - Collision Theory; Transition State Theory
Chap. 16 - Mechanisms Reading: Chap. 16: sect. 5-7
Problems: Chap. 16: 39, 49, 55,52, 56, 57, 60, 61, 62, 64, 81, 72, 74, 82
#14
4/28- 5/2
Chap. 16 - Catalysis Chap. 16 - Nuclear Reactions and Radioactivity EXAM 3

#15
5/5 -9
Chap. 24 - Stability of isotopes
Chap. 24 - Kinetics of Radioactive Decay Chap. 24 - Energy of Nuclear Reactions; Fusion and Fission
(Last Day of Classes)
Reading: Chap. 24: sect. 1,2,4,6,7
Problems: Chap. 24: 8,12,16,20,41,42,43,44,83,93
#16
5/12 - 16

FINAL EXAM
1 -3 PM