CHEM 201 Spring 2012 Lecture Schedule

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Week Dates
Monday Lecture
Wednesday Lecture
Friday Lecture
Assignments
#1
Jan. 16-20

Introduction
Lecture 1 Handout
Chap. 10 - Review of Lewis Structures of Organic Compounds
Reading (review): Chap. 10, sect. 1-2
Problems:  PS#1 Handout
#2
Jan. 23-27
Chap. 10 - Review of  VSEPR; 3D Structures of Organic Cmpds
Lecture 3 Handout
Chap. 10  -  Review of Lewis Structures of Main Group Inorganics; Formal Charge; Resonance Structures
Lecture 4 Handout
Chap. 3 - Rxn Stoichiometry; Ionic and Net Ionic Eqns; Limiting Reagents
Lecture 5 Handout
Reading (review): Chap. 10, sect. 1-2, Chap. 3, sect. 1, 2-5;
Problems:  PS#1.1 Handout
#3
Jan. 30 - Feb. 3
Chap. 17 -Introduction to Equilibrium 
Lecture 6 Handout
Chap. 17 - Equilibrium
Le Chatelier's Principle
Lecture 7 Handout
Chap.18 - Bronsted Acid and Bases; Conjugate Acid/Base Pairs; pH
Lecture 8 Handout
Reading: Chap. 17; Chap. 18: sect. 3, 2
Problems: Chap. 17: 12,18,23,33,35, 37; Chap. 18: 43, 45, 47, 51, 55, 57, 27, 29
#4
Feb. 6-10
Chap. 18 - Strong Acids and Bases; pH of Strong Acid/Base Solutions
Lecture 9 Handout
Chap. 18 - Weak Molecular Acids; Ka's; pH of Weak Acid Soutions
Lecture 10 Handout Excel spreadsheet
Chap. 18 - Weak Molecular Bases; Kb's; pH of Weak Base Soutions
Reading: Chap. 17.5, Chap. 18: sect. 1, 4, 5, 7
Problems: Chap. 18: 23, 41, 65, 73,63, 71, 86, 88, 90, 92.
#5
Feb. 13-17/1
Chap. 19 - Recognizing Molecular and Ionic Acids and Bases
Chap. 19 - pH of Weak Ionic Acid/Base Soutions; Intro to Buffers
EXAM 1
Problems: Chap. 18: 94,98,100, 119,123
Reading: Chap. 19: sect. 1
 
#6
Feb. 20-24
Chap. 19 - Acid/Base Buffers Solutions


Chap. 19 - Making Buffer solutions; Titrations of Strong Acid/Bases
Chap. 19 -Titrations of Weak Acid/Bases
Reading: Chap. 19: sect. 2
Problems: Chap. 19: 2,11,17, 21,23 27,31,35,44,54,55,56,57,58,60
(detailed solns to #54, #55, #56 & #57 are on the  download page)
#7
Feb. 27 - Mar. 2
Chap. 19 - Ionic Solubility Equilibria; Ksp's
Chap. 19 - Factors Affecting Solubility
Chap. 19 - Precipitation Reactions; Qual. Scheme
Reading: Chap. 19: sect. 3-5
Problems: Chap. 19: 66,70,72,74,76,77,82,93
#8
Mar. 5-9
Chap. 20 - What Determines the Equilibrium State? Energy and Entropy
Chap. 20 - Calculating changes in Entropy of Chemical Reactions
Chap. 20 - 2nd Law of Thermod. and Free Energy
Reading: Chap. 20: sect. 1-4
Problems: Chap. 20: 16,22,28,33,50,52,48,83,68,76,78a
#9
Mar. 12-16
Chap. 20 - Free Energy and Equilibrium
Chap. 21 -  Oxidation/Reduction Reactions
EXAM 2
Reading: Chap. 21: Sect 1
#10
  Mar. 19-23
Chap. 21 -  Balancing Oxidation/Reduction Rxns 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).   
  Mar. 26-30
Spring Break
No Class
Spring Break
No Class
Spring Break
No Class

 
#11
Apr. 2-6
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

#12
Apr. 9-13
Chap. 16 - Rates of Reactions
Chap. 16 - Rate Laws
Chap. 16 - Integrated Rate Laws
Reading: Chap. 16: Sect 1-4
Problems: Chap. 16: 14, 22,  23, 26, 30, 32, 34, 35, 41,43
#13
Apr. 16-20
 Chap. 16 - Pseudo-order kinetics. Arrhenius Eqn
Chap. 16 - Collision/Transition Theory

Chap. 16 - Reaction Mechanisms
Reading: Chap. 16: sect. 5-7
Problems: Chap. 16: 39, 45, 52, 56, 57, 62, 81, 69, 70, 72, 82
#14
  Apr. 23-27
Chap. 16 - Catalysis
Chap. 24 - Nuclear Reactions and Radioactivity EXAM 3

#15
Apr. 30 - May 4
Chap. 24 - Stability of Isotopes
Chap. 24 - Kinetics of Radioactive Decay
Chap. 24 - Energy of Nuclear Reactions
Reading: Chap. 24: sect. 1,2,4,6,7
Problems: Chap. 24: 8,12,16,20,41,42,43,44,83,93
#16
  May 7-11
Review


#17
  May 14-18

May 16: FINAL EXAM
 3:30 - 5:30 PM