1. ADCHEM: INTRODUCTION TO COLLEGE CHEMISTRY
REFERENCES:
1) Principles of General Chemistry by M.S. Silberberg
2) Chemistry: The Central Science, 9th ed., by T.L. Brown, H.E. LeMay, Jr. And B.E. Bursten
GENERAL COURSE OBJECTIVE:
This course aims to introduce the student to advanced concepts in chemistry.
COURSE SYLLABUS
I. CHEMICAL NOMENCLATURE
II. STOICHIOMETRY : FORMULAS AND EQUATIONS
The Mole Concept
Empirical Formula
Molecular Formula
Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
Mass Relationships in Chemical Reactions
Fundamentals of Solution Stoichiometry
III. CHEMICAL REACTIONS
Types of Chemical Reactions
Aqueous Ionic Reactions
Acid-Base Titrations
IV. THERMOCHEMISTRY
Definition: System and Surroundings
First Law of Thermodynamics
Calorimetry
Hess’s Law
Standard Heats of Reaction
Entropy and Entropy Change
Second Law of Thermodynamics
V. CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM
Equilibrium Constant Expression
Le Chatelier’s Principle
VI. ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIA
Arrhenius Theory
Bronsted-Lowry Theory
pH
Relative Strengths of Acids and Bases
Buffer Solutions
