Course description:
This course introduces matter, measurements, and calculation atoms and molecules: symbols and formulas, atomic number, mass number, and isotopes, molecules and ions, chemical formulas, naming compounds, the periodic law. Forces between particles, chemical bonding chemical reactions, energy and reactions, the mole and chemical equations. Solution,reaction rates and equilibrium, spontaneous and nonspontaneous processes, reaction rates, molecular collisions.
Course Aims:
The goals of this course is to give student a fundamental knowledge of basic and general chemistry which will help him in his forthcoming courses such as organic, biochemistry and others. These principles are: methodology, and application of modern chemistry and to learn to appreciate its ability to explain the physical world. principles of atomic and molecular theory, stoichiometry, and concentration units, dilution, osmosis and dialysis, colloids. Thermodynamics first and second law.State the characteristics of liquids and solids, including phase diagrams. Articulate the importance of intermolecular interactions and predict trends in physical properties. Identify the characteristics of acids, bases, pH, buffers and pKa trend and effect on acid and base. Understand the rate and order of a reaction and its dependence on concentration, time, and temperature. LeChatelier’s Principle to predict the effects of concentration, pressure, and temperature changes on equilibrium mixtures. Thermodynamic functions, enthalpy, entropy, and free energy.
Course outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
- apply significant figures rules in all calculations providing the correct number of significant figures and units.
- Name elements, provide their symbols and determine the number of protons, neutrons, electrons and nuclei in elements and compounds.
- Distinguish between ionic and covalent compounds.
- Chemical reaction write and balance chemical equations.
- Perform stoichiometry using mol/mol and mol/g relationships.
- Explain how intermolecular forces affect the physical properties of matter.
- Identify oxidation-reduction reactions.
- Perform calculations related to the preparation of solutions involving molarity.
- Identify acids and bases and neutralization reaction. Strong acid and base.
- Demonstrate an understanding of pH by relating it to hydrogen ion concentration and hydroxide ion concentration.
- Describe and explain the formation and function of a buffer system.
- Describe the relationship between energy changes and chemical processes.
- Know, osmosis, suspension, dialysis and colloids.
- Understand intermolecular forces, reaction rates and equilibrium, spontaneous and nonspontaneous processes, reaction rates, molecular collisions.