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General Chemistry 1

$25

General Chemistry 1 is a highly interactive and engaging course that covers all topics typical of first semester General Chemistry. The course includes a multitude of formative practice problems that are scaffolded and include detailed feedback, interactives such as PhET simulations and virtual lab experiments, engaging media elements, and summative assessments.

Description

General Chemistry 1 covers all of the topics typically covered in first semester General Chemistry and includes both formative assessments, with high scaffolding, and end of unit and module quizzes. This course offers highly contextualized, engaging content, designed in a logical flow that transitions smoothly between relatively small amounts of expository text, worked examples, activities, interactives, simulations, and other media. The exercises scaffold students through complex problems before moving to less or un-scaffolded practice. The many practice problems provide immediate, detailed feedback and hints as needed.

The course also includes many engaging and interactive elements such as: interactive examples, instructor-led videos demonstrating problem solving methods, problem sets incorporating PhET simulations, and virtual laboratory experiments. Substantial value is added through a coherent learning experience, tagged against a consistent set of learning objectives tied to a common knowledge model.

What students will learn

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Learning objectives by module

Unit: Foundations of Chemistry

Module: Properties of Matter

  • Classify matter as element, compound, or mixtures.
  • Describe the four states of matter.
  • Recognize physical and chemical changes and properties.

Module: Measurements

  • Convert among the temperature scales of Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin.
  • Convert units using dimensional analysis.
  • Determine the accuracy and precision of sets of data.
  • Record measurements and calculations using the correct number of significant figures.
  • Use the International System of Units for measurements.

Module: Atomic Theory

  • Describe the contributions of John Dalton to modern atomic theory.
  • Describe the evolution of the atomic theory.

Module: Elements and Compounds

  • Apply the concepts of isotopes and their percent abundance to make calculations associated with atomic mass.
  • Describe how chemical bonds form.
  • Describe the arrangement of the periodic table of elements.
  • Distinguish between molecular and ionic compounds.
  • Interpret chemical symbols for isotopes and ions.
  • Name chemical compounds.
  • Write chemical formulas for compounds.

 

Unit: Composition of Substances and Solutions

Module: The Mole

  • Calculate the percent composition of a compound.
  • Convert amounts of substances among moles, particles, and mass.
  • Determine formulas for empirical and molecular formulas.

Module: Aqueous Solutions

  • Apply concepts of mass percentage, volume percentage, parts per million, and parts per billion.
  • Calculate concentrations of solutions that involve molarity.
  • Describe aqueous solutions.

 

Unit: Reactions and Stoichiometry

Module: Chemical Equations

  • Represent chemical reactions with chemical equations.
  • Describe acid-base reactions.
  • Describe oxidation-reduction reactions.
  • Describe precipitation reactions.
  • Produce balanced oxidation-reduction equations for reactions in acidic or basic solution.

Module: Reaction Stoichiometry

  • Apply stoichiometric relationships to calculate amounts of substances involved in chemical reactions.
  • Identify limiting reactants in chemical reactions. 
  • Calculate the percent yield of a chemical reaction.

 

Unit: Gases

Module : Gas Laws

  • Calculate pressure, temperature, volume, or amount of gas by applying the appropriate gas law.
  • Make calculations involving gas pressure as it relates to the measurement of gas pressure.

Module: Stoichiometry of Gases

  • Apply combined concepts of stoichiometry and the ideal gas law to calculate the amounts of substances in a chemical reaction.
  • Apply Dalton’s law of partial pressures.
  • Apply stoichiometric relationships to calculate amounts of substances involved in chemical reactions.

Module: The Kinetic-Molecular Theory

  • Describe the relationship between molecular velocities, kinetic energy, and molar mass of gases.
  • Describe the relationship between the kinetic molecular theory and the gas laws.
  • Explain the differences between ideal gases and real gases.

 

Unit: Thermochemistry

Module: Introduction to Energy

  • Calculate internal energy for processes and explain its classification as a state function.
  • Describe the nature of energy changes that accompany chemical and physical changes. 

Module: Calorimetry

  • Calculate heat transferred in chemical and physical processes.
  • Distinguish the related properties of heat, thermal energy, and temperature.

Module: Enthalpy

  • Calculate enthalpy changes for various chemical reactions.

 

Unit: Electronic Structure and Periodic Properties

Module: Electromagnetic Energy and the Bohr Model of the Atom

  • Describe the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom.
  • Describe the particle nature of light.
  • Describe the wave nature of light.

Module: Quantum Theory

  • Describe the general idea of the quantum mechanical model of the atom.
  • List and describe traits of the four quantum numbers that form the basis for completely specifying the state of an electron in an atom.
  • Write electron configurations for elements and identify valence electrons from them.

Module: Periodic Properties

  • Describe and distinguish between ionization energy and electron affinity.
  • Describe and explain the observed periodic trends of atomic and ionic size.

 

Unit: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry

Module: Ionic and Covalent Bonding

  • Assess the polarity of covalent bonds.
  • Describe covalent bond formation.
  • Describe ionic bond formation. 

Module: Lewis Structures

  • Draw Lewis structures depicting the bonding in molecules.
  • Explain the concept of resonance and draw Lewis structures representing resonance forms for a given molecule.
  • Use average covalent bond energies to estimate enthalpies of reactions.
  • Use formal charges to identify the most reasonable Lewis structure for a given molecule.

Module: Molecular Structure and Polarity

  • Assess the polarity of a molecule based on its bonding and structure.
  • Predict the structures of small molecules using valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) theory. 

Module: Advanced Theories of Covalent Bonding

  • Apply the concept of Covalent Bond Theory to describe covalent bonds in molecules.
  • Apply the concept of hybridization to describe covalent bonds.

 

Unit: Solids and Liquids

Module: Intermolecular Forces

  • Describe the roles of intermolecular attractive forces in viscosity, surface tension, and capillary rise.
  • Describe the types of intermolecular forces possible between atoms or molecules in condensed phases.
  • Identify the types of intermolecular forces experienced by specific molecules based on their structures.

Module: Phase Changes

  • Describe the processes represented by typical heating and cooling curves, and compute heat flows and enthalpy changes accompanying these processes.
  • Explain the relation between phase transition temperatures and intermolecular attractive forces.
  • Use phase diagrams to identify stable phases at given temperatures and pressures, and to describe phase transitions resulting from changes in these properties.
  • Apply the Clausius-Clapeyron Equation to calculate vapor pressure.

Module: The Solid State of Matter

  • Define and describe the bonding and properties of ionic, molecular, metallic, and covalent network crystalline solids.
  • Describe the arrangement of atoms and ions in crystalline structures.
  • Compute ionic radii using unit cell dimensions.
  • Explain the use of X-ray diffraction measurements in determining crystalline structures.

 

Unit: Solutions

Module: Solubility

  • Describe the basic properties of solutions and how they form.
  • Describe the solubility of gases, liquids, and solids in liquids.
  • Explain solute-solvent interactions of ionic and covalent electrolytes. 
  • Describe the composition and properties of colloidal dispersions.

Module: Colligative Properties

  • Express concentrations of solution components using mole fraction and molality.
  • Perform calculations using the mathematical equations that describe various colligative effects.
  • Use colligative properties to calculate molar mass.
  • Describe differences in colligative properties of electrolytes.

Course assessments, activities, and outline

UNIT 1: Foundations of Chemistry

Module 1: Course Introduction

Module 2: Properties of Matter

QUIZ: Properties of Matter

Module 3: Measurements

QUIZ: Measurements

Module 4: Atomic Theory

QUIZ: Atomic Theory

Module 5: Elements and Compounds

QUIZ: Elements and Compounds

UNIT 2: Reactions and Stoichiometry

Module 6: Introduction

Module 7: The Mole

QUIZ: The Mole

Module 8: Aqueous Solutions

QUIZ: Aqueous Solutions

Module 9: Chemical Equations

QUIZ: Chemical Equations

Module 10: Reaction Stoichiometry

QUIZ: Reaction Stoichiometry

Module 11: Reactions and Stoichiometry: Unit Practice

UNIT 3: Gases

Module 12: Introduction

Module 13: Gas Laws

QUIZ: Gas Laws

Module 14: Stoichiometry of Gases

QUIZ: Stoichiometry of Gases

Module 15: The Kinetic-Molecular Theory

QUIZ: The Kinetic Molecular Theory

UNIT 4: Thermochemistry

Module 16: Introduction

Module 17: Introduction to Energy

QUIZ: Introduction to Energy

Module 18: Calorimetry

QUIZ: Calorimetry

Module 19: Enthalpy

QUIZ: Enthalpy

UNIT 5: Electronic Structure and Periodic Properties

Module 20: Introduction

Module 21: Electromagnetic Energy and the Bohr Model of the Atom

QUIZ: Electromagnetic Energy and the Bohr Model of the Atom

Module 22: Quantum Theory

QUIZ: Quantum Theory

Module 23: Periodic Properties

QUIZ: Periodic Properties

Module 24: Electronic Structure and Periodic Properties: Unit Practice

UNIT 6: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry

Module 25: Introduction

Module 26: Ionic and Covalent Bonding

QUIZ: Ionic and Covalent Bonding

Module 27: Lewis Structures

QUIZ: Lewis Structures

Module 28: Molecular Structure and Polarity

QUIZ: Molecular Structure and Polarity

Module 29: Advanced Theories of Covalent Bonding

QUIZ: Advanced Theories of Covalent Bonding

UNIT 7: Solids and Liquids

Module 30: Introduction

Module 31: Intermolecular Forces

QUIZ: Intermolecular Forces

Module 32: Phase Changes

QUIZ: Phase Changes and Diagrams

Module 33: The Solid State of Matter

QUIZ: The Solid State of Matter

UNIT 8: Solutions

Module 34: Introduction

Module 35: Solubility

QUIZ: Solubility

Module 36: Colligative Properties

QUIZ: Colligative Properties

UNIT 9: Appendix

Module 37: Appendix

Other course details

Adapted from OpenStax Chemistry by Sandra Raysor with contributions from David Yaron and Mark Blaser.

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  • Java

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