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General Chemistry 2

$25

General Chemistry 2 is a highly interactive and engaging course that covers all topics typical of second 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 2 covers all of the topics typically covered in second 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 : Chemical Kinetics

Module : Reaction Rates

  • Calculate reaction rates from experimental data.
  • Determine relative rates of consumption and production of species from the balanced equation for a given chemical reaction.
  • Describe the effects of chemical nature, physical state, temperature, concentration, and catalysis on reaction rates.

Module : Rate Laws

  • Use rate and concentration data to identify reaction orders and derive rate laws.
  • Perform integrated rate law calculations for zero-, first-, and second-order reactions.
  • Define half-life and carry out related calculations. 

Module : Reaction Mechanisms

  • Use the postulates of collision theory to explain the effects of physical state, temperature, and concentration on reaction rates.
  • Define the concepts of activation energy and transition state.
  • Use the Arrhenius equation in calculations relating rate constants to temperature.
  • Derive the rate law consistent with a given reaction mechanism.
  • Explain the function of a catalyst in terms of reaction mechanisms and potential energy diagrams. 

 

Unit: Chemical Equilibrium

Module: Concepts of Chemical Equilibrium

  • Explain the dynamic nature of equilibrium.
  • Calculate values of reaction quotients.
  • Calculate values of equilibrium constants, using concentrations and pressures.
  • Predict directional shift of a reaction by comparing the values of the reaction quotient and equilibrium constant. 

Module: LeChatelier’s Principle

  • Predict the response of a stressed equilibrium using Le Châtelier’s principle. 

Module: Equilibrium Calculations

  • Given a reversible reaction and information about a system at equilibrium, determine values of K or concentration of species at equilibrium.
  • Given a reversible chemical reaction with an intermediate value of K and the current state of a system, determine the concentrations of the chemical species that will be present at equilibrium.
  • Given a reversible chemical reaction with a large or small value of K, and the current state of a system, determine concentration of chemical species at equilibrium. 

 

Unit: Acids and Bases

Module: Defining and Measuring Acids and Bases

  • Identify acids, bases, and conjugate acid-base pairs.
  • Use the ion-product constant for water to calculate hydronium and hydroxide ion concentrations.
  • Describe the acid-base behavior of amphiprotic substances.
  • Perform calculations relating pH and pOH. 

Module: Strong and Weak Acids and Bases

  • Perform calculations relating Ka and Kb and assess the relative strengths of acids and bases according to these ionization constants.
  • Perform calculations relating pH and pOH.
  • Carry out equilibrium calculations for weak acid–base systems.
  • Apply equilibrium concepts to acids and bases that may donate or accept more than one proton.
  • Predict whether a salt solution will be acidic, basic, or neutral.
  • Calculate the concentrations of the various species in and pH of a salt solution.
  • Rationalize trends in acid–base strength in relation to molecular structure.

Module: Buffers

  • Describe the composition and function of acid–base buffers.
  • Calculate the pH of a buffer before and after the addition of added acid or base.

Module: Titrations

  • Compute sample pH at important stages of a titration.
  • Interpret titration curves for strong and weak acid-base systems. 

 

Unit: Equilibria of Other Reaction Classes

Module: Solubility and Complex Ion Equilibria

  • Calculate values of solubility equilibrium constants, Ksp, using concentrations.
  • Perform calculations relating the solubility equilibrium constant, Ksp, to solubility using concentrations.
  • Determine conditions under which precipitation occurs.
  • Perform calculations relating Kf values and concentrations of species at equilibrium. 

 

Unit: Thermodynamics

Module: The Second Law of Thermodynamics

  • Describe the characteristics of a spontaneous process.
  • Explain how the second law of thermodynamics can be used to determine spontaneity. 

Module: Free Energy

  • Qualitatively and quantitatively determine free energy change for a process using enthalpies of formation and the entropies of reactants and products.
  • Use the relation between K and standard free energy change of a chemical reaction to connect observations about a system at equilibrium to the standard free energy. 

 

Unit: Electrochemistry

Module: Foundational Concepts of Electrochemistry

  • Define important associated terms of electrochemistry.
  • Produce balanced oxidation-reduction equations for reactions in acidic or basic solution. 

Module: Galvanic Cells

  • Describe the basic components of galvanic cells.
  • Use cell notation to describe galvanic cells.
  • Determine standard cell potentials for oxidation-reduction reactions.
  • Perform calculations that involve converting between cell potentials, free energy changes, and equilibrium constants.
  • Use the Nernst equation to determine cell potentials at nonstandard conditions.

Module: Other Applications of Electrochemistry

  • Describe batteries and fuel cells.
  • List methods used to prevent or slow corrosion.
  • Describe electrolytic cells and their relationship to galvanic cells.
  • Perform various calculations related to electrolysis.

 

Unit: Nuclear Chemistry

Module: Nuclear Reactions and Equations

  • Describe nuclear structure in terms of protons, neutrons, and electrons.
  • Calculate mass defect and binding energy for nuclei.
  • Explain trends in the relative stability of nuclei.
  • Identify common particles and energies involved in nuclear reactions.
  • Write and balance nuclear equations.
  • Describe common types of nuclear reactions.

Module: Applications of Nuclear Chemistry

  • Calculate kinetic parameters for decay processes, including half-life.
  • Describe and perform calculations for common radiometric dating techniques.
  • Explain nuclear fission and fusion processes.
  • Summarize basic requirements for nuclear fission and fusion reactors.
  • List common applications of radioactive isotopes.
  • Describe the biological impact of ionizing radiation.

Course assessments, activities, and outline

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Other course details

Spring 2020

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

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This course’s system requirements:

  • A full desktop operating system, such as Windows or Mac OS X.
  • Flash
  • Java

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