Frank R. Gorga, Ph.D.
  Survey of Chemistry I (CHEM 131)
 
Course Documents
Lecture Syllabus
Lab Syllabus (from Mrs. Hutchins website; a Word document)
   
. Mrs. Hutchins website (get copies of the labs here)
 
Student Companion website (from Wiley)
. Lecture Materials
 
  Date
Details
. 3 Sept

Welcome!

Assignment: Read Chapter 1 and come to Tuesday's class prepared to discuss this material.

Review Questions: 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, and 13 (Answers)

8 Sept. Assignment: Read Chapter 2 (except for sections 2.3 and 2.4)and come to Thursday's class prepared to discuss this material.

Review Questions: 1, 2, 4-8 and 12 (Answers)

10 Sept. Assignment: Paired exercises from Chapter 2:

11, 19, 21, 23, 25, 35, 37 (Answers)

Due at the beginning of class on 17 Sept. These will be graded.
 

  15 Sept. Printable Periodic Tables: Color / Black and White

Assignment: Read Chapter 3 and come to Thursday's class prepared to discuss this material.

Review questions: 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11 (Answers)

 
  22 Sept. Assignment (due 29 Sept.):
  • Read Chapter 4
  • Review Questions for Chapter 4: 1, 3, 7 and 9 (Answers)
  • Paired Exercises from Chapter 3:  1 (for compounds that are not diatomic, explain why), 5, 9, 11 & 17 (Answers)

Videos of the reaction of sodium (a metallic element) with chlorine (a non-metallic diatomic molecular element) to form sodium chloride (an ionic compound): version 1 / version 2

First exam (covering Chapters 1-6 5... note change) on Tuesday, 6 October

 
  29 Sept. Assignment (due 1 Oct.):
  • Read Chapter 5
  • Review Questions for Chapter 5: 1, 4 and 6 (Answers)
  • Paired Exercises from Chapter 4: 15, 17, 19, 21 (Answers)
 
  1 Oct. Assignment:
  • Paired Exercises from Chapter 5: 3, 5, 9, 15, 17, 19 (Answers)
     
    • I will not be collecting these for grading but similar problems will appear on the exam
    • Answers will be posted on Monday.

     

  • Come to class with questions and problems to be cleared up before the exam.
 
  6 Oct. Exam #1 --- Covering Chapters 1-5  
  8 Oct List of polyatomic ions

Assignment:

  • Paired exercises from Chapter 6:  1, 5, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, 23 (due on Tues, 20 Oct) (Answers)
 
  22 Oct Assignment:
  • Paired exercises from Chapter 7: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 19 (due on Tues., 27 Oct).(Answers)
 
  27 Oct Assignment
  • Paired exercises from Chapter 8: 3, 7, 9, 13 (due Tues, 3 Nov.) (Answers)

Thermite Reaction (video from YouTube)

 
  29 Oct Assignment
  • Paired exercises from Chapter 9: 1, 3, 9, 11, 13, 15, 21, 23, 25 (due Thurs, 5 Nov.) (Answers)

Exam (covering Chapters 6-9) on Tuesday, 10 Nov.

 
  12 Nov Assignment (due 17 Nov)
  • Write the orbital diagrams (boxes and arrows) and electron configurations (1s2, 2s2, etc) for all of the elements in row 3 of the periodic table.
 
  17 Nov Assignment (due 19 Nov)
  • Paired exercises from Chapter 10: 3, 9, 11, 13, 15, 31, 35 (Answers)

Announcement

  • Exam 3, covering chapters 10 and 11, scheduled for Tuesday, 1 Dec. (right after Thanksgiving).
 
  19 Nov Assignment (due 24 Nov)
  • Paired exercises from Chapter 11:
    3, 5, 7, 11, 21, 23, 27, 29, 31, 37 and 39 (Answers)
     
  • Make a copy of your answers before handing them in so you can check them when I post the answers and have them to study from.

Announcement

  • I will hold a extra session at 4 PM on Monday, 30 Nov. to answer any questions before the exam.

    I am unsure of the location but will post it outside the regular room and my office if we can not use our regular room.
 
   

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