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CHEMISTRY 1B - GENERAL CHEMISTRY
Spring 2015
Ticket Number 18205
5 Units
Lecture 1:30 pm - 2:50 pm Monday and Wednesday SM 206
Laboratory 11:30 am - 2:20 pm Tuesday and Thursday SM 208
INSTRUCTOR
Dr. Scott Fier
Office : SM 255
Phone : 582-4687
E-Mail : [email protected]
Class Web Site : www.saddleback.edu/faculty/sfier
Office Hours : Monday 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm and 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Tuesday 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Wednesday 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm and 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Thursday 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Chemistry 1B is an introduction to the basic principles of chemistry, and is the continuation of Chemistry
1A. It is intended primarily for chemistry, biology, and engineering majors, or others intending to pursue
the bachelor's degree in a science or science related field. The topics this course covers are:
Equilibrium Aqueous Equilibria Thermodynamics Coordination Chemistry
Acids and Bases Nuclear Chemistry Electrochemistry Kinetics
REQUIRED TEXTS
Chemistry, 9th Edition, with OWLv2 Access Code, Steven S. Zumdahl (ISBN 9781305426856)
Chemistry 1B Laboratory Manual – Yellow Version
OWL ACCESS
OWL Web Site : http://login.cengagebrain.com
Course Key : E-24YE5P2MLC2DB
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GRADING
During the semester there will be homework assignments and quizzes worth 70 points, laboratory work
worth 230 points, four 100-point tests worth a total of 400 points, and a final exam worth 300 points.
There will be no OWL credit assignments during the semester. Grades will be determined by the following
point scale:
900 - 1000 (90.0 - 100.0%) A
800 - 899 (80.0 - 89.9%) B
700 - 799 (70.0 - 79.9%) C
600 - 699 (60.0 - 69.9%) D
0 - 599 ( 0.0 - 59.9%) F
PRESENTATION OF MATERIAL
The class material will be presented in two lectures each week, Mondays and Wednesdays during the
lecture meeting (1:30 pm in SM 206). Attend every class lecture and take careful notes. Each lecture is
numbered, with the corresponding text book pages listed in the Semester Schedule later in this syllabus. It
is intended that these pages be read before attending the lecture. If a class is missed, each PowerPoint
lecture can be found on the Class Web Site.
READING
When doing the reading assignments, skim through the reading first, noting major topics and what the
examples cover. Look at the diagrams and pictures, and read the captions. Glance at the homework
assigned for the reading to see what topics and concepts are emphasized, and go through the reading
thoroughly.
TESTS
The four tests will be given every four weeks, and will cover approximately two chapters each. Tests will
be taken during the laboratory period in the laboratory room, SM 208. There will be no make-up tests
unless arrangements are made with the instructor before the date of the test. A missed test will result in a
score of zero. Cheating on a test will result in an F in the course. No test scores will be dropped. Tests will
be given on:
Thursday February 12 Chapters 13 and 14
Thursday March 12 Chapters 15, 16 and 19
Tuesday April 14 Chapters 17 and 18
Tuesday May 12 Chapters 21 and 12
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QUIZZES
First, you will be required to know general chemistry nomenclature (naming and writing formulas of
compounds), and you will take a nomenclature quiz the second week of the semester. If this quiz is not
passed, it must be retaken and passed by Week 15 with a score of 85% or higher in order to pass the
course. The ten-point quiz on nomenclature will be given on:
Thursday January 29 Nomenclature Quiz
Second, you will take a practice mini-final at the end of the semester before the actual final. The six-point
practice final will be given on:
Thursday May 14 Practice Final
HOMEWORK
There will be an Written Homework assignment given for each lecture, an OWL Homework assignment
given for each lecture, a Review Homework assignment as review for each test, and a Final Homework
assignment as review for the final. Written Homework, Review Homework, and Final Homework
assignments can be found on the Class Web Site. OWL Homework can be found on the OWL web site.
One point will be awarded each day Written Homework or OWL Homework assignments are due and
completed. Review Homework assignments as review for a test will be worth two points when due and
completed, and the Final Homework assignment will be worth four points when due and completed.
Written Homework assignments will be due at the beginning of each lecture meeting (Mondays and
Wednesdays at 1:30 pm in SM 206), and OWL Homework assignments will be due Tuesdays and
Thursdays at 11:15 pm, 15 minutes before each laboratory meeting (Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:30 am
in SM 208). No homework assignments will be accepted late, and 1:31 pm and 11:16 am are late. The
Written Homework, Review Homework, and Final Homework will be graded on whether the problems
have been completed, not whether they are right or wrong. The OWL Homework will be graded on
whether the problems are right or wrong, and credit will be awarded if the OWL Homework assignment is
85% correct. Six points of homework will be dropped at the end of the semester.
LABORATORY
Laboratory procedures will be found in the Chemistry 1B Laboratory Manual - Yellow Version, which
can be purchased in the book store. If needed, a copy of the laboratory manual can be found on reserve in
the library. The twenty-six experiments and activities will be performed every Tuesday and Thursday
during the laboratory periods, and will be due at the end of the laboratory period unless instructed
differently. Each one-day experiment or activity will be worth ten points and each two-day experiment
will be worth twenty points for prelab, participation, laboratory technique, data collecting, calculations,
questions and clean-up. There will be no make-ups for experiments, and no experiments will be accepted
late. Except for the Qualitative Analysis of a General Unknown (Experiment 24-25), the two lowest
laboratory scores (twenty points of laboratory work) will be dropped at the end of the semester.
Laboratory work will require the wearing of eye goggles (which are provided) and covered shoes.
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FINAL EXAM
The 300-point final exam will cover material from the entire semester. The final exam will be Tuesday,
May 19, 2015, from 12:45 pm to 3:45 am in SM 208.
CLASS MATERIALS
Students will be required to bring to class each day a notebook with a supply of paper, and a pencil or pen.
Your text book, Chemistry, 9th Edition, is not required in class. A scientific calculator will be valuable to
you throughout the entire course. No food or drinks are allowed in the classroom or laboratory room. One
point will be deducted from everyone if there is food or drink in either room. You will receive an assigned
seat the second week of class.
LIBRARY MATERIALS
Copies of Chemistry, 9
th Edition and Chemistry 1B Laboratory Manual - Yellow Version are found at the
Reserve Desk, on the Third Floor of the Learning Resource Center (LCR).
STUDYING
For each lecture: do not miss lecture. Read the assigned pages in the text book before coming to lecture,
and take careful notes during lecture. After lecture, review the reading assignment and your notes, then do
the Written Homework for that lecture. After going over the answers to the Written Homework in class,
do the matching Extra Homework, which are problems similar to the ones on the Written Homework.
Finally, do the OWL Homework problems to insure mastery of the concepts. For each lab: do not miss lab.
Read the experiment and its introduction, outline the procedure, and answer as many postlab questions as
possible before coming to lab. For each exam: one week before the exam, review all of your notes and labs
each night, and start working on the Review Homework, in order to complete it well before the date of the
exam.
Free tutorial help is available through the LRC Tutoring Services from 11:30 am to 8:00 pm Monday
through Thursday, located in the Learning Resource Center (LCR), Room 212
In the words of Walter White:
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SEMESTER SCHEDULE
Week 1
Mon 1-19
M.L. King’s Birthday
.
.
Tue 1-20
11:30 am
Introduction
Lecture 1A: Read Sections 13.1-13.2, 13.4 (Pages 594-601,
604-606)
The Equilibrium Condition, The Equilibrium
Constant, Heterogeneous Equilibria .
Lecture 1B: Read Sections 13.3, 13.5 (Pages 601-604, 606-615)
Equilibrium Expresions Involving Pressures,
Applications of the Equilbrium Constant
.
Wed 1-21
1:30 pm
Written Homework 1A, 1B Due
Lecture 1C: Read Section 13.6 (Pages 615-620)
Solving Equilbrium Problems .
.
Thu 1-22
11:30 am
OWL Homework 1A, 1B Due
Activity 1:
.Graphing with Excel; Lab Locker Check-In
Week 2
Mon 1-26
1:30 pm
Written Homework 1C Due
.Lecture 1D: Read Section 13.7 (Pages 620-626)
LeChâtelier’s Principle
.
Tue 1-27
11:30 am
OWL Homework 1C Due
.
Experiment 2:
.The Beer-Lambert Law for Thiocyanatoiron (III)
Wed 1-28
1:30 pm
Written Homework 1D Due .
Lecture 1E: Read Sections 14.1-14.3, 14.9-14.10 (Pages 639-
650, 677-679)
Acids and Bases, Acid Strength, The pH Scale, The
Effect of Structure on Acid-Base Properties, Acid-Base Properties of Oxides
.
Thu 1-29
11:30 am
OWL Homework 1D Due
Experiment 3:
.Determination of an Equilibrium Constant;
Nomenclature Quiz
.
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SEMESTER SCHEDULE (continued)
Week 3
Sun 2-1
Last Day to Drop to Receive Refund or Drop without a "W" Grade
Mon 2-2
1:30 pm.
Written Homework 1E Due
Lecture 1F: Read Sections 14.4-14.6 (Pages 650-666)
pH of Strong and Weak Acids and Bases
.
Tue 2-3
11:30 am
OWL Homework 1E Due
Experiment 4:
4LeChâtelier’s Principle
Wed 2-4
1:30 pm
Written Homework 1F Due
Lecture 1G: Read Sections 14.7-14.8 (Pages 666-677)
Polyprotic Acids, Acid-Base Properties of Salts
.
Thu 2-5
11:30 am
OWL Homework 1F Due
Experiment 5:
Qualitative Analysis of Group I Cations
Read Section 14.11 (Pages 679-683)
Lewis Acids and Bases
Week 4
Mon 2-9
1:30 pm
Written Homework 1G Due .
Lecture 2A: Read Sections 15.1-15.2 (Pages 698-710)
Common Ion Effect, Buffered Solutions
.
Tue 2-10
11:30 am
OWL Homework 1G Due
Experiment 6:
Properties of Buffers
Wed 2-11
1:30 pm
Written Homework 1R Due
Review For Test 1 .
Thu 2-12
11:30 am
TEST 1
.
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SEMESTER SCHEDULE (continued)
Week 5
Mon 2-16
Washington’s Birthday
.
Tue 2-17
11:30 am
Recap Test 1
Lecture 2B: Read Sections 15.3 (Pages 710-713)
Buffering Capacity
Wed 2-18
1:30 pm
Written Homework 2A, 2B Due
Lecture 2C: Read Sections 15.4-15.5 (Pages 713-733)
Titrations and pH Curves, Acid-Base Indicators
Thu 2-19
11:30 am
OWL Homework 2A, 2B Due
Experiment 7:
Preparation of Buffers
Week 6
Mon 2-23
1:30 pm
Written Homework 2C Due
Lecture 2D: Read Section 16.1 (Pages 744-752)
Solubility Equilibria and the Solubility Product
.
Tue 2-24
11:30 am
OWL Homework 2C Due
Experiment 8:
. Titration Curve for a Monoprotic Acid
Wed 2-25
1:30 pm.
Written Homework 2D Due
Lecture 2E: Read Section 16.2 (Pages 752-759)
Precipitation and Qualitative Analysis
.
Thu 2-26
11:30 am
OWL Homework 2D Due
Experiment 9:
Titration Curve for a Polyprotic Acid
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SEMESTER SCHEDULE (continued)
Week 7
Mon 3-2
1:30 pm
Written Homework 2E Due
Lecture 2F: Read Sections 19.1-19.3 (Pages 873-887)
Nuclear Stability and Radioactive Decay, The
Kinetics of Radioactive Decay, Nuclear
Transformations
.
Tue 3-3
11:30 am
OWL Homework 2E Due
Experiment 10:
.The Beer-Lambert Law for Iodine .
Wed 3-4
1:30 pm
Written Homework 2F Due
Lecture 2G: Read Sections 19.4-19.7 (Pages 887-898)
Radioactiver Dating, Thermodynamic Stability of
the Nucleus, Nuclear Fission and Nuclear Fusion
.
Thu 3-5
11:30 am
OWL Homework 2F Due
Experiment 11:
.Determination of a Solubility Product Constant
Week 8
Mon 3-9
1:30 pm
Written Homework 2G Due .
Lecture 3A: Read Sections 17.1-17.4 (Pages 773-786)
Spontaneous Processes and Entropy, The 2nd
Law of Thermodynamics, The Effect of Temperature on
Spontaneity, Free Energy .
Tue 3-10
11:30 am
OWL Homework 2G Due
Lecture 3B: Read Sections 17.5-17.7 (Pages 786-798)
Entropy Changes in Chemical Reactions, Free
Energy and Chemical Reactions, The Dependence
of Free Energy on Pressure
Experiment 27:
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Half-Life of a Radioisotope
Wed 3-11
1:30 pm
Written Homework 2R Due
Review For Test 2 .
Thu 3-12
11:30 am
TEST 2
.
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SEMESTER SCHEDULE (continued)
Week 9
Mon 3-16
1:30 pm
Written Homework 3A Due .
Recap Test 2
.
.
Tue 3-17
11:30 am
OWL Homework 3A Due
Experiment 13-14:
Qualitative Analysis of Group II Cations
Wed 3-18
1:30 pm
Written Homework 3B Due .
Lecture 3C: Read Sections 17.8-17.9 (Pages 798-804)
Free Energy and Equlibrium, Free Energy and
Work
.
Thu 3-19
11:30 am
OWL Homework 3B Due
Experiment 13-14:
4Qualitative Analysis of Group II Cations.
Week 10 Spring Break
Week 11
Mon 3-30
1:30 pm.
Written Homework 3C Due
Lecture 3D: Read Sections 18.2, 18.4 (Pages 823-826, 842-845)
Galvanic Cells, Cell Potentials, Electrical Work
and Free Energy .
.
Tue 3-31
11:30 am
OWL Homework 3C Due
Experiment 15:
Thermodynamics of the Solution Process.
Wed 4-1
1:30 pm
Written Homework 3D Due .
Lecture 3E: Read Sections 18.5-18.6 (Pages 826-842)
Dependence of Cell Potential on Concentration,
Batteries
.
Thu 4-2
11:30 am
OWL Homework 3D Due
Experiment 16-17:
.Qualitative Analysis of Group III Cations.
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SEMESTER SCHEDULE (continued)
Week 12
Mon 4-6
1:30 pm.
Written Homework 3E Due
Lecture 3F: Read Sections 18.7-18.9 (Pages 842-858)
Corrosion, Electrolysis .
.
Tue 4-7
11:30 am
OWL Homework 3E Due
Experiment 16-17:
Qualitative Analysis of Group III Cations
Wed 4-8
1:30 pm
Written Homework 3F Due
Lecture 4A: Read Sections 21.3-21.4 (Pages 964-974)
Coordination Compounds, Isomerism .
.
Thu 4-9
11:30 am
OWL Homework 3F Due
Experiment 18:
.Galvanic and Electrolytic Cells
.
Week 13
Mon 4-13
1:30 pm
Written Homework 3R Due .
Review For Test 3 .
Last Day to Drop with a "W" Grade .
Tue 4-14
11:30 am
TEST 3
.
Wed 4-15
1:30 pm
No Homework Due
.
Recap Test 3
.
Thu 4-16
11:30 am
Activity 22:
.
Complex Ion Models .
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SEMESTER SCHEDULE (continued)
Week 14
Mon 4-20
1:30 pm
Written Homework 4A Due
Lecture 4B: Read Sections 16.3, 21.6, (Pages 759-764, 976-
982,)
Formation Constants, Crystal Field Theory
Tue 4-21
11:30 am
OWL Homework 4A Due
Experiment 20-21:
.Qualitative Analysis of Group IV and V Cations
Wed 4-22
1:30 pm
Written Homework 4B Due
Lecture 4C: Read Section 14.11, 21.5, 21.7-21.8 (Pages 679-
683, 974-976, 982-995)
Lewis Acids and Bases, Ligand Field Theory, The
Biological Importance of Coordination Complexes,
Metallurgy
.
Thu 4-23
11:30 am
OWL Homework 4B Due
Experiment 20-21:
.Qualitative Analysis of Group IV and V Cations
Week 15
Mon 4-27
1:30 pm.
Written Homework 4C Due
Lecture 4D: Read Sections 12.1-12.3 (Pages 540-555)
Reaction Rates, Rates Laws, Determining the Form of the Rate Law
.
Tue 4-28
11:30 am
OWL Homework 4C Due
Experiment 23:
.Determination of the Formula of a Complex Ion.
Wed 4-29
1:30 pm
Written Homework 4D Due
Lecture 4E: Read Section 12.4 (Pages 551-562)
The Integrated Rate Law
.
Thu 4-30
11:30 am
OWL Homework 4D Due
Experiment 26: .
Kinetics
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SEMESTER SCHEDULE (continued)
Week 16
Mon 5-4
1:30 pm.
Written Homework 4E Due
Lecture 4F: Read Sections 12.5-12.7 (Pages 562-577)
Reaction Mechanisms, A Model for Chemical
Kinetics, Catalysis
.
.
Tue 5-5
11:30 am
OWL Homework 4E Due
Experiment 24-25:
.Qualitative Analysis of a General Unknown
.
Wed 5-6
1:30 pm
Written Homework 4F Due .
Review for Final
.
Thu 5-7
11:30 am
OWL Homework 4F Due
Experiment 24-25:
.Qualitative Analysis of a General Unknown
.
Week 17
Mon 5-11
1:30 pm
Written Homework 4R Due
Review For Test 4 .
Tue 5-12
11:30 am
TEST 4
.
Wed 5-13
1:30 pm
No Homework Due
.
Recap Test 4
.
Thu 5-14
11:30 am
Practice Final
Lab Locker Check-Out 4.
Finals Week
Mon 5-18
Office Hours, 1:00 pm – 4:45 pm in SM 206 .
Tue 5-19
12:45 pm
Final Homework Due
FINAL, 12:45 pm - 3:45 pm in SM 208 .
Grades Will Be Available From “My Site” by Monday, May 25