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General Chemistry - F1403 http://www.columbia.edu/itc/chemistry/f1403/ Bhawani Venkataraman [email protected] 861 Chandler 854-4598 TA: Eric Knoll [email protected] Chemistry is about molecules - their shape, structure, reactivity Molecules are everywhere - chemistry affects everything! Chapters for Fall ‘02 1. The Atomic Nature of Matter. 2. Stoichiometry. 3. Chemical Periodicity and the Formation of Simple Compounds. 4. Types of Chemical Reactions. 5. The Gaseous State. 6. Condensed Phases and Phase Transitions. 7. Chemical Equilibrium. 10. Thermochemistry. 11. Spontaneous Change and Equilibrium. 12. Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry. 13. Electrochemistry and Cell Voltage. Water - H2O insect on water Caloric value of food Hubbert’s Peak, K. S. Deffeyes Electrochemical Cell Metabolism C6H12O6 + 6 O2 ----------> 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + Energy Carbon atoms in glucose are oxidized - each carbon loses 2 electrons) as they are converted to carbon dioxide. Each oxygen atom is reduced by gaining 2 electrons when it is converted to water. Part of the energy is released as heat and the remainder is stored in the chemical bonds of "energetic" compounds such as adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH). Greenhouse Effect - why is CO2 a greenhouse gas, but N2, is not? Thalidomide http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/thalidomide/start.html Synthetic Biodegradable Polymers as Medical Devices http://www.devicelink.com/mpb/archive/98/03/002.html
