Download Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry General Chemistry 1

Faculty of Science
Department of
Chemistry
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General Chemistry 1
1 ‫الكيمياء العامة‬
111101
Prerequisite (s): _
2015/2016
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Course outline:
Week Topic detailes
1.
Introduction (3 lectures)
The Scientific Method; Classification of Matter; Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter;
Measurement; Handling Numbers; Dimensional Analysis in Solving Problems.
Reading Assignment: 1.1
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4.
Atoms. Molecules, and Ions (3 lectures)
Atomic Number, Mass Number, and Isotopes; Naming Compounds.
Reading Assignment: 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.8
Stoichiometry (5 lectures)
Atomic Mass; Avogadro’s Number and the Molar Mass of an Element; Molecular Mass; The
Mass Spectrometer, Percent Composition of Compounds; Experimental Determination of
Empirical Formulas; Chemical Reactions and Chemical Equations; Amount of Reactants and
Products; Limiting Reagents; Reaction Yield.
Reactions in Aqueous Solutions (6 lectures)
General Properties of Aqueous Solutions; Precipitation Reactions; Acid-Base Reactions;
Oxidation-Reduction Reactions; Concentration of Solutions; Solution Stoichiometry; Balancing
Redox Equations (19.1).
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6.
Gases (4 lectures)
Substances that Exist at Gases; Pressure of a Gas; The Gas Laws; The Ideal Gas Equation;
Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures; The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases; Deviation from Ideal
Behavior
Energy Relationships in Chemical Reactions (5 lectures)
The Nature of Energy and Types of Energy; Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions;
Introduction to Thermodynamics; Enthalpy of Chemical Reactions; Calorimetry; Standard
Enthalpy of Formation of Reaction.
The Electronic Structure of Atoms (4 lectures)
From Classical Physics to Quantum Theory; The Photoelectric Effect; Bohr’s Theory of the
Hydrogen Atom; The Dual Nature of the Electron; Quantum Mechanics; Atomic Orbitals;
Electronic Configuration; The Building-Up Principle.
The Periodic Table (2 lectures)
Periodic Variation in Physical Properties; Ionization Energy; Electron Affinity;
Reading Assignment: 8.1, 8.2, 8.6.
Chemical Bonding I: The Covalent Bond (5 lectures)
Lewis Dot Symbols; The Ionic Bond; Lattice Energy of Ionic Compounds; The Covalent Bond;
Electronegativity; Writing Lewis Structures; Formal Charge and Lewis Structures; The Concept
of Resonance; Exceptions to the Octet Rule; Bond Enthalpy
Chemical Bonding II: Molecular Geometry and Hybridization of Atomic Orbitals (3 lectures)
Molecular Geometry; Dipole Moments; Valance Bond Theory; Hybridization of Atomic
Orbitals; Hybridization in Molecules Containing Double and Triple Bonds
Attendance Policies:
 Be Punctual.
 Attendance is mandatory. Students are not allowed to miss more than 15% of the
lectures, without acceptable real cause.
 If a student misses more that 15 % of the course lectures, she/he will forfeit the course
credits. After this, medical reports may be submitted for evaluation, for a total absence
of no more than 20%. If student misses more than 20% of lectures, regardless of the
cause, the course will be failed.
Grading system:
Assessment
First Exam
Second Exam
Activities and Evaluation
Final Examination
Total
Grade
25%
25%
10%
40%
100%