Office: SA560a
Office Hours: MWTr 1000-1050; WF 1100-1150; other times by appointment
Phone: x 5719
Home: 822-1116
e-mail: rap1@humboldt.edu
Syllabus: See General Chemistry on my Web Page (http://www.humboldt.edu/~rap1)
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Laboratory | Quiz |
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| 1 (1/21-25) | No Discussion first week due to Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday | Check-in/Laboratory Safety; *Bring your lab manual to lab!* |
No Quiz |
| 2 (1/28-2/1) | Laboratory Measurements and Significant Figures - Discussion Manual - LA & PS-A; Chap 1 homework - significant figures, exponential notation, solving problems with dimensional analysis. |
LC–Determination of Density |
1/Sig figs; Dimen Anal |
| 3 (2/4-2/8) | Discussion Study Module 2 & Module 3 (Nomenclature; Atomic Structure); Chap 2 & Chap 3.1-3.2 homework. | LD–Gravimetric Analysis |
Q2/Naming Cmpds; Atom Structure |
| 4 (2/11-15) | Discussion Study Module 4 & Module 5a (moles-reaction stoichiometry); Chap 3.3-3.10 homework. | LF–Estimation of Avogadro's Number |
Q3/Stoich.; Rxn Stoich. |
| 5 (2/18-22) | Discussion Study Module 6 & Module 7 (Net ionic reactions - precipitation, acid/base; Redox balancing by half-reactions) Chap 4 homework | LS–Ionic Reactions and Net Ionic Equations |
Q4/Net Ion Rxn; redox bal. (acid only) |
| 6 (2/25-3/1) | Discussion Study Module 9 (oxidation numbers) | LR–Acid-Base Titration (Part 2)–20 Points** |
Q5/Oxidation Num.; Molarity |
| 7 (3/4-8) | Discussion Study Module 10 (gases and gas law problems) Chap 5 homework | LH– Gas Laws |
Q6/Gas Prob., Partial P. |
| 8 (3/11-15) | Discussion Study Module 11 (calorimetry, Hess Law problems) Chap 6 homework |
LI–Molar Volume of Oxygen–20 Points** |
Q7/Calorimetry/heat capacity; Hess's Law. |
| 9 (3/18-22) | Spring Break |
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| 10 (3/25-29) | Discussion Study Module 12(energy & light); Discussion Study Module 13 (Quantum numbers, problems 1–4) Chapter 7 homework for Quantum Numbers (QN) | LG–Thermochemistry of a Reaction in Solution |
Q8/Light vs. Energy; Quantum Numbers |
| 11 (4/1-4/5) | Discussion cancelled due to Cesar Chavez Holiday Lewis Structures - Discussion Manual - PS-G; Do Problem on your own - should be completed before Molecular Geometry discussion week 12! No Discussion Module. |
LM–Absorption Spectrophotometry |
No Quiz |
| 12 (4/8-12) | Discussion Study Module 13 (Electronic configurations, problems 5–8) Chapter 7 homework for electronic configurations. | LJ–Analysis of a Zin-Al Alloy–20 Points** |
Q9/electronic configurations; Periodicity |
| 13 (4/15-20) | Discussion Study Module 14 & Module 15 (Lewis Structures, VSEPR Theory and Polarity) Molecular Geometry - Discussion Manual - LN. Heating/Cooling curves and problems. | LQ–Molecular Mass by Freezing-Point Depression |
Q10/Lewis Structures & Mol. Geom. |
| 14 (4/22-27) | Discussion Study Module 17 (Colligative Properties) Chapter 11.4-11.7 along with relevant Homework Problems on Schedule
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LX–Ionic Equilibrium |
Q11/Colligative properties, Concentration. |
| 15 (4/29-5/3) | Discussion Study Module 17 (Colligative Properties) Chapter 11.4-11.7 along with relevant Homework Problems on Schedule and Chapter 10 problems 33–39, p 488d & 93–97, p 492. | LZ–Titration Curves |
Q12/Heating/Cooling Prob.; Colligative properties, Concentration. |
| 16 (5/6-10) | Discussion Study Module 18 (Chemical Equilibria); Discussion Study Module 19(Chemical Dissociation Equilibria) Chapter 13 along with relevant Homework Problems on ScheduleDiscussion Study Module 20 (pH and Buffers {Acid/Base Equilibria}) Chapter 14.-7 & 15.1-2 along with relevant Homework Problems on Schedule | Lab Drawer Check-out: there is a minimum charge of $25 for not checking out! |
Q13/Le Chat. Prin.; Chem. Equilibrium Problems pH & Buffer problems |
** Graded Lab–report due at end of Period! Students work independently, NO COLLABORATION or HELP FROM INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED once lab begins! |
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Last modified 28 April 2013