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Office Hours: MT 1300–1350; WF 1000–1050; W 1100–1150; other times by appointment.
Phone: x 5719
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e-mail: rap1@humboldt.edu
Syllabus: See General Chemistry on my Web Page (http://users.humboldt.edu/rpaselk/)
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Laboratory | Quiz |
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| 1 (1/19-23) | No Discussion first week due to Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday | Check-in/Laboratory; LA – Lab Measurements (Discussion Manual - LA & PS-A)*Bring your lab manual & Goggles to lab!* |
Safety Quiz |
| 2 (1/26-30) | Chap 1 homework - significant figures, exponential notation, solving problems with dimensional analysis. |
LC – Determination of Density |
Q1/Sig figs; Dimen Anal |
| 3 (2/2-2/6) | Discussion Study Module 2 & Module 3 (Nomenclature; Atomic Structure); Chap 2 & Chap 3.1-3.2 homework. | LF – Estimation of Avogadro's Number |
Q2/Naming Cmpds; Atom Structure |
| 4 (2/9-13) | Discussion Study Module 4 & Module 5a (moles-reaction stoichiometry); Chap 3.3-3.10 homework. | LD – Gravimetric Analysis |
NO Quiz—Exam Friday |
| 5 (2/16-20) | Discussion Study Module 6 & Module 7 (Net ionic reactions - precipitation, acid/base; Redox balancing by half-reactions) Chap 4 homework | LB – Vitamin C Analysis |
Q3/Net Ion Rxn; redox bal. (acid only) |
| 6 (2/23-2/27) | Discussion Study Module 9 (oxidation numbers) & Module 10 (Molarity and Dilution Problems) | LS – Ionic Reactions and Net Ionic Equations |
Q4/Oxidation Num.; Molarity |
| 7 (3/2-6) | Discussion Study Module 11 (gases and gas law problems) Chap 5 homework | LH – Gas Laws |
Q5/Gas Prob., Partial P. |
| 8 (3/9-13) | Discussion Study Module 12 (calorimetry, Hess Law problems) Chap 6 homework |
**LI – Molar Volume of Oxygen–15 Points** |
NO Quiz—Exam Friday |
| 9 (3/16-20) | Spring Break—March 16–20 |
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| 10 (3/23-27) | Discussion Study Module 13 (energy & light); Discussion Study Module 14 (Quantum numbers, problems 1–4) Chapter 7 homework for Quantum Numbers (QN) | LG – Thermochemistry of a Reaction in Solution |
Q6/Light vs. Energy |
| 11 (3/30-4/3) | Discussion cancelled due to Cesar Chavez Holiday Discussion Study Module 14 (Electronic configurations, problems 5–8) Chapter 7 homework for electronic configurations. Do on your own. |
LM – Absorption Spectrophotometry |
Q7/Electronic structure of atoms and Periodicity; Quantum Numbers |
| 12 (4/6-10) | Discussion Study Module 15 (Lewis Structures) Lab Manual - PS-G. |
**LR – Acid-Base Titration (Part 2)–15 Points** |
Q8/Lewis Structures & Mol. Geom. |
| 13 (4/13-17) | Module 16 (VSEPR Theory and Polarity) Molecular Geometry - Lab Manual - LN. | **LJ – Analysis of a Zin-Al Alloy–15 Points** |
NO Quiz—Exam Friday |
| 14 (4/20-24) | Discussion Study Module 17 (Hybrid Molecular Orbitals) | LO – Synthesis of Potassium Trioxalatoferrate |
Q9/ Orbitals and Bonding |
| 15 (4/27-5/1) | Discussion Study Module 19 (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. | LQ – Molecular Mass by Freezing-Point Depression |
Q10/Colligative properties, Concentration. |
| 16 (5/4-8) | Discussion—Review for Final Exam | Lab Drawer Check-out: there is a minimum charge of $25 for not checking out! |
Q11/ Inter. Molec Forces/bonds; Heating/Cooling Prob |
** 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 8 January 2015