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DayDateTopicText Reference Petrucchi
Wed6-6Lecture: Course Introduction, Review of General Chemistry One, Logarithms 
Thurs6-7Lecture: Main Group Elements: Alkali Metals, Alkaline Earth Metals, Boron Family, Carbon Family, Noble Gases, Halogens, Oxygen Family, Nitrogen Family, HydrogenChapters 21-22
Mon6-11Lecture: Chemical Kinetics: Reaction Rates, Effect of Concentration, Zero-Order ReactionsChapter 14
Tues6-12Lecture: Chemical Kinetics: First-Order and Second-Order Reactions
LAB: Check-In, Reaction Rates and Activation Energy
Chapter 14
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Wed6-13Lecture: Chemical Kinetics - Models, Effect of Temperature, Reaction Mechnisms, CatalysisChapter 14
Thurs6-14Exam One: Chem One Review, Main Group Elements, Chemical Kinetics
Chemical Equilibrium; Dynamic Equilibrium, The Equilibrium Constant, The Reaction Quotient, Le Châtelier's Principle
 
Chapter 15
Mon6-18Lecture: Equilibrium; Reaction Conditions
LAB: Chemical Equilibrium - Le Châtelier's Principle
Chapter 15
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Tues6-19Lecture: Acids and BasesChapter 16
Wed6-20Lecture: Acids and Bases
LAB: Determination of Equilibrium Constant by Spectrophotometry
Chapter 17
Thurs6-21Lecture: Acid/Base Equilibria
LAB: Properties of Buffers
Chapter 17
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Mon6-25Lecture: SolubilityChapter 18
Tues6-26Lecture: Complex Ion EquilibriaChapter 18
Wed6-27Problem Solving Practice
LAB: Measuring the Solubility Product of Silver Chromate
 
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Thurs6-28Exam Two: Chemical Equilibria, Acids and Bases 
Mon7-2Lecture: ThermodynamicsChapter 19
Tues7-3Lecture: Thermodynamics
Lab Notebook and First Lab Report is Due!
Chapter 19
Wed7-4Holiday: No Class 
Thurs7-5LAB: Determination of the Thermodynamic Parameters for the Solvation of BoraxDownload pdf
Mon7-9Lecture: ElectrochemistryChapter 20
Tues7-10Lecture: ElectrochemistryChapter 20
Wed7-11Problem Solving Practice
LAB: Electrochemistry
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Thurs7-12Exam Three: Thermodynamics and Electrochemistry 
Mon7-16Lecture: The Transition ElementsChapter 23
Tues7-17Lecture: Coordination CompoundsChapter 24
Wed7-18Lecture: Nuclear ChemistryChapter 25
Thurs7-19Problem Solving Practice
LAB Coordination Compounds
 
Mon7-23Exam Four: Transition Elements, Coordination Compounds, Nuclear Chemistry 
Tues7-24Course Review
Lab Notebook and Second Lab Report is Due!
 
Wed7-25LAB: Check Out and Clean Up
ALL ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE
 
Thurs7-26Comprehensive Final ExamChapters 14 to 25