General Chemistry I 2018

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Heats of Formation:  Argon National Labs Interactive Tables

Reading:  Chapter 5

Review session for first exam is on Sunday at 7 PM in Keyes 5.

Reminder: Exam 1 is Monday, Oct. 1st!  Exam Locations: Last name A-M in Keyes 105.  Last name N-Z in rooms 102 and 103, and 114.

A practice exam can be found on the “Sample Exams” section of the course website.  The relevant files are Practice Exam 1, Answers to Practice Exam 1 , and  Exam 1 from 2016.

Exam information: Exam 1 will be held on Monday, October 1st from 5:00-7:00 pm. You may work for the entire 2 hours, but the exam is expected to take most students 60 min. The exam will cover the class material from chapters 1-3, chapter 4 sections 1-2 and 5-6 (note: titrations from section 6 will not be tested), and laboratory material from experiments 1-3.  Allowed exam items are pens/pencils and a course-approved calculator. You will be provided with a periodic table. There will be an optional review session on Sunday, September 30 starting at 7:00 pm in Keyes 105.

Please see the general post with Exam details.

Reading:  Chapter 4 and chapter 20.2 (balancing REDOX reactions)

Reading:  Chapter 3.

Homework:  Please see Mastering Chemistry

Lecture Outline:

Balancing Chemical Equations
Formula and Molecular Weights
The Mole and Molar Mass
Molecular and Empirical Formulas
Using Balanced Equations and Limiting Reagents

Resources: 

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News:  Laboratory starts this week.   Please use the laboratory link to read prelab materials.

Reading: Chapter II

Lecture Outline for Chapter II:

Atomic Theory
Atomic Structure
Atomic Weights
The Periodic Table
Molecules and Ions
Nomenclature

King Lecture Resources: Chapter II Figures,  Atomic Force Microscopy,  big-bang, Nomenclature

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Welcome to General Chemistry at Colby College.   We will use this web page to post class related notices and content.

Outline for 9/5/2018

• Introductions
• General class policies:  Syllabus, textbook, homework, exams, laboratory
• Use of electronic resources
• Strategies for doing well in chemistry
• Chapter 1: Matter and Measurement

Lecture Slides:

CH141 – Summer Update – 2018