CHEM 112 - General Chemistry II

Units: 5
Fundamental principles of chemistry: solutions, kinetics, equilibrium, acids and bases, entropy and free energy, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, transition metals, and organic chemistry. Laboratory includes study of the chemical and physical behavior of elements and compounds, and qualitative and quantitative analysis. Lecture Units: 3; Lab Units: 2.

Prerequisites: CHEM 111 with grade C- or better.
Equivalent Quarter Course: CHEM 1102 and CHEM 1103.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Perform, analyze, and interpret chemical measurements;
Explain and analyze important properties of solutions;
Model time-evolution profiles of chemical reactions using the tools of chemical kinetics;
Describe both qualitatively and quantitatively chemical systems at equilibrium;
Infer acid and base properties of chemical compounds. Perform equilibrium calculations based on acid-base properties;
Relate chemical equilibrium to the thermodynamic properties of a chemical system;
Apply methods of electrochemistry to predict cell potentials in oxidation-reduction reactions;
Infer identities of daughter nuclides based on types of radioactive decay of parent nuclides;
Model transition metal centered complex ions using Crystal Field Theory;
Identify simple functional groups in organic molecules based on formulas and structures.