SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE

COURSE OUTLINE

INSTRUCTORS: Staff                                                               CATALOG NO.: CH 19

COURSE TITLE: General Chemistry          SEMESTER: Fall 2006

TEXTBOOKS: Tro, Introductory Chemistry Essentials, Custom package, Prentice Hall.

“One Key” Web based Student Passbook (packaged with textbook)

Hein, et al, Foundations of Chemistry in the Laboratory, 11th edition for Suffolk CC.

REQUIRED MATERIALS: Safety Goggles

LECTURE SCHEDULE

WEEK TOPIC CHAPTERS

1,2                 Introduction; Measurements & Problem Solving                     1,2

3                    Matter & Energy                                          3 (omit 3.10, 3.11)

                        EXAM I

4                   Atoms and Elements                                                            4

5                   Molecules and Compounds                                                   5

6                   Chemical Composition                                 6

                        EXAM II

7                   Chemical Reactions                                                  7 (omit 7.7, 7.9)

8                   Quantities in Chemical Reactions                              8 (omit 8.5, 8.6)

9                   Gases                                 11 (omit 11.8, 11.9, 11.10 and all math

                                                                                                                  calculations)

                                                   EXAM III

10 Electrons in Atoms and the Periodic Table         9

11                  Chemical Bonding                                                            10

12                  Liquids, Solids and Intermolecular Forces                             12 (omit math calculations)

                EXAM IV

13                  Solutions                        13 (omit 13.7, 13.9. and 13.10)                                            

14                  Acids & Bases                                                                    14 (omit 14.11)

15                  Review and FINAL EXAM          1 - 14

LABORATORY SCHEDULE

WEEK TOPIC EXPERIMENT NUMBER

1                   Safety, Check in, Lab Techniques                               1

2                   Measurements                                                                2

3                   Densities & Compositions of Metals                     Handout

4                   Freezing Points                                                              6

5                   Water in Hydrates                                                         7

6                   The Ice-Cube Dilemma                                       Handout

7                   Single Displacement Reactions                                        11

8                   Double Displacement Reactions                                       10

9                   Identification of Selected Anions                                     13

10                   Properties of Group I Cations                                         14

11 Models 17

12                   Properties of Solutions                                                   8

13                   Ionization - Electrolytes and pH                          12 (omit sections B5, C1 & C3)

14                   Neutralization - Titration II                                            23

15                   Check Out