KIM 101E - General Chemistry I

Course Objectives

The scope of chemistry and stoichiometry, atoms and the atomic theories, the periodic table and some atomic properties, chemical bonding, molecular geometry, gases and gas laws, liquids, solids, solutions and their physical properties, thermochemistry, principles of chemical equilibrium, acids and bases, thermodynamic.

Course Description

Matter: Its properties and Measurements, Atoms and the Atomic Theory, Electrons in Atoms, Periodic Table and Some Atomic Properties, Chemical Compounds, Chemical Reactions, Introduction to Reactions in Aqueous Solutions, Gases, Thermochemistry, Chemical Bonding (Basic concepts, Valance bond and Molecular Orbital Theories), Intermolecular Forces in Liquids and Solids, Solutions and Their Physical Properties, Principles of Chemical Equilibrium, Acids and Bases, Spontaneous Change: Entropy and Gibbs Energy.