CHEM 163-A/General Chemistry I
Assigned Problems
Chapter 1
Matter and Measurement
What is Chemistry?
The Classification of Matter
Properties of Matter
Units of Measure
Uncertainty in Measurement
Dimensional Analysis
Chapter 1 problems, pp. 30-35 (questions in red ink have answers in appendix A): 1-8,
10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 22, 28, 34(b), 36, 38, 40, 42, 46(d), 59, 70,
Chapter 2
Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
Atomic Theory
Discovery of Atomic Structure
Modern View of Atomic Structure
Atomic Weights
The Periodic Table
Molecules and Molecular Formulas
Ions and Ionic Compounds
Nomenclature-Inorganic
Simple Organic Compounds
Chapter 2 problems, pp. 70-77: 1-6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 20, 24, 28, 30, 36, 40, 42, 46, 48,
52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 66, 70, 72, 73, 75, 91, 93, 96
Exam #1 (Chapters 1, 2)
Chapter 3
Stoichiometry
Equations
Types of Reactions
Molar Mass; % Composition
Avogadro’s Number; The Mole
Empirical Formulas
Stoichiometry Calculations
Limiting Reagents
Theoretical Yields
Chapter 3 problems, pp. 110-119: 1-9, 12, 20, 26, 28, 30, 32, 40, 44, 50, 56, 58, 64, 68,
70, 74, 82, 84, 88
Chapter 4
Aqueous Reactions and Solution Stoichiometry
Electrolytes
Precipitates (displacement reactions)
Acid-Base Reactions
Redox Reactions
Solution Concentration
Solution Stoichiometry (titrations)
Chapter 4 problems, pp. 157-165: 1-10, 14, 20, 22, 24, 26, 30, 34, 40, 46, 47, 48, 50,
52, 56, 60, 62, 68, 78, 84, 106
Exam #2 (Chapters 3 and 4)
Chapter 6
Electronic Structure of Atoms
Light Waves
Quantization of Energy; Photons
Line Spectra/Bohr
Matter Waves
Quantum Mechanics and Orbitals
s, p, d, and f orbitals
Many-Electron Atoms
Electron Configurations
The Periodic Table
Chapter 6 problems, pp. 251-259: 1-8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 26, 30, 32, 34, 36, 44,
48, 50, 52, 54, 60, 62, 64, 66, 72, 74, 89, 99
Chapter 7
Periodic Properties
Historical Perspective
Effective Nuclear Charge
Sizes of Atoms and Ions
Ionization Energy
Electron Affinities
Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids
Group Trends-Metals
Group Trends-Nonmetals
Chapter 7 problems, pp. 291-299: 1-6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 22, 24, 27, 28, 34, 36, 40, 44,
52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 64, 65, 80, 82, 91, 97, 102, 104
Exam #3 (Chapter 6 and 7)
Chapter 8
Chemical Bonding
Chemical Bond; Lewis Symbols; Octet Rule
Ionic Bonding
Covalent Bonding
Bond Polarity and Electronegativity
Drawing Lewis Structures; Formal Charge
Resonance Structures
Exceptions to the Octet Rule
Strengths of Covalent Bonds
Chapter 8 problems, pp. 336-343: 1-6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 24, 26, 30, 32, 34, 36,
38, 40, 42, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 78, 85, 99
Chapter 9
Molecular Geometry and Bonding Theories
Molecular Shapes
VSEPR Model
Molecular Polarity
Valence Bond Theory
Hybrid Orbitals
Multiple Bonds
Molecular Orbitals
Chapter 9 problems, pp. 388-397: 1-10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 32, 34, 36, 38,
40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72
Exam #4 (Chapter 8 and 9)
Chapter 10 Gases
Properties of Gases
Pressure: The barometer
The Gas Laws
The Ideal gas Equation
Partial pressures
Kinetic Theory; The Meaning of Temperature
Effusion and Diffusion
Real gases; van der Waals equation
Chapter 10 problems, pp. 432-441: 1-8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 34, 36,
44, 46, 48, 52, 57, 58, 64, 66, 70, 74, 76, 82, 84, 95
If we have time, we will continue with Chapters 11 and 5:
Chapter 11 Intermolecular Forces, Liquids, and Solids
The States of Matter
Intermolecular Forces
Properties of Liquids
Phase Changes
Vapor Pressure and Boiling
Phase Diagrams
Structures of Solids
Bonding in Solids
Chapter 11 problems, pp. 476-485: 1-8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34,
36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 72, 74, 76, 78
Exam #5 (Chapters 10 and 11) 1 hour
Chapter 5
Thermochemistry
The Nature of Energy
The 1st Law of Thermodynamics
Enthalpy
Enthalpies of Reaction
Calorimetry
Hess’s Law
Enthalpies of Formation
Foods and Fuels
Chapter 5 problems, pp. 204-215: 1-8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34,
36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 72, 80, 82
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