Suffolk County Community College
Eastern Campus
Riverhead, NY
CH 33 – College Chemistry I
Section 0490
Instructor:
Text – Chemistry, 9th Edition, Chang
(bring your text and a calculator to every class)
Grading:
Exams
Final exam
Laboratory
Literature paper
Attendance
 There will be 4 exams given during the semester, each to cover three chapters.
The lowest of the 4 grades will be dropped.
 The final exam will be partially cumulative and is on Monday, December 18th.
 Bring only scrap paper, a calculator, and pencils to the exams.
 Once an exam has started, you may not leave the room until you have finished
the exam.
 Cell phones may not be used as a calculator in an exam. All cell phones are to
be turned off during exams.
OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE:
The course is the first of a two semester course and will include the basic
concepts of chemistry: atomic theory, matter, solids, liquids, and gases, bonding,
trends in the periodic table, thermodynamics (energy and matter), chemical
reactions, acids and bases, and solutions.
WEEKLY OUTLINE
Date
Chapter and Subject
Intro / Chapter 1 Scientific method, matter, states of matter,
properties and classification of matter, standard units of
measurement, scientific notation, significant figures,
conversions of English to metric measurements
Chapter 2 The Atom: atomic theory, structure of the atom,
the periodic table, molecules and ions, chemical formulas,
naming inorganic and organic compounds
Chapter 3 Atomic mass, Avogadro’s number, molar mass,
percent composition, empirical formulas, chemical reactions
and equations, reactants and products of a chemical reaction,
limiting reagents, and reaction yield.
Exam Chapters 1 – 3
Chapter 4 Aqueous solutions, precipitation reactions, acidbase reactions, reduction-oxidation reactions, concentration
measurements, gravimetric analysis, titrations
Chapter 5 Gases, gas laws, pressure, ideal gas equation, gas
stoichiometry, Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures, deviation
from ideal behavior.
Chapter 6 Thermochemistry, types of energy, energy changes
in chemical equations, enthalpy, heat of solution and dilution,
Hess’ Law
Exam Chapters 4 – 6
Date
Chapter and Subject
Chapter 7 Quantum theory, photoelectric effect, dual nature
of the electron, quantum mechanics and numbers, atomic
orbitals and electron configuration
Chapter 8 Periodic relationships, the elements classified,
periodic trends, variation in physical properties
Chapter 9 Chemical Bonding I. Lewis dot Symbols, octet
rule, ionic and covalent bonds, lattice energy,
electronegativity, formal charge, resonance, exceptions to
octet rule, bond enthalpy
Exam Chapters 7 – 9
Chapter 10 Chemical Bonding II. Molecular geometry,
dipole moment, valence bond theory, hybridization of atomic
orbitals, molecular orbital theory, delocalized molecular
orbitals
Chapter 11 Intermolecular forces, properties of liquids,
crystal structures, X-Ray diffraction, types of crystals, phase
changes and phase diagrams
Chapter 12 Solutions: properties, concentrations, solubility,
colligative properties of electrolyte solutions and
nonelectrolyte solutions
Final Exam
LAB OUTLINE – CH33
DATE
EXPERIMENT #
Check-in/Safety Requirements and Video
#495 – Classifying Matter by Properties
#399 – Detecting Signs of Chemical Changes
#386 – Determining the Empirical Formula of
Copper Chloride
#477 – Balancing Chemical Equations
#406 – Writing Chemical Equations and
Identifying Unknown Solutions
#455 – Separating and Determining the Mass of
Calcium Ion in a Calcium-enriched Tablet
#345 – Visible Spectrum of Hydrogen
#384 – Charles’ Law
#368 – Heat of Neutralization
#409 – Molecular Geometry and Bonding
#474 – Density, Miscibility, and Solubility
Check-out
Lab Reports:
All pre-laboratory reports are to be completed neatly and submitted before lab
begins. No late pre-labs will be accepted.
All post-laboratory reports are to be completed neatly and submitted by the
following lab period. Lab reports will be accepted up to one week late with an
appropriate reduction in grade.
Labs reports will be graded on a 1-10 scale; 3 points for the pre-lab and 7 points
for the post-lab report. The lowest of your lab grades will be dropped.