General Chemistry Fall Semestre 2013-2014
CHEM 121 for Physics Department
Instructor: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Mustafa M. Demir
Office: Science Faculty Building Room Number 216
Phone: 750 75 11
Lectures: Tue 9:45-12:30 & Th 11:45-12:30
e-mail: mdemir@iyte.edu.tr
Web page: www.iyte.edu.tr/mdemir
Assistants: Meral Karaca, Ayşegül Şeker, Esen Dönertaş, Melih Kuş, Banu Önen
Labs Hours: Wed 15:30-17:15
Attendance is required for all laboratory meetings.
Please be on time for both class hours and lab sessions.
Recitation hour: They are going to be determined according to your schedule.
Textbook: General Chemistry Principles and Modern Applications by Petrucci (9th
Edition) You can find three copies of this book at the library.
The code of the books is QD31.2.P48 1989
Course Outline:
1- Matter – Its properties and measurement
2- Atoms and the Atomic Theory
3- Chemical Compounds
4- Chemical Reactions
5- Introduction to reactions in aqueous solutions
6- Gases
7- Thermochemistry
8- Electrons in Atoms
9- The Periodic Table and Some Atomic properties
10- Chemical Bonding I: Basic Concepts
Grading:
1st Midterm: % 25
2nd Midterm: % 25
Final exam: % 50
Date: 19th Nov 2013
Date: 24th Dec 2013
Date: to be announced
Chapter 1-5
Chapter 5-9
Chapter 1-9
Laboratory grading involves quizzes, participation, lab reports, pre-lab questions,
the final exam.
SCHEDULES OF THE EXPERIMENTS
Name of the Experiment
Introduction & Safety & Lab Equipment
Measurement and Density
The Stoichiometry of a Reaction
Titration of Acids and Bases
Oxidation-Reduction Titration
Gas Analysis Based on the Molar Volume
Thermochemistry: The Heat of Reaction
The Soluble Group
Gravimetric Volumetric Analysis
Make-up Exam
Make-up Exam
SAFETY IN LABORATORY COURSES
Name
Semester: Fall 2013-2014
To the student: You are required to read, understand and implement the safety precautions indicated in your
laboratory manual or laboratory handouts, which are summarized below. Your signature on the attached
sheet indicates your absolute willingness to abide by these precautions while you are in the laboratory.
1.Work in the laboratory only as authorized by your instructor. Do not perform unauthorized experiments.
2.You are required to purchase safety goggles and wear them as directed during some laboratory sessions.
3.Learn emergency procedures and know the locations of the nearest eye wash and chemical cleanup
materials.
4.If you are injured or if any type of accident or fire occurs, IMMEDIATELY call your instructor for assistance.
5.Carefully read all instructions and thoroughly plan your work.
6.Wear appropriate clothing and shoes, not sandals, in the lab. Confine long hair.
7.Carefully read all labels on chemical bottles and familiarize yourself with the number/color hazards codes.
Never return excess chemicals to the stock bottles. Do not put a pipet or a dropper directly into a commercial
stock reagent bottle. Instead, pour an aliquot of the reagent from the stock bottle into a beaker. Use
premixed lab reagents as directed in the instructions for specific laboratory exercises.
8.Do not eat, drink or smoke in the lab. Never taste chemicals. Smell chemicals cautiously by wafting the
vapors toward you.
9.When mixing or heating chemicals in a test tube, point the test tube away from people.
10.Do not use Bunsen burners or other sources of spark or flame in the vicinity of flammable liquids. Note
that most organic solvents are flammable.
11.While mixing acid and water, always add the acid to the water, not vice-versa.
12.Fill a pipette by using a pipette bulb or mechanical pipettor only; never pipette by mouth.
13.If a spill occurs during regular hours, refer it to your lab assistants or instructor or other trained person
immediately. If a minor spill occurs when no senior person is available, clean it up immediately by using
plenty of water.
14.Dispose of chemicals as directed by your assistant. Organic solvents are never to be disposed of down
the sink. For disposable inorganics use plenty of water.
I have read carefully and understand all of the safety rules contained on this sheet. I also agree to read all
rules for specific exercises contained in the laboratory manual or laboratory handouts required for this course.
I recognize that it is my responsibility to obey them faithfully.
I realize that all chemicals are potentially dangerous; therefore I will exercise care in handling them. If I am
unsure of the potential hazards of any chemical, I will discuss this with my assistant prior to using the
chemical in question.
I understand that I am required to wear safety goggles at all times when directed to do so in the laboratory. I
also understand that there are dangers involved in wearing all types of contact lenses in laboratory situations
where reactive chemical agents, biological fixatives, or volatile organics are in use. I am aware that even
when safety goggles are worn, the Chemistry Department strongly discourages wearing of contact lenses in
these situations. If I do elect to wear contact lenses in the laboratory, I will inform my assistant and I will
assume all responsibility for damages caused by wearing them in the lab.
Signature
Date
Course Number
LAB REPORT FORMAT
Lab reports are to be prepared as instructed by your teaching assistants. A representative lab-report
should include
1. Title Page
2. Purpose (1-2 sentences)
3. Introduction ( 1 page max)
4. Experimental (don't rewrite procedure, reference the lab manual and note differences. Maximum 5
sentences)
5. Results (3 pages max)
6. Calculations (Max. 4 pages)
7. Conclusions (1 page max)
8. Signed Statement
REPORTS CAN NOT BE COPIED FROM OTHER STUDENTS. IF ANY PART OF THE REPORT IS
COPIED, YOU WILL SHARE THE GRADE WITH THE OTHER STUDENTS. (FOR EXAMPLE, IF TWO
STUDENTS' REPORTS ARE THE SAME, THE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE GRADE WILL BE 50. IF 10
STUDENTS' REPORTS ARE THE SAME, THE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE GRADE WILL BE 10.
SIGNED STATEMENT:
I have only worked with the following persons __________________________________________
for this lab experiment. I received no other help and I did not copy another person's work.
Signature :
_______________________________________
An automatic 50% reduction in the lab report grade will be applied if this statement is not included.