CHEMISTRY 102A and E
ASSIGNMENTS
WEEK 0
(August 20-24)
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
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(Aug. 27-Aug. 31)
Lecture
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Part 1 - Tuesday/Wednesday
Topics:
The Scientific Method, Measurements, Significant Figures, Unit
Conversions, Density, Matter
Reading:
Zumdahl, Chapter 1.1-1.9
Problems:
Zumdahl, Chapter 1:
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19, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 37, 38, 45, 46, 48, 54,
59, 64, 65, 74
Part 2 - Thursday/Friday
Topics:
Fundamental Chemical Laws, Atomic Structure, Naming Compounds
Reading:
Zumdahl, Chapter 2.1-2.8
Problems:
Zumdahl, Chapter 2:
Quiz 1:
Significant figures, dimensional analysis
12, 13, 15, 19, 21, 41, 46, 47, 49, 57, 59, 61, 63,
65, 67, 70, 72, 75, 77, 78, 80, 81, 87
WEEK 2
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(Sept. 3-Sept. 7)
Lecture
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Part 1 - Tuesday/Wednesday
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Topics:
The Mole, Atomic Masses, Percent Composition
Reading:
Zumdahl, Chapter 3.1-3.5
Problems:
Zumdahl, Chapter 3:
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18, 19, 21, 23, 29, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 53, 55,
56, 59, 60, 65, 66, 68, 70, 105, 107, 109
Homework 1 due Wednesday, Sept. 5
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Part 2 - Thursday/Friday
Topics:
Balancing Chemical Equations, Limiting Reagents
Reading:
Zumdahl, Chapter 3.6-3.9
Problems:
Zumdahl, Chapter 3:
Quiz 2:
Naming compounds, Empirical Formulas
77, 78, 83, 84, 86, 92, 93, 95, 100, 101, 121, 122,
124, 125, 126
WEEK 3
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(Sept. 10-Sept. 14)
Lecture
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Part 1 - Tuesday/Wednesday
Topics:
Solutions, Electrolytes
Reading:
Zumdahl, Chapter 4.1-4.3
Problems:
Zumdahl, Chapter 4:
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10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26, 28, 70
Homework 2 due Wednesday, Sept. 12
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Part 2 - Thursday/Friday
Topics:
Types of Chemical Reactions
Reading:
Zumdahl, Chapter 4.4-4.8
Problems:
Zumdahl, Chapter 4:
Quiz 3:
Balancing equations, limiting reagents, % yield
29, 31, 33, 35, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 47, 51, 54, 55,
72, 75, 77, 78, 80, 81, 87
WEEK 4
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(Sept. 17-Sept. 21)
Lecture
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Part 1 - Tuesday/Wednesday
Topics:
Oxidation-Reduction
Reading:
Zumdahl, Chapter 4.9
Problems:
Zumdahl, Chapter 4:
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57, 59, 60
Homework 3 due Wednesday, Sept. 19
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Part 2 - Thursday/Friday
Topics:
Balancing Redox Reactions
Reading:
Zumdahl, Chapter 4.10
Problems:
Zumdahl, Chapter 4:
Quiz 4:
Ionic equations
61, 63, 65, 67
WEEK 5
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(Sept. 24-Sept. 28)
Lecture
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Part 1 - Tuesday/Wednesday
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Topics:
Gases - P, V, T Relationships, Ideal Gas Law, Stoichiometry
Reading:
Zumdahl, Chapter 5.1-5.4
Problems:
Zumdahl, Chapter 5:
4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 16, 17, 30, 32, 33, 35, 37, 43, 44,
49, 52, 54, 57, 59, 93, 94, 95, 96, 104, 117
Homework 4 due Wednesday, Sept.26
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Part 2 - Thursday/Friday
Topics:
Partial Pressures, Kinetic Molecular Theory, Real Gases
Reading:
Zumdahl, Chapter 5.5-5.8
Problems:
Zumdahl, Chapter 5:
Quiz 5:
Oxidation State and Redox Reactions
7, 8, 15, 22, 24, 63, 65, 67, 68, 69, 70, 73, 75, 76,
78, 79, 80, 81, 99, 102, 110, 111, 118, 120
WEEK 6
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(Oct. 1-Oct. 5)
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Part 1 - Tuesday/Wednesday
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Review for HE I
Homework 5 part 1 (5-1 through 5-5) due Wednesday, October 3
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Part 2 - Thursday/Friday
HOUR EXAM I: 7:00 pm Wednesday, October 3 (Locations to be announced)
Topics:
Electromagnetic Radiation, Atomic Spectra, The Bohr Model
Reading:
Zumdahl, Chapter 7.1-7.4
Problems:
Zumdahl, Chapter 7:
3, 18, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 47, 51, 54, 55
WEEK 7
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(Oct. 8-Oct. 12)
Lecture
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Part 1 - Tuesday/Wednesday
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Topics:
Quantum Numbers, Orbitals and Electronic Structure
Reading:
Zumdahl, Chapter 7.5-7.9
Problems:
Zumdahl, Chapter 7: 60, 62, 64, 70, 71, 73, 77, 79, 81, 82
Homework 5 part 2 (5-6 through 5-13) due Wednesday, October 10
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Part 2 - Thursday/Friday
Topics:
The Periodic Table, Periodic Trends
Reading:
Zumdahl, Chapter 7.10-7.13
Problems:
Zumdahl, Chapter 7: 85, 87, 89, 101, 102121, 122
Quiz 6:
Dalton's Partial Pressures
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WEEK 8
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(Oct. 15-Oct. 19)
Lecture
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Part 1 - Tuesday/Wednesday
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Introduction to Bonding, Polarity
Reading:
Zumdahl, Chapter 8.1-8.4
Problems:
Zumdahl, Chapter 8:
1, 3, 13, 14, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 33, 35, 37, 38, 95
Homework 6 due Wednesday, Oct. 17
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Part 2 - Thursday/Friday
Topics:
Lewis Structures, Exceptions, Resonance
Reading:
Zumdahl, Chapter 8.7-8.12
Problems:
Zumdahl, Chapter 8:
Quiz 7:
Electron Configurations and Periodic Trends
12, 16, 18, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 70, 72, 73, 74, 100
WEEK 9
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(Oct. 22-Oct. 26)
Lecture
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Part 1 - Tuesday/Wednesday
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Topics:
VSEPR, Polarity, Hybrid Orbitals, Delocalization
Reading:
Zumdahl, Chapter 8.13, 9.1, 9.5
Problems:
Zumdahl, Chapter 8:
Chapter 9:
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15, 17, 70, 80-91, 102, 103, 105, 113, 115, 116
5, 6, 10-14, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 29, 49, 53
Homework 7 due Wednesday, Oct. 24
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Part 2 - Thursday/Friday
Topics:
Intermolecular Forces, the Liquid State, Vapor Pressure
Reading:
Zumdahl, Chapter 10.1-10.2, 10.8
Problems:
Zumdahl, Chapter 10: 5, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 31, 34, 35, 36(a, d-g),
37, 38, 39, 40, 91, 93
Quiz 8:
Lewis Structures, Molecular Shape, Hybridization
WEEK 10
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(Oct. 29-Nov. 2)
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Part 1 - Tuesday/Wednesday
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Topics:
Chemical Equilibrium
Reading:
Zumdahl, Chapter 13.1-13.4
Problems:
Zumdahl, Chapter 13: 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 26, 27, 31,
33, 34
Homework 8 and 9 due Wednesday, Oct. 31
HOUR EXAM II: 7:00 pm Wednesday, October 31 (Locations to be announced)
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Part 2 - Thursday/Friday
Topics:
Equilibrium Calculations, LeChatelier’s Principle
Reading:
Zumdahl, Chapter 13.5-13.7
Problems:
Zumdahl, Chapter 13: 2, 35, 37, 39, 41, 45, 46, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60,
63, 64, 67, 73, 75
WEEK 11
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(Nov. 5-Nov. 9)
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Part 1 - Tuesday/Wednesday
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Topics:
Introduction to Acids and Bases
Reading:
Zumdahl, Chapter 4.8, Appendix A1.2
Problems:
Zumdahl, Chapter 4:
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46, 47, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56
Part 2 - Thursday/Friday
Topics:
Acid Strength, the pH Scale
Reading:
Zumdahl, Chapter 14.1-14.4
Problems:
Zumdahl, Chapter 14: 16, 19, 26, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38,
39, 40, 45, 46
Equilibrium
Quiz 9:
WEEK 12
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(Nov. 12-Nov. 16)
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Part 1 - Tuesday/Wednesday
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Topics:
Weak Acids and Bases
Reading:
Zumdahl, Chapter 14.5-14.6, 14.12, Appendix A1.4
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Problems:
Zumdahl, Chapter 14: 47, 48, 49, 53, 57, 61, 62, 63, 65, 67, 69, 72, 73,
74, 75, 79, 81, 83, 85, 86, 88, 95, 139, 140, 141,
142
Homework 10 due Wednesday, Nov. 14
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Part 2 - Thursday/Friday
Topics:
Polyprotic Acids, Acidic and Basic Salts
Reading:
Zumdahl, Chapter 14.7-14.8, 14.10
Problems:
Zumdahl, Chapter 14: 12, 94, 96, 98, 99, 103, 105, 106, 107, 108, 111,
112, 135, 138, 151
Quiz 10:
Acids, bases, pH
WEEK 13
(November 19-23)
Thanksgiving Break
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WEEK 14
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(Nov. 26-Nov. 30)
Lecture
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Part 1 - Tuesday/Wednesday
Topics:
Common Ion Equilibria
Reading:
Zumdahl, Chapter 15.1
Problems:
Zumdahl, Chapter 15: 14, 15,
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Homework 11 due Wednesday, Nov. 28
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Part 2 - Thursday/Friday
Topics:
Buffers
Reading:
Zumdahl, Chapter 15.2-15.3
Problems:
Zumdahl, Chapter 15: 1, 3, 21, 22, 23, 25, 33, 34, 35, 39, 41, 42,
45, 47, 48
salts, common ion
Quiz 11:
WEEK 15
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(Dec. 3-Dec. 7)
Lecture
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Part 1 - Tuesday/Wednesday
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Catch up and review for HE III
Homework 12 due Wednesday, Dec. 5
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Part 2 - Thursday/Friday
Topics:
Titration Curves
Reading:
Zumdahl, Chapter 15.4-15.5
Problems:
Zumdahl, Chapter 15: 4, 5, 16, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 63,
64, 114, 115, 116
Buffers and titrations.
Quiz 12:
HOUR EXAM III: 7:00 pm Wednesday, December 5 (Locations to be
announced)
Homework 13 due Wednesday, Dec. 12
FINAL EXAM 102A : 1:30 – 4:30 pm Tuesday, December 11
FINAL EXAM 102E : 1:30 – 4:30 pm Wednesday, December 12