10-806-127Chemistry 1
Course Information
Description
Fundamental concepts of inorganic chemistry. Emphasizes learning the basic principles and quantitative measurements used in chemistry.Consists of three hours of lecture and one, two-hour laboratory period per week.
Total Credits
4
Course Competencies
  1. Demonstrate proper laboratory technique and safety procedures using various measuring instruments
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing assigned labs
    by completing study guide
    Criteria
    you obtain precise measurements using a variety of laboratory equipment
    you express measurements using the proper number of significant digits
    you use dimensional analysis and proportion methods to solve conversion problems involving metric to metric, metric to English, mass-volume relationships, and specific gravity
    you utilize scientific notation in problem solving
    you apply safety rules and proper procedure in performing laboratory work

  2. Analyze the concept of matter and its relationship to chemical properties
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing assigned labs
    by completing study guide
    on an exam
    Criteria
    you use the term atom as it relates to matter
    you use the term ion as it relates to matter
    you use the term molecule as it relates to matter
    you use the term element as it relates to matter
    you use the term compound as it relates to matter
    you use the term formula unit as it relates to matter
    you use the term pure substance as it relates to matter
    you use the term solution as it relates to matter
    you use the term physical property as it relates to matter
    you use the term chemical property as it relates to matter
    you use the term homogeneous mixture as it relates to matter
    you use the term heterogeneous mixture as it relates to matter
    you use the term metallic as it relates to matter
    you use the term non-metallic as it relates to matter
    you use the term active as it relates to matter
    you use the term inactive as it relates to matter
    you use the term inert as it relates to matter
    you use the periodic table to identify and predict properties of metals
    you use the periodic table to identify and predict properties of non-metals
    you use the periodic table to identify and predict properties of metalloids
    you use the periodic table to identify and predict properties of active
    you use the periodic table to identify and predict properties of inactive
    you use the periodic table to identify and predict properties of non-reactive elements
    you write the names and symbols for elements in the first four periods of the periodic table, as well as other elements commonly used in a laboratory setting
    you distinguish between chemical and physical changes
    you compare and contrast organic and inorganic substances

  3. Analyze the concept of matter and its relationship to chemical properties
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing assigned labs
    by completing study guide
    on an exam
    Criteria
    you use the term atom as it relates to matter
    you use the term ion as it relates to matter
    you use the term molecule as it relates to matter
    you use the term element as it relates to matter
    you use the term compound as it relates to matter
    you use the term formula unit as it relates to matter
    you use the term pure substance as it relates to matter
    you use the term solution as it relates to matter
    you use the term physical property as it relates to matter
    you use the term chemical property as it relates to matter
    you use the term homogeneous mixture as it relates to matter
    you use the term heterogeneous mixture as it relates to matter
    you use the term metallic as it relates to matter
    you use the term non-metallic as it relates to matter
    you use the term active as it relates to matter
    you use the term inactive as it relates to matter
    you use the term inert as it relates to matter
    you use the periodic table to identify and predict properties of metals
    you use the periodic table to identify and predict properties of non-metals
    you use the periodic table to identify and predict properties of metalloids
    you use the periodic table to identify and predict properties of active
    you use the periodic table to identify and predict properties of inactive
    you use the periodic table to identify and predict properties of non-reactive elements
    you write the names and symbols for elements in the first four periods of the periodic table, as well as other elements commonly used in a laboratory setting
    you distinguish between chemical and physical changes
    you compare and contrast organic and inorganic substances

  4. Analyze the structure of the atom relating this information to make chemical predictions
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing assigned labs
    by completing study guide
    on an exam
    Criteria
    you explain Dalton's Atomic Theory and how it relates to the basic laws of chemical change
    you determine the following for a given element: atomic number, atomic mass, number of neutrons, protons, and electrons
    you write Lewis dot structures for atoms using the periodic table
    you write electron configurations for atoms and ions using orbital notation
    you distinguish the differences of properties for the isotopes of elements
    you distinguish the similarities of properties for the isotopes of elements
    you determine the number of valence electrons for any A-group elements
    you predict trends in electron affinities
    you predict trends in electronegativities
    you predict trends in ionization potentials
    you predict trends in atomic and ionic radi
    you predict trends in metallic and non-metallic properties
    you classify elements according to their similar chemical properties

  5. Analyze the systematic naming of chemicals
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing assigned labs
    by completing study guide
    on an exam
    Criteria
    you identify the names of the commonly used polyatomic ions
    you use the names of the commonly used polyatomic ions correctly in formulas
    you identify a compound as an acid, a base, an acid salt, a hydroxy salt, and a normal salt
    you analyze the distinguishing characteristics of an acid
    you analyze the distinguishing characteristics of a base
    you analyze the distinguishing characteristics of an acid salt
    you analyze the distinguishing characteristics of a hydroxy salt
    you analyze the distinguishing characteristics of a normal salt

  6. Perform mathematical calculations of elements and compounds
    Assessment Strategies
    by preparing solutions of various concentrations
    by completing assigned labs
    by completing study guide
    on an exam
    Criteria
    you distinguish between the mass of a molecule and the mass of a mole of molecules
    you distinguish between the number of moles of a compound or element and the mass of that number of moles, moles of atoms, ions, molecules or formula units
    you calculate the molecular or formula mass of a substance given the formula
    you calculate the number of moles in a given mass of a particular substance
    you calculate the actual number of particles in a given mass of an element or a compound of known formula
    you calculate the percent composition of a compound from its formula
    you determine the empirical or molecular formula of a compound given appropriate information
    you use experimental data from laboratory analysis to calculate the percent of a given element present

  7. Predict chemical events using chemcial equations.
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing assigned labs
    by completing study guide
    by participating in a group activity on solubility
    on an exam
    Criteria
    you identify the type of reaction given a chemical equation
    you balance various types of chemical equations
    you use the "solubility rules" to identify precipitates formed in a given chemical equation
    you identify gases formed in a given chemical equation
    you write correct word equations for various chemical reactions
    you distinguish between acidic and basic

  8. Analyze Stoichiometric Principles as they relate to determination of chemical reactions
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing assigned labs
    by completing study guide
    on an exam
    Criteria
    you calculate the mass or the volume of a particular reactant required to react with an excess of another reactant given a balanced equation
    you calculate the mass or the volume of a particular reactant required to react with an excess of another reactant given an unbalanced equation
    you calculate the theoretical mass or volume of a product formed in a particular balanced equation given other appropriate information
    you calculate the theoretical mass or volume of a product formed in a particular unbalanced equation given other appropriate information
    you use a balanced chemical equation to calculate the percent yield given actual yield for a particular reaction
    you determine the limiting reactant and the amount of excess reactant given actual yield for a particular reaction
    you determine whether a reaction is exothermic or endothermic from the heats of reaction in given equations
    you apply the mole concept to balanced equations to understand mass relationships, mass-volume relationships, and volume relationships

  9. Utilize bonding principles to analyze chemical forces and chemical reactions
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing assigned labs
    by completing study guide
    by participating in a group activity on bond type identification
    on an exam
    Criteria
    you examine the different types of chemical bonds
    you examine the relative strengths of chemical bonds
    you examine the properties of the differennt types of chemical bonds
    you choose the most likely type of bond formed between various atoms or molecules based on electronegativity difference
    you identify which types of bonds are intermolecular and intramolecular
    you identify various bond types within a given molecule

  10. Apply gas law principles
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing assigned labs
    by completing study guide
    by demonstrating Boyle's and Charles' law
    on an exam
    Criteria
    you distinguish between force and pressure of a gas
    you distinguish between absolute and gauge pressure of a gas
    you distinguish between a real and ideal gas
    you use the gas laws to calculate changes in gas properties
    you calculate the partial pressure of a gas in a mixture of gases given appropriate information
    you use the assumptions of the Kinetic Molecular Theory and use these to explain characteristic behavior of gases
    you calculate changes in pressure, volume, or temperature based on the gas laws (Boyle's, Charles', Gay-Lussac's, Ideal)
    you predict changes in pressure, volume, or temperature based on the gas laws (Boyle's, Charles', Gay-Lussac's, Ideal)
    you demonstrate a working knowledge of procedures used for collecting and measuring gases

  11. Analyze properties of liquids and solids
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing assigned labs
    by completing study guide
    on an exam
    Criteria
    you distinguish between the liquid, solid, and gas states in terms of the Kinetic Molecular Theory
    you apply the factors affecting the vapor pressure and boiling point of liquids to interpret the behavior of various liquids
    you identify properties of liquids and solids versus gases
    you identify bonding types within liquids and solids

  12. Analyze the results of alternative solution composition
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing assigned labs
    by completing study guide
    by demonstrating the solution identification and preparation
    on an exam
    Criteria
    you apply the principles of colligative property to interpolate their effect on solutions
    you calculate a solution in concentration units of molarity, percent, molality, equivalents, milliequivalents, and/or osmolality
    you prepare a solution in concentration units of molarity, percent, molality, equivalents, milliequivalents, and/or osmolality
    you perform multiple part solution problems