CHEM 111 Inorganic Chemistry

First of a three-course sequence designed for students intending to earn a degree in science, health, natural resources and engineering. Topics include: basic concepts about matter, measurements in chemistry, atomic and molecular structure, chemical bonding, the MOLE concept, gas laws, solution chemistry including acids and bases. Lab included. Prerequisite: MATH 98 or equivalent or taken concurrently. (NSL)

Credits

5

Outcomes

1. Students will be able to describe how periodic properties and trends affect electronic configurations and intermolecular forces.
2. Students will be able to state how intermolecular forces relate to all phases of matter.
3. Students will be able to do complex calculations based on stoichiometry and the MOLE concept.
4. Students will be able to describe chemical bonding and how this produces chemical formula relationship and reactions.
5. Students will be introduced to various lab techniques.