CIP Code:   40.0502 
HEGIS Code:   1909
	METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER
	Office of Academic Affairs

	REGULAR COURSE SYLLABUS

SCHOOL:   Letters, Arts & Sciences
DEPARTMENT:  Chemistry
SEMESTER(S) OFFERED:   Fall, Spring, & Summer
PREFIX & COURSE NUMBER:   CHE 181 
COURSE TITLE:   General Chemistry II
CREDIT HOURS:   4   ( 4 + 0 )
CONTACT HOURS:  Lecture  60 	Lab  0 	Internship   0 	Practicum   0 
RESTRICTIONS (VARIABLE TOPICS COURSES):   None
PREREQUISITE(S):   CHE 180   Completion of CHE 181 and CHE 185 with a passing grade 
is required to receive general studies credit.
COREQUISITE(S):   None
CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION:

A continuation of CHE 180.  This course provides a comprehensive study of the facts, 
concepts, and laws of chemistry.  The course is designed to meet the requirements of 
students majoring in Chemistry, Medicine, Medical Technology, Biology, Physics, and other 
fields requiring a strong background in Chemistry.

REQUIRED READING MATERIALS  (Title, Author, Publisher, Copyright Date):

General Chemistry - Principles and Modern Applications.   6th Edition, R.H. Petrucci, 
MacMillan, 1993.


SPECIFIC (MEASURABLE) STUDENT BEHAVIORAL LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Upon completion of this course the student should be able to:

1.	Discuss energy changes associated with chemical reactions in terms of 1st, 2nd and 3rd 
laws of thermodynamics.
2.	Derive rate law equations from pertinent kinetic data.
3.	Propose plausible mechanisms for balanced chemical equations based on rate law data.
4.	Describe in a qualitative fashion the factors that affect chemical equilibrium.
5.	Solve equilibrium problems based on Kp and Kc mass law expressions.
6.	Define acidity/basicity in terms of Arrhenius, Bronsted-Lowry, and Lewis concepts.
7.	Discuss factors that affect the strength of acids/bases.
8.	Solve equilibrium problems that pertain to weak acids/bases, hydrolysis, buffers, titrations, 
solubility product, and dissociation of complex ions.
9.	Define oxidation and reduction and balance redox reactions.
10.	Use Faraday's laws to solve problems that pertain to electrolytic cells.
11.	Use the Nernst equation to solve problems pertaining to voltaic cells.

OUTLINE OF COURSE CONTENT (Major Topics and Subtopics):

I.	Thermodynamics
	a.	first law of thermodynamics
	b.	second law of thermodynamics
	c.	third law of thermodynamics
II.	Kinetics
	a.	factors that affect reaction rate
	b.	rate law
	c.	mechanism
III.	Equilibrium
	a.	Kp and Kc mass law expressions
	b.	LeChatelier's Principle
	c.	quantitative mass law problems
IV.	Acid/Base chemistry and ionic equilibrium
	a.	concepts of acidity/basicity
	b.	relative strengths of acids/bases
	c.	ionic equilibrium
V.	Oxidation-reduction reactions and electrochemistry
	a.	oxidation, reduction, and oxidation state numbers
	b.	balancing redox reactions
	c.	electrolytic cells
	d.	voltaic cells



EVALUATION OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE:

Student performance will be evaluated on the basis of results from topic examinations and/or 
quizzes and a comprehensive American Chemical Society final examination.

Copies retained by Dean and Department Chair

Revised 9/94:	Academic Affairs-Curriculum-Regular Course Syllabus
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