Course goals and learning outcomes support the Foundational Component Areas defined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Course goals are linked to the respective Core Curriculum Competencies: Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, Empirical and Quantitative Skills, and Teamwork. Specific competencies are identified in designated course goals and learning outcomes.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will:

State the characteristics of liquids and solids, including phase diagrams and spectrometry.
Articulate the importance of intermolecular interactions and predict trends in physical properties.
Identify the characteristics of acids, bases, and salts, and solve problems based on their quantitative relationships by
1. defining terms associated with acids and bases;
2. performing solution stoichiometry calculations for acid/base reactions;
3. distinguishing between strong electrolytes and weak electrolytes;
4. solving for the pH of a solution;
5. constructing acid and base ionization constant expressions.
Identify and balance oxidation-reduction equations, and solve redox titration problems.
Determine the rate of a reaction and its dependence on concentration, time, and temperature by
1. defining terms related to chemical kinetics;
2. performing kinetics calculations;
3. writing rate law expressions;
4. determining reaction order;
5. interpreting reaction profile diagrams.
Apply the principles of equilibrium to aqueous systems using LeChatelier’s Principle to predict the effects of concentration, pressure, and temperature changes on equilibrium mixtures by
1. defining chemical equilibrium;
2. solving reaction equilibrium problems;
3. generating equilibrium constant expressions.
Analyze and perform calculations with the thermodynamic functions, enthalpy, entropy, and free energy by
1. stating the laws of thermodynamics;
2. defining terms associated with thermodynamics;
3. solving for the state functions for a reaction;
4. predicting spontaneity of a reaction.
Discuss the construction and operation of galvanic and electrolytic electrochemical cells, and determine standard and non-standard cell potentials by
1. defining terms associated with electrochemistry;
2. solving balanced oxidation-reduction equations;
3. solving for the cell potentials.
Define nuclear decay processes by
1. defining the terms associated with a nuclear reaction;
2. predicting balanced nuclear equations;
3. solving half-life calculations;
4. predicting nuclear stability.
Describe basic principles of organic chemistry and descriptive inorganic chemistry by
1. identifying organic functional groups;
2. writing IUPAC name for simple organic molecules;
3. writing structural formulas for simple organic molecules;
4. relating organic structures to physical properties.
Apply properties of solutions by
1. defining terms describing solutions;
2. defining colligative properties;
3. predicting solubilities;
4. performing calculations related to colligative properties;
5. solving for different units of concentration.
Evaluate solubility equilibrium by
1. defining terms associated with solubility;
2. formulating the solubility product expression;
3. performing solubility product expression calculations;
4. predicting the formation of precipitates.
Apply physical and chemical techniques in the laboratory that reinforce the fundamentals of general inorganic chemistry by
1. using basic apparatus and apply experimental methodologies used in the chemistry laboratory;
2. demonstrating safe and proper handling of laboratory equipment and chemicals;
3. conducting basic laboratory experiments with proper laboratory techniques;
4. making careful and accurate experimental observations;
5. relating physical observations and measurements to theoretical principles;
6. interpreting laboratory results and experimental data, and reaching logical conclusions;
7. recording experimental work completely and accurately in laboratory notebooks and communicating experimental results clearly in written reports;
8. designing fundamental experiments involving principles of chemistry and chemical instrumentation;
9. identifying appropriate sources of information for conducting laboratory experiments involving principles of chemistry.
Communication Skills: Students will effectively develop, interpret, and express results of scientific investigation through written, oral, or visual communication by
1. describing observations made during experiments;
2. recording experimental work completely and accurately in laboratory notebooks;
3. communicating experimental results clearly in written reports.
Critical Thinking Skills: Students will use critical thinking, inquiry, analysis, and evaluation to reach informed conclusions, predict results, and classify or identify types of matter, reactions, and compounds by
1. predicting trends in physical properties based on intermolecular interactions;
2. applying IUPAC rules of nomenclature to name chemical compounds and write chemical formulas;
3. applying LeChatelier’s Principle to predict the effects of concentration, pressure, and temperature changes on equilibrium mixtures;
4. interpreting laboratory results and experimental data to reach logical conclusions;
5. designing fundamental experiments involving principles of chemistry.
Empirical and Quantitative Skills: Students will use empirical and quantitative skills to manipulate and analyze numerical data and observable facts to reach informed conclusions by
1. performing chemical experiments utilizing scientific tools such as glassware and basic apparatus to make measurements, make observations, and analyze collected data;
2. performing solution stoichiometry calculations for acid/base reactions;
3. performing calculations with the thermodynamic functions, enthalpy, entropy, and free energy.
Teamwork: Students will work effectively with others in a small group setting to safely complete a laboratory experiment by actively participating in performing the experiment and discussing experimental results to draw conclusions.
Computer Literacy: Students will demonstrate knowledge and proficiency in the use of personal computers for data entry and the internet by
1. creating an online account in electronic homework management system;
2. performing/completing electronic web-based homework.

CHEM 1412

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CHEM 1412 - General Chemistry II (Lecture + Lab)