Sections 5, 6, 7, and 8 (MWF noon)
Dr. Salzman
Lecture Notes for General Chemistry
Notes for Lecture 1, Introduction, Review of syllabus, Matter, states of matter, mixtures, pure substances, elements, compounds
Notes for Lecture 2, Elements and compounds, Properties of matter, Units of measurements, SI system of units, temperature, significant fugures, rounding
Notes for Lecture 3, Density, Intensive and extensive properties, Physical and Chemical Changes, Atomic Theory, Symbols of elements, Elements, Atomic structure, Ions.
Notes for Lecture 4, Atomic structure, Structure of the nucleus, Atomic number and atomic mass number, isotopes, Chemical atomic weight
Notes for Lecture 5, Introduction to the periodic table, compounds and molecules, Chemical formulas, Ionic compounds, Structure of ionic compounds, The mole, Formula weight,
Notes for Lecture 6, Water of hydration, Chemical calculations using the mole, empirical and molecular formulas, Introduction to reaction equations
Notes for Lecture 7, Empirical formulas (again), Stoichiometry
Notes for Lecture 8, Stoichiometry, continued, Percent yield, Limiting reagent, Properties of aqueous solutions, reactions in aqueous solution, Spectator ions
Notes for Lecture 9, Electrical conductivity of solutions, reactions in solution, Acids and bases, Classes of reactions in aqueous solution, Redox reactions
Notes for Lecture 10, Balancing redox reactions
Notes for Lecture 11, More redox equations, solution stoichiometry.
Notes for Lecture 12, Dilution problems, Energy in chemistry.
Notes for Lecture 13, Phase changes, Introduction the thermodynamics, Heats of chemical reactions.
Notes for Lecture 14, Thermodynamics introduction, Heats of reaction.
Notes for Lecture 15, Heats of reaction, Hess's law, Heats of formation.
Notes for Lecture 16, More heats of reaction, light, wave motion.
Notes for Lecture 17, Light, Black body radiation, Photoelectric effect, and Line spectra. Start Bohr theory of the hydrogen atom
Notes for Lecture 18, Line spectra, Bohr theory of the hydrogen atom, de Broglie wavelength, Schroedinger's equation.
Notes for Lecture 19, Schroedinger's theory of the hydrogen atom, Orbitals.
Notes for Lecture 20, The electronic structure of many-electron atoms.
Notes for Lecture 21, The electronic structure of many-electron atoms, continued, The octet rule, Ions, Magnetism.
Notes for Lecture 22, The electronic structure of many-electron atoms, continued, The octet rule, Magnetism, Ions, Lewis dot formulas.
Notes for Lecture 23, Ions, Lewis dot formulas, Covalent bonding.
Notes for Lecture 24, Lewis dot formulas, Covalent bonding, Resonance.
Notes for Lecture 25, Lewis dot structures of molecules and ions, Resonance, Exceptions to octet rule.
Notes for Lecture 26, Resonance, Exceptions to octet rule, Bond order, Bond length, Bond energy.
Notes for Lecture 27, Bond order, Bond length, Bond energy, Electronegativity.
Notes for Lecture 28, Electronegativity (continued), Sigma and pi bonds, Shapes of molecules (VSEPR).
Notes for Lecture 29, Shapes of molecules (VSEPR), continued, Bond angles, polarity of molecules.
Notes for Lecture 30, Shapes of molecules (VSEPR), continued, Bond angles, polarity of molecules, hybrid orbitals.
Notes for Lecture 31, Polarity of molecules, Hybrid orbitals, Properties of materials, Gas laws.
Notes for Lecture 32, Hybrid orbitals, continued, Properties of materials.
Notes for Lecture 33, Gas laws.
Notes for Lecture 34, Gas laws, continued, Ideal gas law, Gas density, STP, Gas mixtures, partial pressure, Dalton's law.
Notes for Lecture 35, Kinetic theory of gases, molecular speeds, Diffusion.
Notes for Lecture 36, Diffusion, Effusion, van der Waals equation of state, Start solids and liquids, Intermolecular forces.
Notes for Lecture 37, Intermolecular forces, Vapor pressure, Boiling points, Phase diagrams.
Notes for Lecture 38, Phase diagrams, continued, Solids, Crystal structures, Unit cells.
Notes for Lecture 39, Crystal structures, continued, Unit cells; Solutions, Solution units.
Notes for Lecture 40, Solutions, Solution units Henry's law, Raoult's law Boiling point elevation, etc.
Notes for Lecture 41, Colligative Properties: Raoult's law, Boiling point elevation, Freezing point depression, and Osmotic pressure.