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Chemistry 30

Class Format

Hybrid

Status

Open

Prerequisites

Chemistry 20

Class Overview

Unit A – Thermochemistry
Energy Changes: Kenetic and Potential(Phase, Chemical, Nuclear); Specific Heat Capacity; Calorimetry; Molar Enthalpies; Enthalpy of Formation and Reaction; Hess' Law; Catalysis and Reaction Energetics

Unit B – Electrochemistry
Reduction-oxidation Reactions; Oxidation States; Predicting Redox Reactions; Constructing Redox Table; Redox Stoichiometry; Titration Analysis; Voltaic Cells (batteries); Corrosion; Electrolytic Cells (electrolysis); Fuel Cells; Cell Reaction Stoichiometry

Unit C – Chemical Equilibrium and Acids and Bases
Dynamic Equilibrium; Le Chatelier’s principle; Kw Theory; pH & pOH; Ka and Kb Calculations; Strength of Acids; Brønsted-Lowry Concepts; Predicting Acid-Base Reactions; pH Curves, Polyprotic and Polybasic Species; Indicators; Buffers; Acid-Base Stoichiometry, Titrations & Excess Situations

Unit D – Organic Chemistry
Definition of Organic Compounds; Aliphatic Classes and Nomenclature; Organic Reactions; Aromatics; Functional Groups and Reactions; Polymerization; Petroleum chemistry



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