CHEMISTRY 1515

THEORY AND LABORATORY SCHEDULE

Spring 2002

8:30 am MWF Physical Sciences 141

Week of

Theory (PS141)

Laboratory (PS453) DRAFT

Jan 14

Chapter 20: Thermodynamics: Entropy, Free energy and the Direction of Chemical Reactions

Introduction to the laboratory, Safety and Review Problem Set

Jan 21

No Class on Monday, January 21, 2001 (Martin Luther King's Birthday)

Chapter 20: Thermodynamics: Entropy, Free energy and the Direction of Chemical Reactions

(NO Lab Monday, January 21, 2002 only...T, W and R labs will meet!)

Review Problem Set

Jan 28

Chapter 12: Intermolecular Forces, Liquids, and Solids

PS453---Experiment #1: Survival Organic Chemistry: Hydrocarbons

Feb 4

Chapter 12: Intermolecular Forces, Liquids, and Solids

Exam #1, Tuesday, February 5, 2002 at 5:30 p.m.

PS453---Experiment #1: Survival Organic Chemistry: Hydrocarbons and Functional Groups

Feb 11

 

Chapter 13: Properties of Solutions

PS255---Experiment #2: Introduction to Spectroscopy

 

Feb 18

Chapter 13: Properties of Solutions

NO CLASS Friday, February 22, 2002

Experiment #3: Qualitative equilibrium (Abraham and Pavlich I-4)

Pre-Laboratory exercise

 

Feb 25

Chapter 17: Equilibrium: The Extent of Chemical Reaction

PS255---Exp #4: Spectrophotometric Determination of an Equilibrium Constant.

Mar 4

Chapter 17: Equilibrium: The Extent of Chemical Reaction

Exam #2, Tuesday, March 5, 2002 at 5:30 p.m.

PS453---Exp #5: Balance or Completion: Equilibrium

Mar 11

Chapter 18: Acid-Base Equilibria

PS453---Experiment #5: Balance or Completion: Equilibrium

Mar 18

Spring Break - NO CLASS

NO LABORATORY

Mar 25

Chapter 19: Ionic Equilibria in Aqueous Systems

Experiment #6: Determination of an Equilibrium Constant for a Weak Acid

 

Apr 1

Chapter 19: Ionic Equilibria in Aqueous Systems

Experiment #7: Falling Out

Apr 8

Chapter 20: Electrochemistry: Chemical Change and electrical Work
Exam #3, Tuesday, April 9, 2002 at 5:30 p.m.

Experiment #8: OnLine Redox experiment

 

Apr 15

Chapter 20: Electrochemistry: Chemical Change and electrical Work

Experiment #9: Voltaic Cells

Apr 22

Chapter 16: Kinetics: Rates and Mechamisms of Chemical Reactions

Experiment #10: Electrolytic Cells

Apr 29

 

Chapter 16: Kinetics: Rates and Mechamisms of Chemical Reactions

Experiment #10: Kinetics of Decolorizing of Crystal Violet

Exam #4 and Final Examination : Monday, May 6, 2002 from 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Professor: Dr. John I. Gelder (jgelder@okstate.edu), PS 155, x47005

Office Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. M, W, and F and by appointment

Text: CHEMISTRY: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change, Silberberg, McGraw-Hill, 2nd Edition

Lab Manual: Laboratory experiments for this semester will be available online or distributed in class.

Web Site: http://intro.chem.okstate.edu