Phone: (515) 964-6558
Course: Preadmission Chemistry II (Second of two parts)
CRN: 12361
Prerequisites: None
Textbook: Essential Concepts of Chemistry
Authors: Sherman and Sherman
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, ISBN 0-395-92127-9
Course Description: This is a noncredit, independent study course. It is designed to prepare students who lack a high school chemistry course or are under prepared for college level course(s) in chemistry.
In Chemistry II the topics covered include:
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Lesson 1 -
Chpt. 9: Calculations Involving
Chemical Formulas |
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Lesson 2 -
Chpt. 10: The Chemical Equation |
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Lesson 3 -
Chpt. 11: Stoichiometry |
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Lesson 4 -
Chpt. 15: The Chemistry of
Solutions |
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Lesson 5 -
Chpt. 16: Acids, Bases, and
Salts |
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Lesson 6 -
Chpt. 13: The Gaseous State |
The student will be tested at the end of each chapter. Contact Gretchen Spencer at (515)964-6558 to
arrange the testing times.
Course Competencies: The student successfully completing this course has mastered the following competencies:
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9 |
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Understand how to calculate mass from chemical formula and how to convert mass to moles or number of atoms. |
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9.1 |
Calculate the number of moles in a sample when you are given the mass. |
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9.2 |
Calculate the mass, in grams, when you given the number of moles. |
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9.3 |
Calculate the
number of atoms in a sample when you are given the mass. |
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9.4 |
Calculate the formula of a compound when you are given its percentage composition. |
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10 |
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Understand chemical equations. |
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10.1 |
Write balanced
chemical equations. |
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10.2 |
Predict the
products for various types of reactions. |
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10.3 |
Explain the
different types of chemical reactions. |
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10.4 |
Distinguish between oxidation and reduction in a reaction. |
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11 |
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Understand the quantities in reactions (stoichiometry). |
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11.1 |
Calculate the quantities of reactants needed or products yielded in a chemical equation. |
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15 |
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Understand the chemistry
of solutions. |
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15.1 |
Define the terms solution, solute and solvent. |
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15.2 |
Determine whether a solution is unsaturated, saturated or supersaturated. |
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15.3 |
Calculate concentrations of solutions. |
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15.4 |
Calculate molarity of solutions. |
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15.5 |
Calculate
molality of solutions. |
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15.6 |
Distinguish between
diffusion and osmosis and make predictions based on experimental set-ups. |
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16 |
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Understand the properties of acids, bases and salts. |
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16.1 |
Distinguish between acids and bases and provide examples. |
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16.2 |
Define pH and explain the values on the pH scale. |
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16.3 |
Calculate the pH of a
solution when given its H+ or |
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16.4 |
Write equations for the preparation of salts. |
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13 |
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Understand the properties of gases. |
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13.1 |
State the kinetic theory of gases. |
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13.2 |
Apply Boyle’s Law, Charles’ Law and the Combined Gas Law to relations between the pressure, temperature and volume of any amount of an ideal gas. |
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13.3 |
Convert from Celsius degrees to Kelvins and vice versa. |
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13.4 |
Use the Ideal Gas
Law to calculate the pressure, volume, temperature, or number of moles of a
gas when you are provided with the other three. |
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13.5 |
Use the Ideal Gas
Law to calculate the molecular mass of a gas. |
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