CHEM 1523: Principles of Chemistry
This course is the second half of first year chemistry theory designed for students with a strong background in Chemistry. Course topics include gas laws, equilibrium, redox reactions, electrochemistry, thermochemistry, entropy and free energy.
NOTE: This course provides the equivalent of the second half of a first-year university chemistry course when taken with its accompanying laboratory course, CHEM 1525. In order to complete the equivalent of the entire first year (6 credits) of university-level chemistry students need to complete CHEM 1503, 1523, 1505 and 1525 or CHEM 1500 and CHEM 1520.
NOTE: You may be required to take CHEM 1525 the lab component in order to receive transfer credit.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Describe the properties of gases and do gas law calculations.
- Calculate order, rates, half-life, and reaction rate constants from kinetic data
- Explain the equilibrium state and the effects of an applied stress on an equilibrium.
- Do a variety of gaseos and ionic solution/solid equilibrium calculations.
- Explain the concepts involved in the theory of acids and bases.
- Calculate the pH of solutions of acids, bases, salts, buffers, and polyprotic acids.
- Do thermodynamic calculations.
- Explain the concept of entropy and its contribution to spontaneity in Gibbs free energy.
- Balance redox equations.
- Describe electrolytic cells and do calculations involving Faraday's Laws.
- Calculate standard and non-standard cell emf's from standard reduction potentials.
Course topics
- Unit 1: Gases
- Unit 2: Kinetics
- Unit 3: Equilibrium
- Unit 4: Acids and Bases
- Unit 5: Thermodynamics
- Unit 6: Electrochemistry
Required text and materials
The following textbook would have been purchased in CHEM 1503. Students who did not take CHEM 1503 and/or don't already own the required textbook, will need to purchase it. To do so, please contact Enrolment Services at student@tru.ca or 1.800.663.9711 (toll-free in Canada), 250.852.7000 (Kamloops, BC), and 1.250.852.7000 (International).
- Chang, R., & Overby, J., (2018). Chemistry (13th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill
Type: Textbook: ISBN: 978-1-260-08531-0
Additional requirements
Computer with Internet is required. Non-programmable, single numeric line calculator such as the Casio fx-260 is required.
Optional materials
Solutions to most of the supplementary exercises suggested in the course units are provided in the following optional book:
- Chang, R., & Overby, J., (2018). Student solutions mannual for Chemisty (13th ed.). New York:McGraw-Hill
Type: Textbook: ISBN: 1-26-016232X
Assessments
Please be aware that should your course have a final exam, you are responsible for the fee to the online proctoring service, ProctorU, or to the in-person approved Testing Centre. Please contact exams@tru.ca with any questions about this.
To successfully complete this course, students must achieve a passing grade of 50% or higher on the overall course, and 50% or higher on the final mandatory exam.
Note: The final exam for this course is only available as a paper exam and must be taken in person at an approved Testing Centre. Please email exams@tru.ca with any questions.
| Assignment 1 | 8% |
| Assignment 2 | 8% |
| Assignment 3 | 8% |
| Assignment 4 | 8% |
| Assignment 5 | 9% |
| Assignment 6 | 9% |
| Final Exam (mandatory) | 50% |
Open Learning Faculty Member Information
An Open Learning Faculty Member is available to assist students. Students will receive the necessary contact information at the start of the course.