General Chemistry

Course Description

Stoichiometry of chemical reactions, quantum mechanical description of atoms, the elements and periodic table, chemical bonding, real and ideal gases, thermochemistry, introduction to thermodynamics and equilibrium, acid-base and solubility equilibria, introduction to oxidation-reduction reactions.

Lectures

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   Lecture 1 - Chemicals: Molecules

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   Lecture 2 - Electron Glue: Chemical Bonds

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   Lecture 3 - Shape Matters: Molecular Shape

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   Lecture 4 - Molecules in Motion: Ideal Gases

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   Lecture 5 - It's Just a Phase: Phase Changes

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   Lecture 6 - Attractive Molecules: Liquids and Solutions

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   Lecture 7 - Big Molecules: Solids

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   Lecture 8 - What is Your Reaction? Chemical Reactions

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   Lecture 9 - Sextillion: Reaction Stoichiometry

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    Lecture 10 - Back It Up: Reversibility

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    Lecture 11 - Special K: Equilibrium

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    Lecture 12 - How Pushy: Le Chatelier's Principle

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    Lecture 13 - Finding Solutions: Solubility Equilibria

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    Lecture 14 - Too Full: Two-Phase Equilibria

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    Lecture 15 - Heartburn: Acids and Bases

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    Lecture 16 - Basically Weak: Weak Acids and Bases

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    Lecture 17 - Neutral Territory: Acid-Base Reactions

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    Lecture 18 - How Resilient: Buffers

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    Lecture 19 - General Chemistry Review for Midterm 2

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    Lecture 20 - Research Projects; Point of view: Heat Transfer

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    Lecture 21 - The Heat Is On: Thermal Equilibrium

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    Lecture 22 - Make It Or Break It: Bond Energies

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    Lecture 23 - Compound Interest: Heats of Reaction

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    Lecture 24 - What a Mess: Energy Dispersal

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    Lecture 25 - Which Way? Enthalpy vs. Entropy

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    Lecture 26 - How Far? Gibbs Free Energy

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    Lecture 27 - Chemical Energy and Work

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    Lecture 28 - Got Electrons? Redox Reactions

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    Lecture 29 - Energizer Bunny: Batteries

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    Lecture 30 - The Sun

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    Lecture 31 - General Chemistry Review for Midterm 3, Part I

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    Lecture 32 - General Chemistry Review for Midterm 3, Part II

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    Lecture 33 - All Aglow: Light Energy

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    Lecture 34 - Photo Opportunity: Subshell Model

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    Lecture 35 - Breaking the Code: Periodic Table

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    Lecture 36 - My Space: Atomic Orbitals

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    Lecture 37 - Technicolor Atoms: Light Spectra

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    Lecture 38 - How Absorbing: Light and Color

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    Lecture 39 - Housing Co-Op: Molecular Orbitals

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    Lecture 40 - Now You See: Spectroscopy

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    Lecture 41 - General Chemistry Review, Part I

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    Lecture 42 - General Chemistry Review, Part II