EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE Fundamental Chemistry

EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE Fundamental Chemistry Curse Design 2013-2014 Curse Infrmatin Divisin Science Curse Number CHM 130 (SUN# CHM 1130) Title Fundamental Chemistry Credits 4 Develped by Jel Sheltn Lecture/Lab Rati 3 Lecture/3 Lab Transfer Status ASU NAU UA CHM 101, Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ) CHM 130L als satisfies: Lab Science [LAB] --and- - CHM 130 als satisfies: Science & Applied Science [SAS] CHEM101A (3) -- and-- CHEM Departmental Elective (1) Activity Curse N CIP Cde 40.0500 Assessment Mde Pre/Pst Test (50 Questins/100 Pints) Semester Taught Fall and Spring GE Categry Lab Science Separate Lab Yes Awareness Curse N Intensive Writing Curse N Prerequisites ENG 091 with a grade f C r higher r reading placement test scre as established by District plicy Educatinal Value Students will develp an understanding f hw chemical cncepts and prblem-slving skills are relevant t ther curses and their daily lives. This curse is designed primarily fr students seeking a physical science elective. It is als fr science majrs wh may require additinal preparatin befre taking general chemistry. Descriptin This curse is designed t help students understand basic chemical principles and master prblemslving skills. Students will develp an understanding f hw thse cncepts and skills are relevant t ther curses and their daily lives. Chemical tpics cvered in the curse include basic science cncepts, measurements, atmic thery, bnding, stichimetry, states f matter, slutins, acids and bases, and nuclear chemistry. EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE - 1 - Fundamental Chemistry Equal Opprtunity Emplyer and Educatr

Supplies Scientific Calculatr Cmpetencies and Perfrmance Standards 1. Classify examples f matter accrding t their cmpsitin. Learning bjectives What yu will learn as yu master the cmpetency: a. Characterize the three main states f matter. b. Classify a sample as a pure substance r a mixture. c. Distinguish between an element and a cmpund. d. Distinguish between a hmgeneus and hetergeneus sample. e. Identify an element frm its symbl r prvide a symbl fr a given element. f. Define matter and its chief characteristics. Perfrmance Standards Cmpetence will be demnstrated: n written exams, hmewrk, and lab reprts withut the use f persnal ntes Criteria Perfrmance will be satisfactry when: given samples f matter have been placed in their crrect categries any element symbl is written in the crrect frmat 2. Calculate answers t unit cnversin prblems using the methd f dimensinal analysis. Learning bjectives What yu will learn as yu master the cmpetency: a. Write unit cnversin factrs that will cnvert frm ne metric unit t anther. b. Write unit cnversin factrs that will cnvert frm metric t US custmary units and vice-versa. c. Arrange unit cnversin factrs tgether in setups with ne r mre cnversin steps. d. Shw hw t cancel units in a cnversin setup. e. Use a unit cnversin setup t carry ut the calculatins with a calculatr. f. Calculate the density f a sample when given mass and vlume. g. Calculate an unknwn mass r vlume using density as a cnversin factr. Perfrmance Standards Cmpetence will be demnstrated: in written exams, hmewrk, and lab reprts withut the use f persnal ntes with the use f a persnal calculatr permitted with sme metric t US custmary cnversins prvided Criteria Perfrmance will be satisfactry when: written answers are numerically crrect written answers have crrect unit labels EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE - 2 - Fundamental Chemistry Equal Opprtunity Emplyer and Educatr

the cnversin set-up shws cancellatin f units as needed 3. Determine the crrect number f significant figures in a numerical answer. Learning bjectives What yu will learn as yu master the cmpetency: a. Determine the number f significant figures yielded by a measuring device. b. Determine if a zer digit is significant. c. Determine the number f significant figures in a quantity btained by multiplicatin r divisin. d. Determine the number f significant figures in a quantity btained by additin r subtractin. Perfrmance Standards Cmpetence will be demnstrated: in written exams, hmewrk, and lab reprts withut the use f persnal ntes Criteria Perfrmance will be satisfactry when: a written numerical answer has the crrect number f significant figures 4. Classify elements accrding t their psitin n the peridic table. Learning bjectives What yu will learn as yu master the cmpetency: a. Distinguish amng metals, nnmetals, and metallids n a peridic table. b. Trace the evlutin f the mdern peridic table. c. Identify perids and grups n the peridic table. d. Identify the alkali metals, the alkaline earth metals, the halgens, and the nble gases. e. Distinguish between transitin and representative elements. f. Predict frm a peridic table which f a given pair f elements wuld have the higher values fr inizatin energy, electr negativity, r electrn affinity. Perfrmance Standards Cmpetence will be demnstrated: in written exams, hmewrk, and lab reprts withut the use f persnal ntes with a peridic table prvided Criteria Perfrmance will be satisfactry when: an element is classified crrectly accrding t its psitin in the peridic table an element's inizatin energy, electr negativity, r electrn affinity is crrectly ranked relative t anther element 5. Write examples f hw matter and energy are cnserved in rdinary physical and chemical changes. Learning bjectives What yu will learn as yu master the cmpetency: a. Distinguish between physical and chemical changes. EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE - 3 - Fundamental Chemistry Equal Opprtunity Emplyer and Educatr

b. Distinguish between physical and chemical prperties. c. Define the law f cnservatin f energy and matter. Perfrmance Standards Cmpetence will be demnstrated: in written exams, hmewrk, and lab reprts withut the use f persnal ntes Criteria Perfrmance will be satisfactry when: a prcess is described that is cnsistent with the law f cnservatin f mater and energy 6. Explain hw Daltn's atmic thery is supprted by the knwn bservatins f his time. Learning bjectives What yu will learn as yu master the cmpetency: a. Explain hw the laws f definite and multiple prprtins supprt Daltn's atmic thery. b. Identify the areas f Daltn's thery that are accepted tday. c. Identify the areas f Daltn's thery that are rejected tday and hw they have been mdified. Perfrmance Standards Cmpetence will be demnstrated: in written exams, hmewrk, and lab reprts withut the use f persnal ntes Criteria Perfrmance will be satisfactry when: an area f the atmic thery has been lgically supprted by experimental bservatins each area f Daltn's atmic thery has been crrectly identified as t being accepted tday OR rejected and mdified tday 7. Determine the number f each subatmic particle in a given atm r in. Learning bjectives What yu will learn as yu master the cmpetency: a. Define prtn, neutrn, and electrn and state each particle's relative mass and charge. b. Explain hw tw istpes f a single element differ in their structure. c. Explain hw the existence f istpes affects the atmic mass f elements. d. Calculate an element's atmic mass frm istpe abundance data. e. Determine the number f prtns frm an element's atmic number and vice-versa. f. Determine the number f neutrns frm an atm's atmic and mass number and viceversa. g. Determine the number f electrns frm an atm's atmic number and net charge and vice-versa. Perfrmance Standards Cmpetence will be demnstrated: in written exams, hmewrk, and lab reprts withut the use f persnal ntes EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE - 4 - Fundamental Chemistry Equal Opprtunity Emplyer and Educatr

Criteria Perfrmance will be satisfactry when: the crrect number f each required subatmic particle has been determined 8. Determine the electrnic structure f an atm by using the standard rder f filling sublevels. Learning bjectives What yu will learn as yu master the cmpetency: a. Describe the electrn principle energy levels in the Quantum Mechanical Mdel f the atm and hw they were discvered b. Describe hw the electrn principle energy levels in an atm are filled level by level c. Describe the electrn energy sub-levels in the Quantum Mechanical Mdel f the atm and hw they are filled d. Determine the electrn cnfiguratin f an atm using standard subshell and cre ntatin Perfrmance Standards Cmpetence will be demnstrated: n written hmewrk, exams, and lab reprts. withut using persnal ntes. with a peridic table prvided. Criteria Perfrmance will be satisfactry when: a written electrnic structure shws the crrect number f electrns subshells are written with crrect numbers and letters the crrect number f electrns is shwn in each subshell crrect nble gas cres are shwn 9. Sketch simple diagrams f rbitals when given the shell and subshell. Learning bjectives What yu will learn as yu master the cmpetency: a. Describe the mdern thery f rbital placement fr electrns. b. Explain hw the principle energy level f an rbital affects its size. c. Sketch s and p rbitals. d. Identify s, p, and d rbitals by shape. e. Identify which rbitals exist in each shell. f. Give the crrect numbers f rbitals in each subshell. Perfrmance Standards Cmpetence will be demnstrated: n written exams withut using persnal ntes Criteria Perfrmance will be satisfactry when: rbital sketches are crrect the crrect number f rbitals is specified fr each shell number EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE - 5 - Fundamental Chemistry Equal Opprtunity Emplyer and Educatr

10. Classify the basic types f natural radiactivity. Learning bjectives What yu will learn as yu master the cmpetency: a. Name three types f natural radiactivity. b. Describe the behavir f each type f radiactivity as is passes thrugh an electric field. c. State the materials that will prvide persnal shielding frm each type f radiactivity. Perfrmance Standards Cmpetence will be demnstrated: n written exams, hmewrk, and lab reprts withut the use f persnal ntes Criteria Perfrmance will be satisfactry when: each type f radiactivity is crrectly classified 11. Cmplete nuclear equatins. Learning bjectives What yu will learn as yu master the cmpetency: a. Balance nuclear equatins invlving decay by alpha r beta particle emissin. b. Explain hw synthetic radiactive elements can be created. c. Balance nuclear equatins invlving decay by psitrn emissin r electrn capture. Perfrmance Standards Cmpetence will be demnstrated: n written exams, hmewrk, and lab reprts withut the use f persnal ntes Criteria Perfrmance will be satisfactry when: the crrect type f nuclear decay appears in the equatin the mass numbers are balanced the atmic numbers are balanced the crrect symbls appear 12. Slve half-life prblems. Learning bjectives What yu will learn as yu master the cmpetency: a. Describe the half-life f an istpe. b. Slve quantitative half-life prblems. Perfrmance Standards Cmpetence will be demnstrated: n written exams, hmewrk, and lab reprts withut the use f persnal ntes Criteria Perfrmance will be satisfactry when: answers t half-life prblems are numerically crrect answer has crrect unit labels EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE - 6 - Fundamental Chemistry Equal Opprtunity Emplyer and Educatr

13. Describe the uses f nuclear chemistry. Learning bjectives What yu will learn as yu master the cmpetency: a. Identify fur cmmn uses f radiactive istpes and explain their benefits. b. Describe a nuclear fissin reactin. c. Describe a nuclear fusin reactin. d. Describe a nuclear fissin pwer plant generates electrical energy and identify ptential prblems and slutins assciated with these plants. e. Cmpare and cntrast the generatin f electricity using nuclear pwer and tw ther surces. Perfrmance Standards Cmpetence will be demnstrated: n written exams, hmewrk, and lab reprts withut the use f persnal ntes Criteria Perfrmance will be satisfactry when: fissin and fusin are crrectly distinguished uses f radiistpes are crrectly stated fissin plants are crrectly described ptential prblems f fissin plants are accurately stated pssible slutins t prblems f nuclear plants are stated nuclear plants are cmpared t ther pwer surces 14. Describe hw atms frm bnds. Learning bjectives What yu will learn as yu master the cmpetency: a. Explain hw inizatin energy, electrn affinity, and electr negativity influence chemical bnding. b. Describe hw atms frm inic bnds. c. Describe hw atms frm cvalent bnds. d. Explain hw crdinate cvalent bnds are frmed. Perfrmance Standards Cmpetence will be demnstrated: n written exams, hmewrk, and lab reprts withut the use f persnal ntes Criteria Perfrmance will be satisfactry when: the descriptin f the bnding prcess is crrect and apprpriate fr the types f atms invlved 15. Classify a chemical bnd accrding t psitin f bnded atms n the peridic table. Learning bjectives What yu will learn as yu master the cmpetency: a. Differentiate between cvalent and inic bnds. EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE - 7 - Fundamental Chemistry Equal Opprtunity Emplyer and Educatr

b. State whether a bnd is plar r nnplar. Perfrmance Standards Cmpetence will be demnstrated: n written exams, hmewrk, and lab reprts withut the use f persnal ntes Criteria Perfrmance will be satisfactry when: bnds are crrectly classified 16. Sketch the structure f cvalent cmpunds. Learning bjectives What yu will learn as yu master the cmpetency: a. Determine the number f valence electrns in a cvalent cmpund. b. Determine the central atm(s) in a mlecule. c. Sketch a Lewis-dt structure f a cmpund. Perfrmance Standards Cmpetence will be demnstrated: n written exams, hmewrk, and lab reprts withut the use f persnal ntes Criteria Perfrmance will be satisfactry when: sketches f mlecules have the crrect number f valence electrns the mlecule sketch shws the crrect central atm the sketch beys the ctet rule as apprpriate fr each element the sketch shws the crrect number f bnds t each atm 17. Name cmpunds when given the frmula and vice-versa. Learning bjectives What yu will learn as yu master the cmpetency: a. Distinguish between inic and cvalent cmpund. b. Distinguish between binary and ternary cmpunds. c. Distinguish amng acids, bases, and salts. d. Name binary cmpunds cntaining tw nnmetals. e. Name binary cmpunds cntaining ne nnmetal and ne metal. f. Name cmpunds cntaining ne metal and tw r mre nnmetals. g. Given the name f a cmpund, write the frmula. Perfrmance Standards Cmpetence will be demnstrated: n written exams, hmewrk, and lab reprts withut the use f persnal ntes A list f ins with names and charges will be prvided. Criteria Perfrmance will be satisfactry when: cmpunds names are crrect EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE - 8 - Fundamental Chemistry Equal Opprtunity Emplyer and Educatr

names reflect the crrect classificatin f the cmpund cmpund frmulas are crrectly written, using any parentheses and subscripts as apprpriate 18. Perfrm calculatins pertaining t the chemical frmula f a cmpund. Learning bjectives What yu will learn as yu master the cmpetency: a. Calculate the frmula r mlecular mass f a cmpund. b. Cnvert between mass and mles, number f particles and mles, and liters and mles as well as any cmbinatin f these units. c. Calculate the percent cmpsitin f a cmpund. d. Determine the empirical frmula f a cmpund frm the mlecular frmula. e. Determine the empirical frmula f a cmpund frm elemental cmpsitin data. f. Given the empirical frmula and mlecular mass, determine the mlecular frmula fr a cmpund. Perfrmance Standards Cmpetence will be demnstrated: n written exams, hmewrk, and lab reprts withut the use f persnal ntes Persnal calculatrs may be used. Criteria Perfrmance will be satisfactry when: answers are numerically crrect with any needed unit labels 19. Write balanced chemical equatins. Learning bjectives What yu will learn as yu master the cmpetency: a. Identify the terms and symbls used by chemists in writing chemical equatins. b. Balance chemical equatins c. Identify cmbinatin, decmpsitin, single replacement, duble replacement, neutralizatin, and cmbustin reactins. d. Differentiate between exthermic and endthermic reactins. Perfrmance Standards Cmpetence will be demnstrated: n written exams, hmewrk, and lab reprts withut the use f persnal ntes Criteria Perfrmance will be satisfactry when: chemical equatins use crrect symbls and terms equatins shw the same number f atms f each element n each side subscripts f crrectly written cmpund frmulas have nt been altered n extraneus atms r cmpunds are added t either side f the equatin EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE - 9 - Fundamental Chemistry Equal Opprtunity Emplyer and Educatr

20. Make reasnable predictins abut which chemical reactins will ccur. Learning bjectives What yu will learn as yu master the cmpetency: a. Predict which cmbinatin, decmpsitin, single replacement, duble replacement, neutralizatin, and cmbustin reactins will ccur frm given reactants. b. Use the activity series t determine whether a single replacement reactin will ccur. c. Use slubility rules t determine whether a duble replacement reactin will ccur. Perfrmance Standards Cmpetence will be demnstrated: n written exams, hmewrk, and lab reprts withut the use f persnal ntes charts shwing the activity series and slubility rules will be prvided Criteria Perfrmance will be satisfactry when: the reactin utcme frm a given set f reactants is crrectly predicted 21. Slve stichimetry prblems. Learning bjectives What yu will learn as yu master the cmpetency: a. Extract mle t mle infrmatin abut a reactin frm its balanced equatin. b. Slve stichimetry prblems invlving mass-mass relatinships. c. Slve mass-mass stichimetry prblems invlving a limiting reactant. d. Determine the percent yield f a prduct frm a chemical reactin. Perfrmance Standards Cmpetence will be demnstrated: n written exams, hmewrk and lab reprts withut the use f persnal ntes A peridic table may be used calculatrs may be used Criteria Perfrmance will be satisfactry when: calculated answers are numerically crrect and shw crrect significant figures and unit labels answers fllw a lgical sequence f steps 22. Describe gases accrding t the kinetic mlecular thery. Learning bjectives What yu will learn as yu master the cmpetency: a. Describe the kinetic mlecular thery. b. Explain hw vlume, pressure, and temperature f gases are related at cnstant vlume, cnstant pressure, and cnstant temperature. c. State Byle's law, Charles' law, and Gay-Lussac's law. EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE - 10 - Fundamental Chemistry Equal Opprtunity Emplyer and Educatr

Perfrmance Standards Cmpetence will be demnstrated: n written exams, hmewrk and lab reprts withut the use f persnal ntes A peridic table may be used Criteria Perfrmance will be satisfactry when: the behavir f gases is crrectly explained accrding t the kinetic mlecular thery 23. Slve gas law prblems. Learning bjectives What yu will learn as yu master the cmpetency: a. Cmbine the gas laws t frm the Ideal Gas Equatin. b. Use the Ideal Gas Equatin t slve prblems. c. Use the mlar vlume f a gas t intercnvert amng vlume, density, and quantity f a gaseus cmpund. d. Slve prblems invlving mass-vlume relatinships. e. Slve prblems invlving vlume-vlume relatinships. f. Use Daltn's law f partial pressures t slve prblems invlving mixtures f gases. Perfrmance Standards Cmpetence will be demnstrated: n written exams, hmewrk and lab reprts withut the use f persnal ntes A peridic table may be used calculatrs may be used a table f physical cnstants will be prvided Criteria Perfrmance will be satisfactry when: calculated answers are numerically crrect and shw crrect significant figures and unit labels answers fllw a lgical sequence f steps 24. Describe the attractins that hld mlecules tgether in liquids and slids. Learning bjectives What yu will learn as yu master the cmpetency: a. Describe diple-diple, in-diple, and Lndn frces. b. Determine if a given mlecule is plar r nnplar. c. Determine which intermlecular attractins exist between mlecules f a cmpund. d. Explain hw the physical prperties f liquids and slids are affected by the strength f intermlecular attractins. e. Cmpare different cmpunds as t the strength f intermlecular attractins. f. Classify slids as inic, cvalent, mlecular, r metallic. EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE - 11 - Fundamental Chemistry Equal Opprtunity Emplyer and Educatr

Perfrmance Standards Cmpetence will be demnstrated: n written exams, hmewrk and lab reprts withut the use f persnal ntes A peridic table may be used Criteria Perfrmance will be satisfactry when: cmpunds are crrectly classified as t which attractive frces exist a cmparisn f physical prperties f different cmpunds is reasnably predicted 25. Describe the prcess f slutin frmatin. Learning bjectives What yu will learn as yu master the cmpetency: a. Distinguish between slute and slvent in a slutin. b. Distinguish amng saturated, unsaturated, and supersaturated slutins. c. Identify three factrs that affect the slubility f varius substances in ther substances. d. Identify three factrs that affect the rate f slubility. Perfrmance Standards Cmpetence will be demnstrated: n written exams, hmewrk and lab reprts withut the use f persnal ntes A peridic table may be used Criteria Perfrmance will be satisfactry when: the prcess f slutin is crrectly described the terms related t slutins are crrectly used 26. Perfrm calculatins invlving slutin cncentratins. Learning bjectives What yu will learn as yu master the cmpetency: a. Calculate the mlar cncentratin (mlarity) f a slutin. b. Explain when mlarity is a useful cncentratin. c. Use a given mlarity as a unit cnversin in a calculatin. Perfrmance Standards Cmpetence will be demnstrated: n written exams, hmewrk and lab reprts withut the use f persnal ntes A peridic table may be used with the use f a persnal calculatr Criteria Perfrmance will be satisfactry when: calculatins are set up crrectly answers are numerically crrect answers have the crrect unit labels and significant figures EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE - 12 - Fundamental Chemistry Equal Opprtunity Emplyer and Educatr

27. Describe qualitatively acids and bases. Learning bjectives What yu will learn as yu master the cmpetency: a. Identify an acid and a base accrding t bth the Arrhenius and Brnsted-Lwry mdels. b. Describe the difference between a strng and weak acid and the difference between a strng and weak base. c. Explain hw acid rain is prduced. d. Explain the effect f acid rain n the earth. Perfrmance Standards Cmpetence will be demnstrated: n written exams, hmewrk and lab reprts withut the use f persnal ntes A peridic table may be used Criteria Perfrmance will be satisfactry when: the qualities f given acids r bases are crrectly described 28. Perfrm calculatins relating t acids and bases. Learning bjectives What yu will learn as yu master the cmpetency: a. Use the data frm a titratin experiment t calculate the cncentratin f an unknwn acid r base. b. Use ph r poh in calculatins invlving slutins f acids r bases. Perfrmance Standards Cmpetence will be demnstrated: n written exams, hmewrk and lab reprts withut the use f persnal ntes A peridic table may be used with the use f a persnal calculatr Criteria Perfrmance will be satisfactry when: answers are numerically crrect answers have prper labels and significant figures 29. Describe dynamic equilibrium. Learning bjectives What yu will learn as yu master the cmpetency: a. Explain what is meant fr a reactin t be at "equilibrium." b. Write equilibrium cnstant expressins in terms f reactant and prduct cncentratins f a given reactin. c. Use LeChatelier's Principle t explain hw a given equilibrium will change in respnse t a change in cncentratin, temperature, r pressure. EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE - 13 - Fundamental Chemistry Equal Opprtunity Emplyer and Educatr

Perfrmance Standards Cmpetence will be demnstrated: n written exams, hmewrk and lab reprts withut the use f persnal ntes A peridic table may be used Criteria Perfrmance will be satisfactry when: relatinships between cncentratin and equilibrium are crrectly stated shifts in equilibrium are crrectly predicted accrding t LeChatelier's Principle 30. Identify the factrs that determine the rate f a chemical reactin. Learning bjectives What yu will learn as yu master the cmpetency: a. Identify fur factrs that determine the rate f a reactin. b. Discuss hw each factr affects the rate by using a reactin crdinate (ptential energy) diagram. Perfrmance Standards Cmpetence will be demnstrated: n written exams, hmewrk and lab reprts withut the use f persnal ntes A peridic table may be used Criteria Perfrmance will be satisfactry when: the effect f each given factr n the rate f a reactin has been crrectly determined a ptential energy diagram relating t the rate f a reactin is crrectly interpreted and labeled Types f Instructin Classrm Presentatin Labratry Grading Infrmatin Grading Ratinale The lwest exam and lab scre will be drpped. The apprximate weight given t each methd f evaluatin: Pre-test: 0% Hmewrk and Quizzes: 15% Labs: 25% Exams: 50% Cmprehensive Pst-Test: 10% EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE - 14 - Fundamental Chemistry Equal Opprtunity Emplyer and Educatr

Grading Scale A 90% B 80% C 70% D 60% F Belw 60% EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE - 15 - Fundamental Chemistry Equal Opprtunity Emplyer and Educatr