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 Department:    CHEM&

 Course #:    153

 Credits:    1

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    2.25

 CIP:    400501

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2024

 Course Description  

A continuation of CHEM& 152. Acids and bases, acid-base and solubility equilibria, entropy and free energy, electrochemistry.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: ENGL& 101; and MATH& 141; and CHEM& 152; all courses with a grade of "C" or higher; and CHEM& 143 with a grade of "C" or higher (or concurrent enrollment).

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 0

Lab: 33

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Academic Natural Sciences  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Calculate or approximate the pH of buffers, salt solutions, strong acids or bases, and weak acids or bases.
2. Write the solubility product expression for a solid and use it to perform solubility calculations.
3. Identify the components of a galvanic cell and calculate its potential.
4. Write the rate law for a reaction and use it to perform kinetic calculations.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

1. Mastering Titration
2. Weak Acid Titration
3. Buffer Solutions
4. Determining Ksp
5. Redox Titration
6. Voltaic Cells
7. Kinetics of Iodine Clock