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 Course Title:   General Chemistry Lab II

 Title Abbreviation:   Gen Chem Lab II

 Department:    CHEM&

 Course #:    152

 Credits:    1

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    2.25

 CIP:    400501

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2021


 Course Description  

Labs to accompany CHEM& 142. Gases, thermochemistry, intermolecular forces, liquids and solids, properties of solutions, kinetics, and equilibrium.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite:ENGL& 101 with a grade of "C" or higher (or concurrent enrollment); and MATH& 141 with a grade of "C" or higher; and CHEM & 151 with a grade of "C" or higher. AND Co-requisite: CHEM& 142 with a grade of "C" or higher (or concurrent enrollment).

Additional Course Details

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

Other Institution Equivalencies Table
Institution Course # Remarks
CWU CHEM 182
EWU CHEM 152
UW CHEM 152

Learning Outcomes

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

  1. Calculate solution concentration and explain how it relates to colligative properties.
  2. Solve problems using the individual gas laws and ideal gas law.
  3. Calculate the enthalpy of reaction and explain its meaning.
  4. Explain intermolecular forces and their relationship to phase changes.
  5. Calculate free energy and entropy for a chemical reaction.
  6. Write the equilibrium expression for a reaction and use it to perform equilibrium calculations.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

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

Course Contents

  1. Ideal Gas Law
  2. Determining an Unknown Metal
  3. Calorimetry
  4. Intermolecular Forces
  5. Colligative Properties
  6. Supercooling
  7. Entropy
  8. Equilibrium