Skagit Valley College

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 Course Title:   General Chem Lab III

 Title Abbreviation:   General Chem Lab III

 Department:    CHEM&

 Course #:    153

 Credits:    1

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    2.25

 CIP:    400501

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2019


 Course Description  

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

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: Appropriate placement or grade of 2.0 or higher in ENGL 101. MATH& 141 with a 2.0 or higher. CHEM& 152 with a 2.0 or higher. Concurrent enrollment in CHEM& 143 or completed CHEM& 143 with a 2.0 or higher.

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 183
EWU CHEM 153
UW CHEM 162
WSU CHEM 106
WWU CHEM 123

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