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A Course Title
& Number CHM 102: GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
B Pre/Co-
requisite(s) CHM 101: GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
C Number of
3-3-4
credits
D Faculty Name Dr. Sofian Kanan
E Term/ Year Spring 2015
F Sections CRN Section Course Days Time Location
10121 02 General Chemistry II UTR 10:00-10:50 C104

G Instructor Instructor Office Telephone Email

Information
Dr. Sofian Kanan C 114 X 2409 skanan@aus.edu
Office Hours*:
UTR.: 11:00-11:50 am & T: 8:00-8:50 am
Or by appointment
* Office hours will be posted on the office door as well as on iLearn.
Covers the solid state and crystallography, the liquid state and phase diagrams,
H Course
properties of solutions, including colligative and chemical properties; reaction kinetics,
Description from
acid-base and complex ion equilibria; laws of thermodynamics; enthalpy and free
Catalog
energy; electrochemistry; and nuclear chemistry. Includes laboratory experiments
illustrating principles discussed in the course.

Upon completing the course, students will be able to:

I Course Learning
Outcomes 1. sketch and discuss phase diagrams
2. use kinetic data to determine orders and rate laws of reactions and propose
mechanisms
3. solve equilibrium problems for reactions involving one and multiple phases
and use equilibrium data to obtain thermodynamic parameters
4. apply the laws of thermodynamics to calculate enthalpy, entropy and internal
energy changes accompanying chemical reactions
5. solve problems on galvanic and electrolytic cells, write and balance cell
reactions
6. perform laboratory experiments related to the lecture material and write reports
J Textbook and Chemistry, 11th edition, R. Chang and K.A. Goldsby, McGraw-Hill, 2013;
other ISBN: 9780071317870.
Instructional Student Solutions Manual for Chemistry, 11th edition, R. Chang and K.A.
Material and Goldsby, McGraw-Hill, 2013; ISBN: 978-0077386542.
Resources Chem Lab AUS, AUS Edition, J. Beran, John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2014;
ISBN: 9781119918318.

K Teaching and The course is based on class lectures and laboratory experiments. Class lectures are
Learning designed to help students develop problem solving skills and understand the material
Methodologies being emphasized in the textbook. Labs provide hands-on laboratory experience and
illustrate concepts that are being covered in the lectures. It is highly advisable, to get
the most out of each lecture, that one always read the appropriate sections before they
are discussed in class. The reading assignments will be announced during class time
and homework will be posted on ilearn. You can access Blackboard by typing
ilearn.aus.edu
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L Grading Scale, Grading Scale

Grading
92 100 4.0 A 74 76 2.3 C+
Distribution, and
88 91 3.7 A- 70 73 2.0 C
Due Dates
84 87 3.3 B+ 65 69 1.7 C-
80 83 3.0 B 60 64 1.0 D
77 79 2.7 B- Less Than 60 0 F

Grading Distribution
Assessment Weight Due Date
Laboratory 20%
Exam 1 Tue., Oct. 13 at 5:00 pm*

Exam 2 50% Tue., Nov. 17th at 5:00 pm*
Exam 3 Tue., Dec. 15th at 5:00 pm*
Final exam 30% Sat., Jan. 16 at 2:00 4:00 pm
Total 100%

Highest exam worth 20% & lowest two exams worth 15% each.
* Tentative dates
M Explanation of This course consists of theoretical and laboratory parts, details of each component are
Assessments listed below:
Laboratory: 3 contact hours, worth 20% of the final grade (8% for pre-labs and
reports, 4% for quizzes, and 4% for laboratory performance).
Theory: 2 contact hours (75 minutes each) per week, worth 80% of the final grade.

N Attendance Students are required to abide by AUS regulations regarding attendance. A student
should be in the class before his/her name is called by the instructor, otherwise the
student will be considered Absent. The student will be force withdrawn from the
course once he/she has five (5) Absents on his/her record. If a student misses an
exam due to illness, a valid medical report should be submitted to the instructor no later
than three days after the exam date. If the medical excuse was acceptable, the grade
will be obtained from the performance in other exams. A grade of Zero will be given
for any exam missed without an acceptable medical excuse. A student will be dropped
from the course once s/he has missed two exams, or two labs. There will be NO
makeup exams, quizzes or labs. All students are expected to strictly observe and
adhere to the standards of academic conduct as detailed in the Student Academic
Integrity Code.

O
Mobile Phone Students should ensure that mobile phones are switched off before entry to the
Policy classroom. If a mobile should ring while the class is in session, it could be impounded
and held for a period of time in the Chemistry Department office.
Failure to hide your mobile during exams or quizzes is an attempt of cheating.

P Student Plagiarism is a serious form of academic dishonesty and is not tolerated at this
Academic university. Students are expected to adhere to the Student Academic Integrity Code (as
Integrity Code published on p. 18 of the 2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog).
Statement
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COURSE CONTENTS:
a. Class Schedule
Note: Tests and other graded assignments due dates are set. No addendum, make-up exams, or extra
assignments to improve grades will be given.

# of Chapter Notes
Lectures
4 11: Intermolecular Forces and Liquids and Solids

6 12: Physical Properties of Solutions

Exam I: Chapters 11 and 12

6 13: Chemical Kinetics

5 14: Chemical Equilibrium

Exam II: Chapters 13 and 14

5 15: Acids and Bases

6 16: Acid-Base Equilibria and Solubility Equilibria

Exam III: Chapters 15 and 16

4 17: Entropy, Free Energy, and Equilibrium

4 18: Electrochemistry

Final Exam Comprehensive

b. Lab Schedule

Week # Dates Exp # Experiment

1 September 6th-10th Check in and safety rules

September 13th -
2 17 Antacid Analysis
17th
September 20th -
Eid Al-Adha
24th
September 27th The vapor pressure and Enthalpy of vaporization of
3 Handout
October 1th water, The Enthalpy of Fusion of Water
4 October 4th -8th Qualitative analysis II ( Ni+2, Fe+3, Zn+2)
39

5 October 11th -15th 14 Molar mass of Solid

6 October 18th -22nd 24 A rate law and activation energy

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An equilibrium constant (Spectrophotometric

7 November 25th -29th 34
method)

8 November 1st-5th 6 Acid, bases and Salts

9 November 8th-12th 16 LeChateliers Principle; Buffers

10 November 15th-19th 18 Potentiometric analyses

11 November 22nd-26th 22 Molar solubility; common-ion effect

November 29th-
December3rd *********************

13 December 6th-10th 26 Thermodynamics of the dissolution of Borax

14 December 13th -17th 32 Galvanic cells, the Nernst equation

Winter
December 20th-31st Break

17 January 3rd-7th Reserved for experiments missed due to Holidays

Disclaimer:

This syllabus has been carefully designed to deliver the courses learning objectives and outcomes to the
students in a very clear, comprehensive, coherent fashion. Although this syllabus is considered an
educational contract between the professor and the students, events of unpredictable, erratic nature may
necessitate changes to scheduling of assignments, tests, essays, exams, and other course-related exercises.
The professor reserves the right to make changes to the schedule, although a huge effort will be made to
avoid introduction of sporadic changes. In case of any changes, students will be notified in a timely fashion
in class, via email, and/or ilearn. This disclaimer does not, in any means, annul or conflict with students
rights as described by the general rules and regulations stated in the undergraduate catalog and established
by the American University of Sharjah.