CHEM 1010 Introductory Chemistry I

4 (3 lecture hours; 3 lab hours) Credit Hour(s)

General Education Learning Outcomes (TBR Approved)

• Use Scientific principles to apply experimental techniques, make observational analyses, interpret experimental results, and draw logical conclusions.
• Describe the natural and/or physical world using basic scientific language and processes.
• Apply scientific principles to address problems or issues in the natural and/or physical world.

• Perform calculations accurately, including (but not limited to) unit and temperature conversions and stoichiometry.
• Use the periodic table and a knowledge of atomic structure to explain the behavior of elements and compounds.
• Distinguish between ionic and molecular compounds and explain their behavior in terms of the bonding between atoms.
• Name and write formulas for ionic and molecular compounds.
• Draw structures of covalent compounds.
• Use a table of electronegativities to predict whether a molecule is polar or nonpolar.
•  Use gas laws to explain the behavior of gases.
•  Understand and apply the basic concepts of intermolecular forces to the behavior of solids and liquids.
• Explain practical uses of colligative properties.
• Use basic principles of solutions to explain their behavior and to define and use the units used to express the concentrations of solutions.
•  Use Le Chatelier’s Principle to predict the behavior of equilibrium systems.
• Know what acids and bases are based on the Arrhenius and Bronsted-Lowry definitions.
• Calculate pH
• Explain the operations of buffers and predict the pH of a buffer system.
• Differentiate between the various types of radiation, and understand their medical uses and their physiological effects.