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CH 110 PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY I w/LAB


Min Units 4 Max Units 4
Part one of a two-semester course on the facts and principles of chemistry at the general chemistry level, (some previous experience with the discipline of Chemistry is assumed). The course has a mandatory lab that complements the lecture. Math skills of at least the college competency level are required. Topics include lab safety; classification of matter; measurements; representing compounds and reactions; patterns of chemical reactions; mole concept; compound and reaction stoichiometry; thermochemistry; solutions and concentrations; theories of atomic structure through quantum theory; periodicity; Lewis, Valence and Molecular Orbital bonding theory; molecular geometry; physical chemistry of gases; kinetic molecular theory. Lecture: 3 hours per week. Lab: 3 hours per week. 4 CRNCR Y SCIENCE Corequisite: MA102 or 103 or 104