Honors General Chemistry II/Chemistry 122H

Spring 2009 Honors General Chemistry II/Chemistry 122H

Course Description and Objectives This course covers the second half of general chemistry, which includes thermochemistry, kinetics, equilibria, acid-base chemistry, and electrochemistry. In this honors course you will be expected to develop more in-depth knowledge of the covered topics then you would in a regular section of general chemistry. Your performance in the course will be judged by the quizzes, exams and class participation. In addition to the topics covered in the textbook, you will apply your literacy skills to a literature-based research project.

Instructor Tomislav Pintauer, Ph.D. [email protected] 412-396-1626 347 Mellon Hall Office Hours: 1-2 pm on Mondays and Wednesdays, and by appointment.

Lab Coordinator Patricia Bordell, Ph.D. [email protected], [email protected] 724-331-9474 308 Mellon Hall

Textbook and Resources “General Chemistry” and “Selected Solutions Manual” by Petrucci, Herring, Harwood and Madura, Prentice-Hall, 9th edition. On line: http://cwx.prenhall.com/petrucci/ A Personal Response System keypad is required for this class.

Lecture Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10:00-10:50 Fisher Hall 325 Wednesday 3:05-4:55 Bayer 101 Wednesday Recitations will be primarily used for quizzes, examinations, and problem solving.

Class Web Site http://www.blackboard.duq.edu Honors General Chemistry II/ Chemistry 122H will have a website on blackboard this semester. You are encouraged to check the website regularly because important announcements and materials will be posted. Blackboard will also serve as a gradebook where you can look up your grades throughout the semester. Be sure to check the gradebook regularly to make sure grades were inputted correctly.

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Spring 2009 Honors General Chemistry II/Chemistry 122H

How to Login: Username: your Duquesne username Password (initial): first letter of your last name, followed by SSN. Your password should be changed after the first login. To change your password first login to blackboard and then go to blackboard tools/personal settings/ change password.

Examination For the Spring 2009 semester, three lecture examinations will be given, plus a final examination. Each examination is comprehensive and the final exam is cumulative (covering all material from Chemistry 122H). To obtain a passing grade in this course, you must pass both the lecture and laboratory portions of the course. Exam 1 15% 3:05-4:55 pm, Wednesday, February 4, 2009, Wolf Lecture Hall Exam 2 15% 3:05-4:55 pm, Wednesday, March 18, 2009, Wolf Lecture Hall Exam 3 15% 3:05-4:55 pm, Wednesday, April 15, 2009, Wolf Lecture Hall Final Exam 20% 8:45-10:45 am, Thursday, April 30, 2009, Fisher Hall 609

Quizzes There will be 8 quizzes given during recitation. The material from the quizzes will be drawn from lecture and your homework assignments. Therefore, it is to your advantage to attend class and do your homework assignments. Your lowest quiz grade will be replaced by your participation grade. If you miss a quiz, that quiz will be dropped.

Make-up Policy If you miss a regularly scheduled exam due to a recognized reason by the university, 15% will be added to the final exam (i.e. your final exam will carry a maximum of 35%). There is no make up for the final exam. Please mark your calendar and make your travel plans accordingly. There are also no quiz make-ups. The lowest quiz grade will be dropped (see quiz section above). Any remaining missing quizzes will result in a score of zero. In the event of illness and extraordinary circumstances you must have a doctors note and notify your advisor and myself of the situation within one week of the missed quiz and/or exam.

Homework You are expected to read the appropriate section of the text before coming to class. Problems will be assigned for homework for each chapter. Completing the homework assignment is crucial in obtaining a solid grasp of the material and you are strongly encouraged to make it a high priority. Homework problems will not be collected or graded. It is your responsibility to ensure that you understand the material tested in the homework problems. You are encouraged to attend my office hours. Students are also strongly encouraged to study in groups. Homework problems, reading assignments, and lecture material will be the subject to the quizzes and exams.

Project As a part of your assignment for Honors General Chemistry II (Chemistry 122H) you will have to write a short paper (approximately 5 pages, double spaced, including all figures, schemes and references). This year’s topic will include Nobel Prize Winners in Chemistry. Details of the project are provided at the end of syllabus. Your project will count as 5% of your final grade.

Calculators NO programmable or graphing calculators are allowed in the class. You will need a scientific calculator.

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Spring 2009 Honors General Chemistry II/Chemistry 122H

Lab Laboratory course (CHEM 122H-L) will count towards 15% for your final grade. However, it is not possible to pass the class without passing the laboratory portion because it is an integral part of the learning experience. If you fail the lab you will receive a grade of “F” for the entire class. Your instructor will be Dr. Bordell. She will establish the policies for the laboratory portion of this course.

Re-grading Policy Re-grades will be accepted within two days of the exam being returned. If you turn in an exam or quiz for a re-grade, the entire assignment will be re-graded. This may result in either the loss or gain of points.

Grading Grade Distribution Exam 1 15% 93-100 A Exam 2 15% 90-92 A- Exam 2 15% 87-89 B+ Quizzes 15% 83-86 B Lab 15% 80-82 B- Project 5% 77-79 C+ Final 20% 70-77 C 100% 60-69 D <60 F Grade Assignments will be made using the +/- scale. This means it is possible to earn grades of A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, D and F. Grades will be assigned using the above grading scale as a minimum guideline.

Academic Integrity Cheating will not be tolerated in lecture or lab. If you are caught cheating, you will receive a grade of “F” in the course or lab. Please read Articles V and VI of the Duquesne University Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct for procedures in this regard. For detailed information on Bayer School Academic Integrity policy please visit http://www.science.duq.edu/academicintegrity.htm.

Notes If you require special arrangements, for either learning or physical disabilities, please contact me immediately so that we can work out the necessary accommodations. My office door is generally open, feel free to stop by for help. Getting help early in the semester can be a key to understanding the material.

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Chapter Topics

Chapter 7: Thermochemistry

Chapter 14: Chemical Kinetics

Chapter 15: Principles of Chemical Equilibrium

Chapter 16: Acids and Bases

Chapter 17: Additional Aspects of Acid-Base Equilibria

Chapter 18: Solubility and Complex-Ion Equilibria

Chapter 19: Spontaneous Change: Entropy and Free Energy

Chapter 20: Electrochemistry

Chapter 24: Complex Ions and Coordination Compounds

Chapter 25: Nuclear Chemistry

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Spring 2009 Honors General Chemistry II/Chemistry 122H

Tentative Spring 2009 Schedule

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Spring 2009 Honors General Chemistry II/Chemistry 122H

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Spring 2008, Duquesne University, Dr. Tomislav Pintauer

Chemistry Nobel Prize Winners 1901-2007 “In 1901 the very ﬁrst Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Jacobus H. van 't Hoff (pictured below) for his work on rates of reaction, chemical equilibrium, and osmotic pressure. In more recent years, the Chemistry Nobel Laureates have increased our understanding of chemical processes and their molecular basis, and have also contributed to many of the technological advancements we enjoy today.” (source:www.nobel.se) The Nobel Prize in said interest shall be divided into five equal parts, Chemistry is awarded which shall be apportioned as follows: one part to the once a year by the Royal person who shall have made the most important Swedish Academy of discovery or invention within the field of physics; Sciences. It is one of the one part to the person who shall have made the most f i v e N o b e l P r i z e s important chemical discovery or improvement; one established by the will of part to the person who shall have made the most Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding important discovery within the domain of physiology contributions in physics, chemistry, literature, peace, or medicine; one part to the person who shall have and physiology or medicine since 1901. This award produced in the field of literature the most is administered by the Nobel Foundation and widely outstanding work in an ideal direction; and one part regarded as the most prestigious award that a to the person who shall have done the most or the scientist in the various fields of chemistry can best work for fraternity between nations, for the receive. The first Nobel Prize in Chemistry was abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the awarded in 1901 to Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, of holding and promotion of peace congresses. The the Netherlands, "for his discovery of the laws of prizes for physics and chemistry shall be awarded by chemical dynamics and osmotic pressure in the Swedish Academy of Sciences; that for solutions." The award is presented in Stockholm at physiology or medical works by the Karolinska an annual ceremony on December 10, the Institute in Stockholm; that for literature by the anniversary of Nobel's death. Academy in Stockholm, and that for champions of The will of Alfred Nobel:"The whole of my peace by a committee of five persons to be elected remaining realizable estate shall be dealt with in the by the Norwegian Storting. It is my express wish that following way: the capital, invested in safe securities in awarding the prizes no consideration be given to by my executors, shall constitute a fund, the interest the nationality of the candidates, but that the most on which shall be annually distributed in the form of worthy shall receive the prize, whether he be prizes to those who, during the preceding year, shall Scandinavian or not." (source:www.nobel.se) have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind. The 1 Project description As a part of your assignment for Honors General Chemistry II (Chemistry 122H) you will have to write a short paper (approximately 5 pages, double spaced, including all figures, schemes and references). This year’s topic will include Nobel Prize Winners in Chemistry. Before you begin your research, you should select one of the following Nobel Prize Winners in Chemistry: •Maria Skłodowska-Curie •Victor Grignard •Walther Hermann Nernst •Fritz Haber •Walter Norman Haworth •William Francis Giauque •Frederick Sanger •Karl Ziegler and Giulio Natta •Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin •John Warcup Cornforth Your research article should include the following sections: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND In this section you should provide a brief biography of the Nobel Prize Winner and general area of chemistry he/she was working in (i.e. organic chemistry, physical chemistry, biochemistry, etc.). Please feel free to provide pictures, but make sure their sources are properly quoted. Also, make sure you write the biography in your own words. NOBEL PRIZE ANNOUNCEMENT For this section, you should visit www.nobel.se and provide information on the prize announcement from the Nobel committee and the year of the announcement. You should briefly state what was the Nobel prize awarded for.

2 DISCOVERY LEADING TO NOBEL PRIZE This will probably be the most difficult section of your research article. You should describe the major discovery of the particular scientist that lead to the Nobel prize in Chemistry. In order to do that successfully, you will need to provide references to the original research articles, including significant books. You should find one of the most significant research articles that lead to Nobel prize and provide it with your research paper. That article could be found using some of our library resources or perhaps the web. Also, please summarize the article and its findings in your research paper. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DISCOVERY In this section you will need to provide the reasons why the particular discovery was so significant. This information is provided on www.nobel.se CONCLUSIONS Summary of the research article. REFERENCES References included in your work.

CRITERIA FOR GRADING Apart from the general content and style of writing (clarity, organization, etc.), you will particularly be graded on references. Your manuscript should contain at least 25 references, including books, journal articles and web references. All references should be relevant to your research articles. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Please check www.nobel.se (the official web site of Nobel foundation).