CH102 General Chemistry, Summer 2 2023, Boston University

(Tentative) Course Schedule

In this semester we cover McQuarrie et al., chapters 15 through 25. The tentative schedule for the course is posted here. Additional details about the labs are posted on the Blackboard site under Lab Content.

Detailed summer 2023 CH102 course schedule
Date	Details
W 7/5	Lecture 1: (starts 9:30-10:30am in PHO 210, then 11am in the regularly scheduled room) Phases and phase changes (Chapter 15: 15-1 to 15-3) Intermolecular forces (15-4)
R 7/6	Discussion at 9:30am. There are discussions every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday morning unless otherwise noted. Lecture 2: (lectures begin at 11am) Strengths of intermolecular forces (15-4) Vaporization and vapor pressure (15-5 to 15-7) Phase diagrams (15-8) Skip: 15-9 through 15-13 Lab at 2pm: orientation and check-in
M 7/10	Lecture 3: Colligative properties (Chapter 16: 16-1 to 16-4)
T 7/11	Quiz #1 at 11am Lab #1: intermolecular forces
W 7/12	Lecture 4: Finish colligative properties, osmotic pressure (16-5 to 16-7) Rates of reactions, rate laws (Chapter 17: 17-1 to 17-3)
R 7/13	Lecture 5: First-order reactions: half life, nuclear reactions (17-4 to 17-6) Second order reactions (17-8, 17-9) Skip: 17-7 Lab #2: Colligative properties
M 7/17	Lecture 6: Mechanisms of reactions (Chapter 18) Arrhenius theory of reactions (18-1 to 18-6; skip 18-7)
T 7/18	Quiz #2 at 11am Lab #3: Kinetics 1
W 7/19	Lecture 7: Catalysts Chemical equilibrium (Chapter 19: 19-1 through 19-4)
R 7/20	Lecture 8: Equilibirum calculations (19-5, 19-6) Le Chatelier's principle (19-7 to 19-9) Lab #4: Kinetics 2
M 7/24	Lecture 9: Solubility and precipitation reactions (Chapter 22: 22-1 to 22-6; skip: 22-7 and 22-8) Acids and bases (Chapter 20: 20-1, 20-2))
T 7/25	Quiz #3 at 11am Lab #5: Equilibrium
W 7/26	Lecture 10: Weak acid equilibria (20-6 to 20-9
R 7/27	Lecture 11: Strengths of acids and bases (20-10, 20-11; skip: 20-12) Lab #6: Solubility
M 7/31	Lecture 12: Titrations of acids and bases (Chapter 21: 21-3, 21-4, and 21-5) Titrations (21-6, 21-7) Buffers (21-1, 21-2)
T 8/1	Quiz #4 at 11am Lab #7: Acid-base 1
W 8/2	Lecture 13: Entropy, entropy of reactions (Chapter 23) System, surroundings, universe Phase changes
R 8/3	Lecture 14: Free energy Temperature affect on equilibrium -- thermodynamic interpretation Lab #8: Acid-base 2
M 8/7	Lecture 15: Oxidation and reduction (Chapter 24) Balancing redox reactions Redox titrations Electrochemical cells (Chapter 25)
T 8/8	Quiz #5 at 11am Lab #9: Acid-base 3 (buffers)
W 8/9	Lecture 16: Cell diagrams (Chapter 25: 25-1 to 25-3) Nernst equation (25-4)
R 8/10	Lecture 17: Standard potentials (25-5, 25-6) Concentration cells (25-7) Electrolysis (25-8) Lab: Last opportunity to make-up check-ins
M 8/14	No discussions or lecture
T 8/15	Final quiz: 11am-1pm

Assigned homework problems

The required problems assigned for each chapter will be listed below. While these will not be collected, these problems will prepare you for the assessments in the course (quizzes and final exam). You are required to solve these problems in your course notebook.

McQuarrie et al., chapters, skipped sections, assigned homework problems, and corresponding lectures.
Chapter / Topic	Sections Skipped and Assigned Homework Problems	Lectures
15. Liquids and Solids	Sections skipped: 15-9 through 15-13 Homework Problems: 2, 4, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 30, 32, 33, 34, 46, 50, 52, 59, 60, 64, 72, 73, 74, 78	1-2
16. Colligative Properties of Solutions	Homework Problems: 2, 4, 8, 10, 14, 16, 18, 22, 24, 26, 32, 34, 40, 42, 44, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 64, 68, 69, 70, 74, 80, 81, 88, 89	3-4
17. Chemical Kinetics: Rate Laws	Homework Problems: 6, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 28, 30, 32, 34, 42, 44, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 70, 74, 77	4-5
18. Chemical Kinetics: Mechanisms	Sections skipped: 18-7 and related problems. (We are starting with sections 18.1, 18.4, and 18.5; we will then return to sections 18.2, 18.3, and 18.6.) Homework Problems: 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 37, 39, 40, 44, 58 Homework Problems: 2, 4, 6, 23, 24, 38, 42, 43, 47, 53, 54, 56, 60, 62	6-7
19. Chemical Equilibrium	Homework Problems: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 48, 50, 52, 53, 54, 59, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 80, 82, 84, 86, 90, 91	7-8
22. Solubility and Precipitation Reactions	Sections skipped: 22-3, 22-4, 22-6, 22-7, and 22-8, and related problems Homework Problems: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 28, 34, 36, 38, 60, 63, 74, 78, 88, 90	9
20. The Properties of Acids and Bases	Sections skipped: 20-12 and related problems Homework Problems: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 65, 66, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 75, 76, 84, 88	9-11
21. Buffers and Titration of Acids and Bases	Sections skipped: 21-3 and related problems Homework Problems: 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 51, 54, 56, 60, 62, 70, 72, 78, 84, Homework Problems: 2, 4, 6,8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 20, 52, 66, 82, 86, 90	12
23. Chemical Thermodynamics	Homework Problems: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 32, 36, 38, 44, 46, 48, 52, 54, 62, 63, 64, 68, 74, 76, 78, 84, 86	13-15
24. Oxidation-Reduction Reactions	Homework Problems:Problems 2, 4, 6, 8, 14, 16, 18, 22, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 48, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 66, 68	15-16
25. Electrochemistry	Homework Problems: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 48, 52, 54, 56, 58, 65, 66, 67, 69, 73, 76, 78, 80, 84, 88	16-17

Office hour schedule

Here is the schedule of office hours for the lecture/discussion portion of CH102.

Office hours are optional sessions for you to get help with the course. You may attend any of these sessions that you wish; no appointment is necessary. Please Note: all CH102 office hours will take place in SCI 103A (the room across the hall from the SCI 109 lecture hall).

Detailed schedule