Overview
Description
Fundamentals of chemistry including reaction stoichiometry, atomic structure, chemical bonding, molecular structure, states of matter, and thermochemistry. Credit allowed in only one of CHEM 121, CHEM 121A, or CHEM 201.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Completion of Core Curriculum Mathematics requirement
Corequisites
- higher
MATH 127CHEM 121L
Recommended Preparation
- higher
MATH 127
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Completion of Core Curriculum Mathematics requirement (MATH 127 or higher is recommended)
Corequisites
MATH 127 or higher and CHEM 121L
Recommended Preparation
MATH 127 or higher is recommended
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer
Terms
fall, spring, summer
Core
CO4
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- appraise and assess how chemistry applies to everyday phenomena.
- identify salts, acids, and bases from their molecular formulas, and describe the relationship between the structure of a molecule and its chemical and physical properties.
- identify the subatomic particles of an atom, their charges and relatives masses.
- balance chemical equations and compute stoichiometric relationships including limiting reagents, molarity, titrations, dilutions and thermochemical equations.
- predict periodic trends in atomic and ionic size, ionization potential and electronegativity.
- draw Lewis structures for p-block molecules and their three-dimensional representation.
- use the ideal gas law to calculate pressure, volume, and temperature relationships.
- explain various intermolecular forces within a chemical system.