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Online General Chemistry - Curriculum

Relevant curriculum

Richard NafshunFor all of the courses within the online General Chemistry sequence, students are expected to have a working knowledge of high school algebra, logarithms and scientific notation. The sequence is geared toward students who have had no previous training in chemistry and for those whose college aptitude test scores indicate the need for a more elementary introduction to chemistry. The courses must be taken in order. View All Chemistry Courses Ecampus offers online and Course Schedule for more details on when these courses are offered.

Course Descriptions

CH 121 General Chemistry (5)

Topics include: Matter and measurement; atoms and elements; molecules, ions, and their compounds; chemical equations and stoichiometry; reactions in aqueous solutions; gases and their properties; principles of reactivity: energy and chemical reactions; atomic structure; and atomic electron configurations.

CH 122 General Chemistry (5)

Topics include: Periodic trends; bonding and molecular structure: fundamental concepts; bonding and molecular structure: hybridization and molecular orbitals; intermolecular forces; solutions and their behavior; chemical kinetics; and chemical equilibrium.

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CH 123 General Chemistry (5)

Topics include: Chemistry of acids; aqueous equilibrium; entropy and free energy; electrochemistry; nuclear chemistry; main group elements; transition elements; and carbon chemistry.

Instructor

Dr. Richard Nafshun
Inorganic Chemistry & Science Education

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