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HU Credits:
6
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Chemistry
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
E. Safra
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Daphna Shimon
Coordinator Office Hours:
email me to schedule a time that works for both of us
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Daphna Shimon,
Mr. Eliav Marland,
Mr. Ouriel Bliah,
Mr. Adar Levi
Course/Module description:
We will learn about the general principles of chemistry, the atomic and molecular structure, various definitions and calculations, equilibrium, acid & bases, inter-molecular forces, and more.
Course/Module aims:
To learn the fundamentals of chemistry
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Apply concepts of electronic structure; bonding and chemical equilibrium in chemical processes
Apply principles of acid/base and redox reactions in biological reactions.
Demonstrate practical skills required for a basic chemistry laboratory.
Calculate concentrations, acidity of solutions, and solubility of materials in aqueous solutions.
Balance chemical equations in terms of mass.
Balance oxidation-reduction in terms of electrons.
Attendance requirements(%):
0
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lecture and Exercise
Course/Module Content:
Basic concepts: scientific measurments nad units, errors and units conversion
Atomic structure: electronic configurations, atomic orbitals, periodic table of elements and its characteristics, core and valence electrons
Chemical bonding: Lewis structures, ionic and covalent bonding
VSEPR method, VB theory and hybridized orbitals
Electronegativity: polarization, and families of compounds
Molecules, ions, acid/base, salts, organic compounds
Stoichiometry: mole, writing and balancing chemical equations, limiting reactant and yield, solution concentration
Chemical reactions: electrolytes, acid-base reactions, precipitation reactions and titrations
Chemical equilibrium: Le Chatelier's principle
Acid/base reactions: definitions of acids and bases, strengths of acids and bases
acid-base equilibrium, pH, polyprotic acids
common ion effect, buffers, neutralization reactions and titrations
Precipitation reactions: solubility products, complete precipitation
Redox: reduction-oxidation reactions, oxidation numbers, electrochemical series, redox titrations and balancing redox reactions
Thermochemistry: energy, enthalpy, calorimetry, heat of formation
Electrochemistry: electrode potential and the Nernst equation
Intermolecular forces: state of matter and classification of intermolecular forces
Solutions: Solubility, enthalpy of solvation
Colligative properties: osmotic pressure, vapor pressure
Required Reading:
General Chemistry, 4th ed. by Hill, Petrucci, McCreary, Perry
Additional Reading Material:
None
Grading Scheme :
Written / Oral / Practical Exam / Home Exam 70 %
Submission assignments during the semester: Exercises / Essays / Audits / Reports / Forum / Simulation / others 10 %
Mid-terms exams 20 %
Additional information:
Must get a grade of 60 or above in at least 8 homework sets.
The final grade for the homework will be the average of the 8 best.
Every quiz will be 10% of the grade. There will be 2 during the semester. You must participate in the quizzes, but the grade will be "magen". Meaning if the quiz lowers your final grade, it will not be calculated and the test will be worth more.
Bonus of up to 2 points for students that come to at least 70% of classes.
Bonus of up to 2 points for students that come to at least 70% of tutorials ("tirgulim").
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