H - Principles of Chemistry II with Laboratory Honors

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Co-requisite: Enrollment in the GGC First Year Honors Experience or Honors Program; or, permission of the Dean of the School of Science and Technology and the Director of the GGC Honors Programs. This course follows CHEM 1211K and continues building student chemical knowledge, skill and ability through further exploration of chemical and biochemical systems using qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Topics covered include solution chemistry, kinetics, acid/base chemistry, chemical equilibrium, reduction and oxidation (redox), chemical thermodynamics and electrochemistry. These topics are revisited in the laboratory, where students further expand their instrumentation and technical knowledge as they collect and analyze scientific data, gathered with modern instrumentation, for real-world questions. Upon completion of the course, the student will: 1) relate the properties of solutions to chemical, biochemical and environmental systems; 2) account for factors that affect the kinetics and dynamics of chemical transformations; 3) analyze chemical equilibria conceptually and computationally; 4) describe and apply the consequences of the fundamental laws of thermodynamics to a variety of systems; 5) identify the role and the importance of acid-base reactions, redox reactions and electrochemistry in chemical contexts; 6) apply constructed lecture and laboratory knowledge to an on-going, campus-wide experimental research project. This honors course offers an integrated educational experience providing you with opportunities where applicable to explore the meanings of and develop abilities related to the four core values espoused by the college and our Honors Programs: leadership, creativity, service, and scholarship. In part, this means that CHEM 1212K -H consistently will challenge you and offer you learning opportunities that fully support the College's Vision and Mission via the promotion of a dynamic learning community.