CHE 1020Che. for Health Science

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CHE 120 is an introductory course, which is designed for Health Sciences majors and other health-related professions. It is a one-semester course that will discuss fundamental principles of General Chemistry basic to the understanding of the health related sciences. Principles of atomic structure, periodicity, chemical bonding, molecular structure, stoichiometry, states of matter, thermodynamics, acids and bases, concentration units, kinetics, equilibria, nuclear chemistry, and electrochemistry will be discussed. Additionally, fundamentals of organic nomenclature and a survey of the physical, chemical and biological properties of the main organic functional groups will be covered. One year of high school chemistry is recommended.