CHEM& 162 - General Chemistry II

• Describe how a system and its surroundings exchange energy in the form of heat and/or work at both the molecular and macroscopic levels.
• Predict whether chemical reactions and physical processes are either endothermic or exothermic based on calculations of the change in enthalpy.
• Use the kinetic-molecular theory to explain the behavior of gases from a molecular perspective and apply the ideal gas law.
• Describe intermolecular forces and chemical bonds and how they influence physical properties and phase transitions.
• Predict whether a solute and solvent will mix to form a solution based on enthalpy and entropy of solvation, and calculate the resulting changes in the colligative properties.
• Apply the basic principles of collision theory to explain the energetics of a chemical reaction and determine how the reaction rate is affected by reactant concentration, temperature, molecular sterics, and the addition of a catalyst.
• Predict reactant order and formulate an experimental rate law using the initial rate method or the integrated rate law method and judge the reasonableness of a proposed reaction mechanism.
• Develop laboratory practices for conducting experiments and reporting experimental results within the context of the scientific method (including the proper application of significant figures, precision, and accuracy).

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