CH 221 - General Chemistry 1

Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 5

Introduces chemical concepts and experimental techniques to students majoring in scientific, engineering, and medical fields. Covers the history of chemical developments, measurements and their uncertainty, components of matter, chemical periodicity, chemical calculations using the mole concept, chemical reactions, energy flow, experiments on chemical systems, atomic structure, molecular bonding, hybridization, resonance and intermolecular forces.

Prerequisite: Placement into WR 115 (or higher), or completion of WR 090 (or higher); and placement into MTH 112 (or higher); or completion of MTH 111 (or higher); or consent of instructor. (All prerequisites must be completed with a grade of C or better.).