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Oct 07, 2024
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CH 110 Foundations of General, Organic, and Biochemistry Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2 Credits: 5
Presents a one-term survey course of basic general, organic, and biochemistry designed to introduce the chemistry needed for understanding the functions of living organisms.
Prerequisite: Placement into WR 115 (or higher), or completion of WR 090 (or higher); and placement into MTH 111Z (or higher), or completion of MTH 095 (or higher, except MTH 098 and MTH 105Z ); or consent of instructor. (All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.) Student Learning Outcomes:
- Use the periodic table to determine the symbol, atomic number, atomic weight, and electron configuration of an element and to deduce general chemical properties.
- Predict formulas and names of ionic and covalent compounds.
- Determine the balanced chemical equation given the names of the reactants and products.
- Describe measurement and preparation of aqueous molar and percent solutions.
- Describe hydrogen bonding, electrolytes, and osmosis and verify their applications.
- Explain the common gas laws and perform calculations that apply them to life situations.
- Define acids and bases; explain pH, neutralization, and buffers.
- Describe acidosis and alkalosis and justify their development.
- Determine names and structures and describe properties of common organic functional groups.
- Express the chemical equations for common organic reactions.
- Distinguish between the classes of bio-organic molecules and derive names and draw structures for common representatives of each class.
- Differentiate between and describe the biological functions of each class of compounds.
- Express the chemical reactions common to each class of bio-organic molecules in equation form.
- Describe the structure and function of RNA and DNA in protein synthesis.
Statewide General Education Outcomes:
- Gather, comprehend, and communicate scientific and technical information in order to explore ideas, models, and solutions and generate further questions.
- Apply scientific and technical modes of inquiry, individually, and collaboratively, to critically evaluate existing or alternative explanations, solve problems, and make evidence-based decisions in an ethical manner.
- Assess the strengths and weaknesses of scientific studies and critically examine the influence of scientific and technical knowledge on human society and the environment.
Content Outline
- Periodic Table and Properties of the Elements
- Atomic structure, electron configuration
- Isotopes; ions
- Formulas and Equations
- Ionic and covalent bonds
- Chemical formulas; Lewis dot diagrams
- Compound shapes and polarity
- Writing and balancing equations
- Moles
- Chemical equations and stoichiometry
- Gases, Liquids, Solids
- Kinetic Molecular Theory
- Gas laws
- Hydrogen bonding; surface tension
- Vapor pressure; specific heat; heats of vaporization and fusion
- Crystals
- Water and Solutions
- Solutions, suspensions, colloids
- Electrolytes
- Percent, ppm, molarity, equivalents
- Dilutions
- Colligative properties, osmosis
- Acids, Bases, Salts and Equilibrium
- Types of chemical reactions
- Acid/base definitions and reactions
- pH; buffers
- Equilibrium
- Organic Chemistry
- Hydrocarbons and aromatics; structure and properties
- Functional groups
- Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, and Enzymes
- Structure and function
- Reactions
- Enzyme mechanism
- Nucleotides
- Structure and function
Laboratory Outline and Objectives:
- Lab Techniques Lab
- Safety and Hazard procedures
- Indoctrination
- Selection of laboratory equipment
- Laboratory techniques
- Flames and Atomic Spectra lab
- Atomic fingerprints
- Combustion reactions
- Laboratory techniques
- Chemical Reactions lab
- Stoichiometry
- The Law of conservation of mass
- Atomic weights
- Avogadro’s number and the mole
- Properties of Gases lab
- Boyle’s Law
- Henry’s Law
- Charles’ Law
- Purification of Water lab
- Filtration
- Distillation
- Understanding the meaning of Hard vs. Soft water
- Tests for determination of Hard vs. Soft water
- Acids and Bases lab
- Electrolytes
- Acids and Bases
- Meaning of pH
- Finding pH
- Types of indicators
- Buffers
- Solvent properties of water
- Solutions and Titrations
- Neutralization
- Titrations
- Standardizations
- Solutions and Titrations
- Organic Compounds
- Physical and Chemical properties of organic compounds
- Using and interpreting molecular models
- Carbohydrates lab
- Properties of Carbohydrates
- Identification tests
- Digestion and absorption
- Alpha vs. beta D-glucose
- Esters, Fats and Soap
- Physical and chemical properties
- Preparation and comparisons of soap
- Water softening effects
- Preparation and identification of esters
- Proteins & Nucleic Acids
- Isolation and identification of proteins
- Enzyme activity
- Isolation of DNA
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