Results for CHEM 31A: Chemical Principles I

For students with moderate or no background in chemistry. Stoichiometry; periodicity; electronic structure and bonding; gases; enthalpy; phase behavior. Emphasis is on skills to address structural and quantitative chemical questions; lab provides practice. Recitation.

Chemical thermodynamics and kinetic molecular models; fundamental principles, Gibbsian equations, systematic deduction of equations, equilibrium conditions, gases, phase changes, solutions and chemical equilibrium. Introduction to chemical kinetics: roles of thermal motion and energy barriers, relationship between rate and reaction mechanism, and modeling of specific reactions. The MATLAB programming language will be used for modeling, analysis and visualization throughout. Optional discussion section. Prerequisites: 31A,B, or 31X; 33; PHYS 41; either CME 100 or MATH 51 and (MATH 51M or CME 192 or CS 106A).