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The document outlines the syllabus for a general chemistry course at the University of Jordan. It details the textbook, evaluation scheme, grading system, exam dates, and 10 course topics that will be covered over the semester.

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The University of Jordan

Department of Chemistry
General Chemistry 1 (0303101)
Course Syllabus. Second Semester 2023/2024

I) TEXTBOOK:
General Chemistry, D. Ebbing and S Gammon, 11th edition, Cengage Learning, 2017.

II) EVALUATION SCHEME, GRADING SYSTEM & EXAM DATES:

Midterm exam 30% Date and time: To Be Announced


Quiz 20% Date and time: To Be Announced
Final exam 50% Date and time: To Be Announced
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Total 100%

The letter grade scale is adopted at The University of Jordan.

III) COURSE OUTLINE:

1. Chemistry and Measurement (3 lectures)

1.1 Modern Chemistry; 1.2 Experiment and Explanation; 1.3 Law of Conversation of Mass;
1.4 Matter: Physical State and Chemical Composition; 1.5 Measurement and Significant
Figures; 1.6 SI Units; 1.7 Derived Units; 1.8 Units and Dimensional Analysis.

2. Atoms, Molecules, and Ions (4 lectures)

2.3 Nuclear Structure and Isotopes; 2.4 Atomic Weights; 2.8 Naming Simple Compounds;
2.9 Writing Chemical Equations; 2.10 Balancing Chemical Equations. Excluded sections:
2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7

3. Calculations with Chemical Formulas and Equations (5 lectures)

3.1 Molecular Weight and Formula Weight; 3.2 The Mole Concept; 3.3 Mass Percentages
from the Formula; 3.4 Elemental Analysis: Percentages of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen;
3.5 Determining Formulas; 3.6 Molar Interpretation of a Chemical Equation; 3.7 Amounts
of Substances in a Chemical Reaction; 3.8 Limiting Reactant, Theoretical and Percentage
Yields.

4. Chemical Reactions (5 lectures)

4.1 Ionic Theory of Solutions and Solubility Rules; 4.2 Molecular and Ionic Equations; 4.3
Precipitation Reactions; 4.4 Acid-Base Reactions; 4.5 Oxidation-Reduction Reactions; 4.6
Balancing Simple Oxidation–Reduction Equations; 4.7 Molar Concentration; 4.8 Diluting

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Solutions; 4.9 Gravimetric Analysis; 4.10 Volumetric analysis.

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5. The Gaseous State (5 lectures)

5.1 Gas Pressure and Its Measurement; 5.2 Empirical Gas Laws; 5.3 The Ideal Gas Law; 5.4
Stoichiometry Problems Involving Gas Volumes; 5.5 Gas Mixtures: Law of Partial
Pressures; 5.6 Kinetic Theory of an Ideal Gas; 5.7 Molecular Speeds: Diffusion and
Effusion; Excluded section: 5.8.

6. Thermochemistry (5 lectures)

6.1 Energy and Its Units; 6.2 First Law of Thermodynamics, Work and Heat; 6.3 Heat of
Reaction, Enthalpy of Reaction; 6.4 Thermochemical Equations; 6.5 Applying
Stoichiometry to Heats of Reaction; 6.6 Measuring Heats of Reaction; 6.7 Hess’s Law; 6.8
Standard Enthalpies of Formation. Excluded section: 6.9.

7. Quantum Theory of the Atom (3 lectures)

7.5 Quantum Numbers and Atomic Orbitals.


Excluded sections: 7.1; 7.2; 7.3; 7.4.

8. Electron Configurations and Periodicity (4 lectures)

8.1 Electron Spin and Pauli Exclusion Principle; 8.2 Building-Up Principle and the Periodic
Table; 8.3 Writing Electron Configurations Using the Periodic Table; 8.4 Orbital Diagrams
of Atoms, Hund’s Rule; 8.6 Some Periodic Properties. Excluded sections: 8.5, 8.7

9. Ionic and Covalent Bonding (5 lectures)

9.1 Describing Ionic Bonds; 9.2 Electron Configurations of Ions; 9.3 Ionic Radii; 9.4
Describing Covalent Bonds; 9.5 Polar Covalent Bonds and Electronegativity; 9.6 Writing
Lewis Electron-Dot Formulas; 9.7 Delocalized Bonding: Resonance; 9.8 Exceptions to the
Octet Rule; 9.9 Formal Charge and Lewis Formulas; 9.10 Bond Length and Bond Order;
9.11 Bond Enthalpy.

10. Molecular Geometry and Chemical Bonding Theory (3 lectures)

10.1 The Valence-Shell Electron-Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) Model; 10.2 Dipole Moment and
Molecular Geometry; 10.3 Valence Bond Theory; 10.4 Description of Multiple Bonding.
Excluded sections: 10.5; 10.6, 10.7.

Academic Integrity: All students are expected to follow the rules and instructions of The
University of Jordan. Absences exceeding 15% of the total number of class meetings will result
in (F) grade. All incidents of cheating or breaching the discipline, during the class meeting and/or
the exam, will be taken very seriously and will not be tolerated.

A piece of advice to our students: Keep up to date in your study. Cramming does not work in
chemistry courses. Work out, by yourself, as many exercises and problems as you can (you’ll
find a lot of them at the end of each chapter). Remember that chemistry is studied with a pen in
the hand and a lot of papers on the desk! By doing so, it is most likely that you will have a deep
understanding of the subject and will get excellent marks. Good Luck!

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