GENERAL CHEMISTRY (01:160:162) - FALL 2010

LECTURERS: Dr. Gene Hall (gene@genehall.com) and Dr. Nancy Marky (marky@rutchem.rutgers.edu)

COURSE COORDINATOR: Dr. Nancy Marky

Welcome to Chemistry 162 at Rutgers University. We sincerely hope that you will find this course to be a
valuable part of your professional training, as well as an enjoyable experience. All the members of the instructional
staff of the course are committed to making General Chemistry as profitable as possible for you. Your success in the
course will also be our success - but we will have to do it together.

Please read carefully the following information about the organization of Chemistry 162, the course policies
and procedures we will follow in testing and assigning grades.

Good luck and best wishes for a good semester!

REQUIRED MATERIALS

1) GENERAL CHEMISTRY FOURTH ADDITION by Hill, Petrucci, McCreary and Perry. (Prentice Hall).

2) SELECTED SOLUTIONS MANUAL, by C. Alton Hassell.

3) A Scientific calculator (logarithms, exponentials, powers, roots, etc.). Calculators with memory and
graphing capabilities MAY NOT BE USED FOR EXAMS AND QUIZZES.

LECTURES (2 per week)
There will be two lectures per week on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the
seventh period. You must attend all lectures. Any changes in the course
format, exams, etc., will be announced at the start of lectures and you will be
held responsible to know these changes. BE ON TIME. Attendance is of
utmost importance since lectures will emphasize and clarify important
concepts. You should also attend recitations. Regular attendance will be one
of the factors in deciding your course grade. Further there will be
unannounced quizzes worth a total of 25 points during lecture time.

RECITATIONS (1 per week)
You are assigned to one of the recitation sections per week.
Change of section is not allowed. Please be prepared, and do
not hesitate, to ask questions during recitations in order to utilize them to their
fullest potential. The questions need not be restricted to assigned problems.
Anything not clear in the textbook or lectures should be discussed during
recitations. There will be 4 quizzes during recitations accounting for 100
points. NO MAKE-UP QUIZZES WILL BE GIVEN AND AN ABSENCE
WILL COUNT AS ZERO UNLESS ON VERIFIABLE MEDICAL
GROUNDS. Credit will then be prorated on the basis of other 3 quizzes.
Attendance in recitation will also account for 25 points as per the following
criterion.

No. absent (excused or unexcused) Points

0-1 25

2 20

3 10

≥4 0
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EXAMINATIONS THERE WILL BE NO MAKE-UP EXAMINATION. AN ABSENCE
FROM EXAMINATION FOR OTHER THAN VERIFIABLE
MEDICAL REASONS WILL COUNT AS A ZERO SCORE IN THE
MISSED EXAM. If you miss the examination on medical grounds, see me
as soon as possible. If an official conflict does exist, contact Dr. Marky well
before the examination. Exams will cover all material assigned in the
syllabus whether it is discussed in class or not. You must have an ID, with
your photograph, at the time of examinations. Please arrive 15 minutes
before the start of each exam. No extra time will be allowed for late coming
students. Location for all exams will be announced in lectures.

EXAMINATION FORMAT
AND GRADING All examinations will consist of multiple choice problems. All necessary
constants, periodic table and some formulae will be provided.

A tentative curve for grades will be made for each examination. But the
course grade will be based on the overall performance in examinations, and
recitation (total numerical score) based on following credit.

Exam I 100 pts.

Exam II 100 pts.
Exam III 100 pts.
Recitation quizzes 100 pts.
Attendance 25 pts.
Lecture Quizzes 25 pts
Final Exam 200 pts.

The course grade will be solely based on your total point score. A single point
can make a difference. Further final exam and recitation quiz scores will be
given primary consideration for promotion of students with borderline grades.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY University policies on academic integrity will be strictly enforced.

Any involvement with cheating, the fabrication or invention of infor.mation
used in an academic exercise, facilitating academic dishonesty of others will
result in serious consequences ranging from reprimand to expulsion.

EXTRA HELP If you find that lectures, careful study, and recitations still leave you with
difficulties in understanding the course material, seek help early. Make an
appointment to see your recitation instructor or me. Extra help is also
available at MLSC (Busch) and Learning Resource Centers. Contact them for
details.

CHAIN OF COMMAND In general, routine questions regarding course material, home-work problems,
quizzes, exam scores, absences, etc. should be directed first to your recitation
instructor. Only for further information, or if the above procedure fails to
resolve a particular problem, should you contact your course lecturer.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY The material for this course is copyrighted and may not be posted on any other
web site at or outside of Rutgers without permission. Any violation of this
policy will be treated as an academic integrity violation and will be referred to
the Office of Student Conduct or Equivalent for action.

STUDENT DISABILITY If you have a disability, you are urged to speak to the course coordinator early
in the semester to make the necessary arrangements to support a successful
learning experience, such as extra time for exams or a distraction free
environment, etc. Also, you must arrange for the course coordinator to receive
a letter from your College’s Disability Concerns Coordinator verifying that
you have a disability.

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 MATH SHEET

The following type of algebraic equations are often encountered while solving problems in
Chemistry 162. You should be able to solve these for X to succeed in the course. The answers
are given in the parenthesis.

5. 56 × 10 −3 X
1. = 0 . 0110 (5.56)
5. 56 × 10 −3 X + 2. 78

2. [4.50/(4.50 + 1.21 X)] = 0.230 (12.4)

3. 4
3. = 0 . 42 (5.8)
3. 4 + ( 27 / X )

4. -4.54 = -2.23 + 2.48 ln (3.45/2.12 X) (4.13)

5. 876 = -2.48 ln X (4.21 × 10-154)

X( 400 − 298 )
6. = -(2.303)(8.31) log (4/8) (6.73 × 103)
( 400 )( 298 )

7. X3/(2.0 - X)3 = 6.0 (1.3)

X3
8. 2
= 1.1 × 1013 (large # ) (≈1.33)
( 4 − 3 X )( 7 − 2 X )
{X = (4/3 - 3.83 x 10-15}
X3
9. 2
= 1. 4 × 10 −14 (small # ) (≈1.4 × 10-4)
( 4 − 3 X )( 7 − 2 X )

10. 0.259 = 31.4(1/24.5)X (1.50)

11. (2X)2(3X)3 = 1.1 × 10-18 (1.0 × 10-4)

12. 3.00 = 2.85 + log(1.8/X) (1.3)

13. 3.7283 = (0.02568/2)ln X (1.2 × 10126)

14. 0.20 = 0.158 - (0.02568/2)ln(X2/0.22) (0.091)

15. 0.659 = 2.30X (-0.5)

16. 2.303 log(X/1.4 × 10-2) = -4.31 (1.9 × 10-4)

17. log(1.3 × 10-3) = log(5 × 1010) - (X/5.74 × 103) (7.8 × 104)