Overview

Inorganic Chemistry Seminar (Each term may be taken separately)

  …science is not a collection of answers, but a way of asking questions, an enterprise driven by curiosity (New York Times, Nov., 11, 2003 ).

Students enrolled in any term of Inorganic Chemistry Seminar are expected correspond with the instructor via the student's Shady Side Academy email account. The instructor will email quizzes and other assignments to students, require students to access the course's “Class Interactive Page” on the My Shady Side section of the Academy's website ( www.shadysideacademy.org ), and possibly require students to contribute to the Discussion Questions posted on the “Class Interactive Page”. Assignments such as lab reports are to be written in Microsoft Office (WORD and/or EXCEL).

PRE-REQUISITE - General Chemistry and one other science course.

Chemical Equilibrium (Term I)     (1 unit)

 This course is designed to study in greater detail chemical equilibrium. The equilibria discussed will include phase, solution, and chemical. In the laboratory, students will conduct equilibrium studies using traditional and instrumental methods. Students will keep a journal. The texts include selected monographs, the chemistry text, and handouts. Course offering subject to enrollment and staffing. Mr. Gable

Images to the right illustrate the dissolving of a sodium chloride crystal and the formation of sodium (+1) ions and chloride (-1) ions.  ---->  ------>

Vitamin B-12

                                                                   Buret on a titration stand --------->>>>>

Reaction for Experiment 26

Alcohol is n-propyl acohol or 1-propanol 

Carboxylic Acid is Acetic Acid

Propyl Acetate - product formed in Experiment 26

Syllabus

Chem Equil Expectations 2008 SY

Inorganic Chemistry Effort Rating Guidelines

Assignments

Reading All of chapter 13  

Classwork Over the next few days class will be used to review the various types of equilibrium systems with a focus on the equilibrium constant and the mathematical relationships of the Law of Mass Action

Lab Activity Experiment 29 Parts A, B and C - use to create a standardized sodium hydroxide solution.  This solution will be use to analyze an equilibrium reaction between an organic acid and an alcohol.  This will be Experiment 26 Choice I.

Announcements

Quiz There will be a quiz or two during the week beginning October 29.  First quiz will cover calculating K and Kp.  The second quiz will require you to determine the quantative effects to an equilibrium system that has undergone change.

Final Exam for Term I:  Refresh your notes from the Le Chatelier lab.  Write a report on your investigation.  Take the approach as you would with a history paper.  (1) Pick you topic sentence - that is pick your focus or theme.  (2) Write a narrative that discusses the effects of stress on equilibrium systems [good proses, something that might be printed]. The narrative, including any illustrations, is not to exceed 3 pages, double spaced, 1" margins, 10/12 point font, Word Document - acceptable to add Excel document for data. (3) Support your position by referencing data that you have edited and reproduced in an appendix to the report.  (4) If you use data from another team, then cite the team.  Due 8:30 AM Monday, November 19 for both sections and delivered to Mr. Gable at this office.  It is not required that a draft be submitted but if you elect to do so it is due no later than 3:30 PM on Monday, November 12.  It will be returned on Nov. 15. 

Exam Equilibrium Exam: 

Section I, November 6, Day 6 (period 1 only)

Section 2, November 5, Day 5

Links

Period Table at Los Alamos

Titration

Chemical Equilibrium

Caledar Oct 29 - Dec 21

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