CHEMISTRY 132 - APPLICATIONS OF CHEMISTRY

Spring, 2000

This outline indicates the approximate sequence of topics to be discussed and the related textbook sections. It does not indicate the relative amount of time to be devoted to each topic. If no text references are given, discussion will be based on material presented in class and on the Web page.

Useful links to other Web sites will be added as the semester proceeds.

1. Equilibrium
   1. Solution concentrations (13.2)

   2. Equilibrium Constants (15.1 - 15.5)

   3. Le Chatelier's Principle (15.6)

   4. Brønsted-Lowry acids and bases (16.4)

   5. pH and acid-base equilibria (16.1 - 16.3, 16.5 - 16.8)

   6. Buffers (17.1, 17.2)

2. Chemical Structures
   1. On your own: review VSEPR and covalent bonding (9.1 - 9.6)

   2. Organic Structures and Notation (25.1, 25.2)

   3. Isomerism

   4. Structures of Solids (11.7, 11.8)

3. Environmental Chemistry
   1. Liquid Crystals (12.1)

   2. Polymers (12.2)

   3. Conductors and Semiconductors

4. Nuclear Chemistry
   1. Basics of nuclear structure and properties (21.1 - 21.6)

   2. Nuclear fission (21.7)

   3. Risks and benefits of nuclear power

5. Organic and Biochemistry: Drug Design
   1. More about organic structure - functional groups (25.4)

   2. Drug discovery - accident or design

   3. Case studies: steroids, thalidomide, etc.

   4. Testing and safety.

6. Making Paper
   1. Composition of wood

   2. Pulping and bleaching

   3. Environmental issues