Assumed knowledge
from General Chemistry (prerequisite)
I will probably add
to this list as we go along. The idea here is that if this is not stuff lots of
people know, you should tell me and this is stuff you should try to
brush up on if you feel you are weak on it.
Lots
of stuff in the lab (how to pipet, use volumetric flasks, balances, burets,
etc.) including how to do an indicator based acid-base titration. (But a lot of this stuff is described in SWH
Ch. 35 and elsewhere, and we have two really great TAs in the lab that are
happy to help you if you are unsure.)
Precision
and accuracy
Error
types - systematic and random, constant and relative
Significant
figure convention (including during calculations)
Rounding
numbers for final answers (SWH has new convention for 5s)
Dimensional
analysis (a fancy phrase for using units
in your calculations - this one is a real lifesaver in this class and in
the lab.)
Mass
/ molar mass / moles calculations
Mass
/ density / volume calculations
Molarity
/ moles / volume calculations
Balancing
chemical equations / obtaining stoichiometric relationships from BCEs
Titration
calculations (i.e., putting all of
the above calculations together.)
Basic
equilibrium calculations.
Weak
acids and bases - pH.
Buffers
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