CH 144 - General Chemistry with Introductory Organic and Biochemistry

Fulfills SUNY General Education – Natural Sciences.

Course Outcomes
At the completion of this course, the student should be able to:

• use the dimensional analysis technique to interconvert English and metric units;
• perform conversions between Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin temperature scales;
• determine the relationship between density, mass and volume;
• perform calculations involving specific heat, temperature changes and calories;
• compare and explain the relationship between various components of the electromagnetic spectrum;
• utilize the concepts embodied in the Laws of Dalton, Graham, Charles, Boyle and Henry;
• explain and illustrate atomic structure, from early theories to modern views of electron configurations;
• balance chemical equations, and perform stoichiometric calculations;
• predict and name chemical formulas utilizing the concept of quantum mechanics;
• illustrate the basic laws of thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium and Le Chatelier’s Principle;
• compare and contrast the properties of suspensions, solutions and colloids;
• calculate and explain the concepts of molarity, molality, colligative properties, acidity and pH measurements;
• name alkanes, alkenes, alkynes and aromatics according to I.U.P.A.C. rules;
• recognize the various functional groups of compounds containing oxygen and nitrogen;
• recognize and classify carbohydrates, including mono, di, and polysaccharides;
• distinguish between and discuss properties of lipids, proteins, enzymes, vitamins and hormones;
• describe the major metabolic pathways of glycogenolysis, lipogenesis, the citric acid cycle, and amino acid catabolism; and
• identify and explain structural differences and similarities of the nucleic acids.