CHEM 205
General Chemistry I
Winter 2024
Topics
- Stoichiometry
- States of matter
- Atomic and electronic structure
- Periodic table and periodic properties
- Chemical bonding
- Gases
- Quantitative chemical problem solving
- Laboratory chemical techniques
Readings
- Choose one textbook: OpenStax, Chemistry 2e (https://openstax.org/details/books/chemistry-2e), OR Kotz, Treichel, Townsend and Treichel, Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity, 10th edition.
- Concordia Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. CHEM 205 General Chemistry I laboratory manual.
- OpenStax Chemistry 2e: chapters 1–4 and 6–9; sections 13.1, 14.2 and 17.1. Alternative Kotz text: chapters 1–4, 6–8 and 10; sections 19.1, 12.3 and 9.1.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Syllabus or course outline ↗Winter 2024
- The two textbooks are alternatives; the outline does not require buying both.