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CHEM 116

CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES II

5 credits.

A quantitative treatment of macroscopic phenomena including thermodynamics, chemical equilibria, solution behavior, electrochemistry, and chemical kinetics.

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Requisites: CHEM 115 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Physical Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Honors - Accelerated Honors (!) Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply a qualitative and quantitative understanding of aqueous equilibria and electrochemistry using fundamental chemical concepts, founded in the laws of thermodynamics. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Model the rate mechanisms of chemical reactions in terms of elementary reaction states and associated rate laws to explain chemical phenomena. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Locate, evaluate, and use information in the chemical literature. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Design and analyze experiments pertaining to the covered chemical concepts while developing fundamental skills in safe laboratory practices and analysis techniques. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Participate in a research project in an active campus research group, which formulating hypotheses informed by scientific literature, designing and performing experiments, processing data, and communicating results. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Communicate scientific knowledge effectively through written reports and oral presentations with visual aids. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply a qualitative and quantitative understanding of aqueous equilibria and electrochemistry using fundamental chemical concepts, founded in the laws of thermodynamics. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Model the rate mechanisms of chemical reactions in terms of elementary reaction states and associated rate laws to explain chemical phenomena. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Locate, evaluate, and use information in the chemical literature. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Design and analyze experiments pertaining to the covered chemical concepts while developing fundamental skills in safe laboratory practices and analysis techniques. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Participate in a research project in an active campus research group, which formulating hypotheses informed by scientific literature, designing and performing experiments, processing data, and communicating results. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Communicate scientific knowledge effectively through written reports and oral presentations with visual aids. Audience: Undergraduate

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