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“Become friends with a chemist because the carbon neutral energy solution involves light capture and conversion with materials and storage in bonds.” Daniel Nocera, MIT
CHEM 142
COURSE HANDOUTS/LECTURE NOTES
REVIEW & BACKGROUND
Molecular Geometry and Polarity
TOPIC 1: PROPERTIES OF SOLUTIONS Chap 13 (sections 1-5)
Lectures
wk 1 - Solutions Example Questions Review IMFs and Solution Examples converting Concentrations
wk 2 - Colligative Properties Example Problems Colligatives Answers
Handouts
Review Sheet Handout (includes textbook self-study questions)
Review of IMFs and Intro to Solutions
More on Colligative Properties (including more Practice Questions and Electrolyte Solutions)
Cool Stuff
Ken Libbrecht's elegant Snowflakes
Manogo and Lee's ice crystal classification
Superhydrophobic video Contact angles
Salt Solution 'Blue' Energy (Harnessing Osmosis for Energy Production - Video Clip)
TOPIC 2: CHEMICAL KINETICS Chap 14 (sections 1-7)
Lectures
wk 3 - Kinetics: Rate Laws
wk 4 - Kinetics: Mechanisms and Catalysis
Handouts
Review Sheet Handout (includes textbook self-study questions)
Cool Stuff
TOPIC 3: CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIA Chap 15 (sections 1-7)
Lecture Notes
wk 5 -
wk 6 -
Handouts
Review Sheet Handout (includes textbook self-study questions))
Cool Stuff
TOPIC 4: AQUEOUS EQUILIBRIA Chap 16 (sections 1-10) & 17 (sections 1-7)
Lectures
wk 7 -
wk 8 -
wk 9 -
Handouts
Review Sheet Handout (includes textbook self-study questions)
Cool Stuff
TOPIC 5: ENERGY AND THERMODYNAMICS Chap 5 (sections 1-5) & 19 (section 1-7)
Lectures
wk 10 -
wk 11 -
Handouts
Review Sheet Handout (includes textbook self-study questions)
Cool Stuff
TOPIC 6: ELECTROCHEMISTRY Chap 20 (sections 1- 6)
Lectures
wk 12 -
wk 13 -
Handouts
Review Sheet Handout (includes textbook self-study questions)
Cool Stuff
TOPIC 7: ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY (as time permits)
Personalized Solar Energy
Dr. Daniel Nocera's solar research
Nocera interview with UK Guardian
Nature Reports - Chemistry for the Climate