CHEM 121

Prof. Steven Holdcroft SSB 8102

Prof. Gary Leach
Wed. Sept. 3, 2014
Todays Lecture
Announcements
Overview

Address questions about getting into the course to

the Chemistry Academic Advisor <chemadv@sfu.ca>
NOT the lab instructors/lecturers
Wait listed people will not receive class e-mails.
Go to one of the lab sessions this week and do
experiment 1.
Missed your lab session? Contact your
laboratory instructor Dr. Julie Lunniss
<jlunniss@sfu.ca> ASAP to arrange a make-up
time.

In- class
Practice Midterm:
Mon. October 6
Midterm:
Monday October
20th 6:30 8:30 pm

Final Exam
Dec. ?
8:30-11:30 am

General Chemistry I

Atoms, Molecules, Ions

Stoichiometry
Chemical Reactions
Gases
Thermochemistry
Atomic Theory
Periodic Properties
Chemical Bonding
Liquids/Solids
Solutions

S. Holdcroft

G. Leach

Textbook- Chemical Principles

6th Ed., S. Zumdahl (2nd, 33 rd,
4th, 5th) Edition will work !

Grading
CHEM 121

Problem Sets 10%

+
Midterm 25%
+
Final Exam 45%
+
Laboratory 20%

Chem 121 Web site

Course Website CHEM 121 on CANVAS
Notes available ahead of class from the web site
Downloading notes before class encouraged
The notes are just guides

The only calculator allowed in examinations (midterm and final)

AUREX SC 6145
(the previously allowed model,
Aurex 6108, is also
acceptable)

Available in the bookstore

SHARP EL-510RN
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Announcements
No tutorials this week.
Tutorials start next week.
Labs start this week.

Laboratory portion is organized by Dr.

Julie Lunniss <jlunniss@sfu.ca>
You will receive separate e-mail
messages regarding laboratory
announcements.
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Instructions for LON-CAPA

LON-CAPA: (Learning Online Network with Computer Assisted
Personalized Approach)

Administrator: Dr. R. Batchelor

Assignments usually opened on Wed. Mornings

Answers due typically on Saturdays at 23:59 (10 days): Late answers will
not and cannot be accepted.

"Just go to http://www.sfu.ca/loncapa/ and read the

instructions."If you have any technical problems with LON-CAPA then
e-mail (Subject chem 121) Dr. R. Batchelor at capa-chem@sfu.ca and
include details

Please DO NOT e-mail Dr. Batchelor or myself for solving assignment

problems
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http://www.sfu.ca/loncapa/

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LON-CAPA

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LON-CAPA

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Note that dates will differ.

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Tutorials
Several Teaching Assistants for
the Lecture component
Assigned Tutorials
Mon

To assist in understanding concepts,

CAPA and problem solving
Tues

Wed

CAPA
released

Tutorials

Thurs

Fri

Sat

CAPA
Due

Sun

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 There are 10 homework assignments

Note: The first CAPA assignment is available now.
The first assignment (Chapters 2 and 3) is due Sept.
13 (time) 23:59:00.
Please e-mail me (holdcrof@sfu.ca) for emergencies,
or to make an appointment to see me outside office
hours. Do not e-mail me for solving CAPA or
conceptual problems.
No CAPA assigned? Contact Dr. Batchelor at
capa-chem@sfu.ca

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Introduction to Chemistry

What and how we measure things units

dimensional analysis
significance of measurements
see Chapter 1, Appendices 1&2

Review Appendix One:

Mathematical Procedures
Review Appendix Two:
Units of Measurement and Conversions among
Units
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Significant Figures
Adding and
subtracting
a+b=c
c must possess the
same number of
decimal places of a or
b (which ever has the
least)
13.221 + 001.1 = 14.3

Multiply or divide
axb=c
c must have the
number of
significant figures
of a or b, which ever
has the least.
01.25 x 5.500 = 6.88
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Question

Dimensional Analysis

Press release describing the 1986 non,stop round-theworld trip by aircraft Voyager:
Flight distance: 25,012 miles

Flight time: 9 days, 3 minutes, 44s

Fuel Capacity: 9000 lb

Fuel remaining at end of flight: 14 gal

Calculate:

a) The average speed of the aircraft, in miles per hour.

b) The fuel consumption, in miles per pound of fuel
(density of fuel is 0.70 g/mL)

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Read Section 2.1-2.5

incl. for Friday
CAPA #1 released today,
due Sat. Sept 13

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Area

lxl

Defined Units

Volume lxlxl
dmxdmxdm
Density mass/volume
Force

mass x
acceleration
Weight mass x accel
Work

force x distance

Kinetic mass x velocity2

Energy

m2

m3
L, (1000mL)
kg/L, g/mL

kg m/s2 =Newton

Newton (N)

kgm2/s2 = Nm = J
Joule (J)

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System International

Length
Mass
Time
Temperature
Electrical current
Number of
particles

meter
kilogram
second
Kelvin
ampere
Mole

m
kg
s
K
A
mol

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SI Prefixes

da

atto
femto
pico
nano
micro
milli
centi
deci

a
f
p
n
u
m
c
d

10
-15
10
-12
10
10-9
10-6
10-3
-2
10
-1
10
-18

exa
peta
tera
giga
mega
kilo
hecto
deka

E
P
T
G
M
k
h
da

10
15
10
12
10
109
106
103
2
10
1
10
18

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Nano

A nanometer is one-billionth of a meter; a sheet of

paper is ~ 100,000 nanometers thick.

Nanotechnology is the understanding and control of
matter at dimensions of roughly 1 to 100 nanometers,
where unique phenomena enable novel applications."

United States National Nanotechnology Initiative
website:
www.nano.gov/html/facts/whatIsNano.html

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Dimensional Analysis
Measurement has Force exerted by 351 mL of
unit and number
water? (F=ma)
=351mL x 1.00g/mL x 9.80 m/s2
in dimensional
= 351 x 9.80 g m/s2
analysis, follow = 2808 g m/s2
units in addition = 2.808 kg m/s2
to numbers
Sig. Figs !
2.81 kg m/s2
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