CHEM 1B - General Chemistry II

5 units
5 hours lecture, 4 hours lab
Prerequisite: Chemistry 1A with a minimum grade of C
Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for English 1A
Credit, degree applicable
Transfer CSU, UC

This course details the chemistry of elements and their compounds in periodic groupings, transition metal complexes, chemical equilibrium, chemical thermodynamics, kinetics, aqueous solutions, net ionic equations, oxidation - reduction equations, electrochemistry and nuclear processes. In the laboratory, qualitative analysis of common metallic and nonmetallic ions will be performed, as well as additional experiments on selected lecture topics.