Chemistry 123
Inorganic Chemistry: Introduction
Spring 2009
(Bieler's section)

Course Logistics

• Syllabus -- includes schedule, instructors, required materials, grading
      Note: Tutorial sessions with student tutors will be held on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday from 7pm to 9pm in Norris 100
• Grading Scale
• Laboratory Schedule
• website for Dr. Metz's lecture section
    

Reference Materials

• Text (Atkins & Jones) websites
  • General information site
• How to flunk Chemistry 123:  See How to flunk Chemistry 121
• Periodic Tables on the web:
    Animated Periodic Table
    Periodic Table of the Elements at LANL    
    Periodic Table with Isotopes  
    Another Periodic Table of the Elements
    Periodic Table with health/environmental information
• The words to Tom Lehrer's song "The Elements"
  • The Chemical Elements in Song

Links of Interest

• The darkest material ever made
• The chemistry of ozone hole creation
• The Uniqueness of water
• Real world 'cloaking'

Information grouped by Exam

• Answers to Bieler's first day pop quiz reviewing Chem 121 material

    Exam #1 Intermolecular Forces

• Learning Objectives, Suggested Problems
• Intermolecular forces worksheet, answers
• Solids worksheet, answers
• Practice Exam, Answers
• Exam#1 Blank, Answers

    Exam #2 - ionic solubility

• Learning Objectives, Suggested Problems
• The solvation process (movie)
• Solubility Rules
• Atkins and Jones Table of K_sp's
• Table of Solubility Product constants (external site)
• Atkins and Jones Table of K_f's
• Table of Formation Constants (external site)
• Take-Home Problems, answers
• Selective Precipitation Problem, answers
• Practice Exam, Answers
• Exam #2 Blank, Answers