General Chemistry I/II
Department of Chemistry
Eastern Illinois University


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Welcome!  This page contains links to pages which contain a variety of information about general chemistry lecture and lab.   BOOKMARK (cntrl-D) this page for future reference!

General chemistry is a sequence of four courses -- two lectures and two labs, taken over two semesters -- designed to provide an overview of the discipline and which serve as a stepping stone to further study in chemistry and other science majors.  General Chemistry I, CHM 1310G, and General Chemistry Lab I, CHM 1315G, are taken together in the first semester.  General Chemistry II, CHM 1410, and General Chemistry Lab II, CHM 1415, are taken together in the second (and hopefully, succeeding) semester.

 Course descriptions (including co-requisites and pre-requisites)


The table below features links to a variety of important and useful information; each is explained below.

General Chemistry II schedule
Equipment Guide
Goggle Policy

Course syllabi and related information for the upcoming semester can be found by following the appropriate link: General Chemistry I schedule or General Chemistry II schedule.

To learn more about commonly used equipment including procedural protocols and images select the Equipment Guide link   Much of this same information without accompanying images and movies can be found in the Equipment Guide section of the CHM 1315 and CHM 1415 lab manuals.

Proper eye protection is a must in the chemistry laboratory.  The Chemistry Department goggle policy is described in the Goggle Policy link. It includes examples (pictures) of both acceptable splash proof goggles and unacceptable non-splash proof goggles.  

LINKS TO COURSE MATERIALS

General Chemistry I Lab, CHM 1315

Click here to access the interactive graphing template for Experiment 8: Spectrophotometric Analysis.

Click here to access links to the Quicktime combustion movies referred to in experiment 9 (Properties and Composition of Air)

Click here to access graphs of the line spectra of helium, hydrogen and mercury superimposed on the spectrum from a 'desk-type' fluorescent light referred to in experiment 11 (Spectroscope and Line Spectra).

 

General Chemistry Lab II, CHM 1415

For information on accessing the structure of the protein phycocyanin click here.

Click here to access the interactive graphing template for Experiment 2: Vapor Pressure and Heat of Vaporization

 

Tutorials

Tutorial 1: Math Skills
Tutorial 2: Formulas, Percentage Composition, and the Mole
Tutorial 3: The Mole and Stoichiometry
Tutorial 4: Solution Stoichiometry
Tutorial 5: Net Ionic Equations
Tutorial 6: Gases
Tutorial 8: Heats of Reaction


 

Chemistry-related links that you should check out

EIU Chemistry Department Home Page

ACS Student Affiliates Organization

Periodic Table and Properties of the Elements A comprehensive website commonly known as WebElements® dedicated to the periodic table.

  

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