General Chemistry
Credits: 4
Course Number: 10-806-134
Course Description
10-806-134 GENERAL CHEMISTRY ...covers chemistry fundamentals. Topics: metric system, problem-solving, periodic relationships, chemical reactions, chemical equilibrium, properties of water; acids, bases, and salts; and gas laws. (Prereq: A 2.6 GPA AND Algebra 2 or equivalent w/C or better; OR Next Gen Rdg score greater/equal to 250 AND Next Gen Arithmetic score greater/equal to 250; OR ACT Rdg score greater/equal to 15 AND ACT Math score greater/equal to 21; OR prep courses-contact academic advisor at 920-498-5444)
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What will I learn?
- Perform safe laboratory practices
- Apply scientific method
- Solve problems using quantitative data
- Explain the characteristics of matter
- Analyze the periodic relationships of the elements
- Describe chemical bonding
- Explain the behavior of matter during a chemical reaction
- Calculate quantities of substances
- Analyze chemical substances
- Characterize aqueous solutions
- Analyze acid-base chemistry
- Characterize the behavior of gases
- Explain chemical equilibrium