Chem 260 or 262. 3.0 Quarter Hours Selected topics, some on semi-independent and project basis. May be taken more than once, and for variable credit. Includes a laboratory section which concentrates on environmental chemical analysis for pollutants and other environmentally important chemicals. Theory from lecture will be applied to weekly laboratories.
Emphasis is on chemical thermodynamics.
The study of chemical reaction rates, both from a theoretical and an experimental viewpoint. Topics covered, in addition to chemical kinetics, are statistical mechanics and kinetic molecular theory. Valence bond theory, molecular orbital theory, and group theory are used along with spectroscopy to explore atomic and molecular structure. The laboratory includes one research project. 5.0 Quarter Hours Spectroscopy is the study of interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter in order to elucidate its structure.