CHEM& 163: General Chemistry III – 6 credits
About this course
This course is the third in a three quarter series usually required for science/engineering majors and pre-professional health students (medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary, etc.) It assumes you’ve had an intro-level chem course, either high school chemistry or an intro chem course in college.
PREREQUISITES ARE CHECKED. Please make sure you are cleared for prereqs – either you will have taken the prereq courses at BC, or you will need to submit your college transcripts if prereqs were completed at another institution.
How to clear prerequisites at Bellevue College.
If you took the first and/or second courses (CHEM& 161/162 equivalent) at another college, please make sure you are aware which topics we have covered previous to CHEM& 163 so you are adequately prepared to jump into second quarter. Check the topics covered in each course
CHEM& 163 Course Materials:
1) Textbook: Chemistry: Structure and Properties by Nivaldo Tro (Pearson), second edition
Mastering Homework System. This is provided through Inclusive Access (fees for access are paid with tuition – students can access materials digitally through Canvas).
2) Safety Goggles
3) Lab Notebook
CHEM& 163 Provided Information:
This periodic table and equations/constants sheet is provided to all students in General Chemistry (CHEM& 161/162/163).
Periodic Table and Equations/Constants
Guidelines/Information:
Lab Notebook Guidelines
Lab Report Guidelines
Lab Safety Sheet –please print and bring to lab
Glassware
CHEM& 163 Lab Manual
Check your course syllabus for the lab schedule. Print out only the labs that you will perform. Put the printouts in a folder/binder and be prepared on the first day of lab! Make sure you have the most recent version of these labs. Do not use lab handouts from previous quarters as they are updated frequently.
Lab 1 Chemical Equilibrium: Finding a Constant Kc
Lab 2 Properties of Systems in Chemical Equilibria
Lab 4: Designing and Preparing a Buffer
Lab 5: Phosphoric Acid in Cola
Lab 6: Using Thermodynamic Data to Predict Precipitation Reactions
Lab 7: Establishing a table of reduction potentials: Microvolatic cells
Lab 8: Ligand Substitution in Transition Metal Complexes
Last Updated February 13, 2024