Principles of Chemical Science

by MIT Open Courseware in Chemistry

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This is an introductory chemistry course for students with an unusually strong background in chemistry. Knowledge of calculus is recommended. Emphasis is on basic principles of atomic and molecular electronic structure, thermodynamics, acid-base and redox equilibria, chemical kinetics, and catalysis. The course also covers applications of basic principles to problems in metal coordination chemistry, organic chemistry, and biological chemistry.

Lecture 1

The importance of chemical principles

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Lecture 2

Discovery of electron and nucleus

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Lecture 3

Wave-particle duality of light

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Lecture 4

Wave-particle duality of matter, Schrödinger equation

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Lecture 5

Hydrogen atom energy levels

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Lecture 6

Hydrogen atom wavefunctions (orbitals)

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Lecture 7

p-orbitals

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Lecture 8

Multielectron atoms and electron configurations

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Lecture 9

Periodic trends

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Lecture 10

Periodic trends continued; Covalent bonds

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Lecture 11

Lewis structures

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Lecture 12

Exceptions to Lewis structure rules; Ionic bonds

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Lecture 13

Polar covalent bonds; VSEPR theory

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Lecture 14

Molecular orbital theory

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Lecture 15

Valence bond theory and hybridization

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Lecture 16

Determining hybridization in complex molecules; Thermochemistry and bond energies/bond enthalpies

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Lecture 17

Entropy and disorder

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Lecture 18

Free energy and control of spontaneity

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Lecture 19

Chemical equilibrium

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Lecture 20

Le Chatelier's principle and applications to blood-oxygen levels

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Lecture 21

Acid-base equilibrium: Is MIT water safe to drink?

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Lecture 22

Chemical and biological buffers

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Lecture 23

Acid-base titrations

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Lecture 24

Balancing oxidation/reduction equations

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Lecture 25

Electrochemical cells

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Lecture 26

Chemical and biological oxidation/reduction reactions

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Lecture 27

Transition metals and the treatment of lead poisoning

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Lecture 28

Crystal field theory

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Lecture 29

Metals in biology

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Lecture 30

Magnetism and spectrochemical theory

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Lecture 31

Rate laws

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Lecture 32

Nuclear chemistry and elementary reactions

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Lecture 33

Reaction mechanism

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Lecture 34

Temperature and kinetics

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Lecture 35

Enzyme catalysis

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Lecture 36

Biochemistry

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Lecture 37

Introduction to Convolutional Codes

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  • Drennan, Catherine, and Elizabeth Vogel Taylor. 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall 2008. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare), http://ocw.mit.edu (Accessed 20 Feb, 2012). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
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  • Prof. Catherine Drennan
    Dr. Elizabeth Vogel Taylor
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