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CHEM 120A - General Chemistry (5)

For majors and minors in the physical and biological sciences. The principles of chemistry: stoichiometry, acids, bases, redox reactions, gas laws, solid and liquid states, changes of state, modern atomic concepts, periodicity and chemical bonding. Laboratory: elementary syntheses, spectroscopy and volumetric quantitative analysis. (3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory, 2 hours activity)

Prerequisite: CHEM 115  with a “C” (2.0) or better. Corequisite: MATH 115B , MATH 116 , MATH 125 , MATH 130  or MATH 150A .

Undergraduate Course not available for Graduate Credit

Typically Offered: Fall/Spring/Summ


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