Chemistry 163 

Active Learning Activities for Spring 2014

Instructor: Ken Marr

Chem 163 textbook website 

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Active Learning Exercises (ALE's)

Exam Study Guides

Lab Activities/Handouts

Lab Notebook Policy and Lab Report Format

Chemistry Links/Resources

Ken Marr's Home Page

Acknowledgement: Most of the ALE's on this page have been adapted from similar "Workshop" assignments that were written by and most generously given to me by Ken Martin of Berry College while attending a "POGIL" summer workshop at Boise State University during the summer of 2007.

Chapter 16. Kinetics--Rates and Mechanisms of Chemical Reactions

• ALE 1. Chemical Kinetics: Rates of Chemical Reactions                                      

• ALE 2. Rate Laws: Expressing and Quantifying the Rate of Reaction                    

• ALE 3. Integrated Rate Laws             Answers to ALE 3 Exercises                      

• ALE 4. Effect of Temperature and Catalysts on the Rate of a Chemical Reaction   

• ALE 5. Reaction Mechanisms                                                                               

Kinetics Computer Simulations

• Effect of a Catalyst on the Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide

• Iodine Clock Reaction involving Hydrogen Peroxide (simulation)

• Acknowledgement: All simulations on this page were produced by Dr. Tom Greenbowe at Iowa State and are available at http://www.chem.iastate.edu/group/Greenbowe/sections/projectfolder/simDownload/index4.html

Chapter 17. Equilibrium--the Extent of Chemical Reactions

ALE 6. Reversible Reactions                                              

ALE 7. Equilibrium Constants                                             

ALE 9. Equilibrium Problems: ICE Practice!                       

• Answers to ALE 9 Questions with a Numerical Answer

ALE 10. Le Châtelier’s Principle                                        

• Quadratic Equation Solver (Solves quadratic equations in a snap!)

• Animation of Le Châtelier's Principle 

• NO₂-N₂O₄ Equilibrium

Chapter 18. Acid-Base Equilibria

ALE 11. Acids, Bases, pOH and pH                                                       

ALE 12. Equilibria of Aqueous Solutions of Weak Acids & Weak Bases     

• Answers to ALE 12 Questions with a Numerical Answer

ALE 13. Hydrolysis of Salts + Lewis Acids & Bases                                  

• Acid-Base PPT Notes

• Computer Simulation: pH of Acids, Bases and Salts;     Simulation Discussion Questions 

• How to Solve Acid-Base Equilibrium Problems (html document)

• Computer Simulation: pH of Buffer

Chapter 19.  Ionic Equilibria in Aqueous Systems

ALE 14. Buffer Solutions                                                                        

ALE 15. Titration Curves                                                                     

• Animation of the titration of a weak acid with a strong base  

ALE 16. Acid-Base Indicators                                                                

ALE 17. Equilibria of Slightly Soluble Compounds                                             

ALE 18. pH Dependent Solubility                                                            

Chapter 20. Thermodynamics--Entropy, Free Energy and the Direction of Chemical Reactions

ALE 19. Entropy                                                                                

ALE 20. Calculating DS & Predicting Spontaneity of Reaction                

ALE 21. Gibbs Free Energy                                                                  

ALE 22. Gibbs Free Energy and Equilibrium                                          

• Chapter 20 PowerPoint Notes

Chapter 21. Electrochemistry--Chemical Change and Electrical Work 

ALE 23. Balancing Redox Reactions                                                      

ALE 24. Voltaic Cells and Standard Cell Potentials                                

• Table of Standard Reduction Potentials

• Activity Series Simulation

• PhET Simulation of  Voltaic Cells

ALE 25. Cell Potential and DG_rxn                                                           

ALE 26. Equilibria of Cell Reactions                                                       

ALE 27. Electrolytic Cells  The last ALE of the Quarter                         

• Chapter 21 PowerPoint Notes

• Metals in Aqueous Solutions Simulation

• Animation of the operation of a voltaic (galvanic) cell

• Simulation: Voltaic Cell

• Simulation: Redox Titration

• Chromium Electroplating Sample Problem (PowerPoint)

• Simulation: Electrolysis

Chapter 24. Nuclear Chemistry

The following worksheets will not be collect for stamping nor grading, but will help you be successful on a question or two on the ACS final exam.

Worksheet #1: Nuclear Decay Processes        Answer Key for Worksheet #1

Worksheet #2: Energies of Nuclear Reactions  Answer Key for Worksheet #2

 

© Kenneth R. Marr 2003