Introductory General Chemistry

College Gen Chem I/II essentials: thermo, kinetics, equilibrium, acids, redox, and organic/nuclear overview.

Intended learner

Introductory college students or motivated high-school students preparing for placement.

Prerequisites

• High-school Chemistry Core or equivalent

Outcomes

• Apply ideal gas and solution laws
• Solve thermo and Hess problems
• Determine rate laws and activation energy
• Manipulate Kc/Kp/Q and Le Châtelier
• Balance redox and use Nernst

Ordered modules

1. Gases, Phases, Solutions

• gases gas lawsComing soon
• liquids solids phase changesComing soon
• solutions concentrationComing soon

2. Thermochemistry

• systems surroundings state functions
• calorimetry
• enthalpy hess formation
• entropy gibbs energy

3. Kinetics & Equilibrium

• reaction rate collision theory
• rate laws
• activation energy arrhenius
• dynamic equilibrium kc kp q
• le chatelier

4. Acids, Solubility, Electro

• acid base models
• ph poh
• ka kb
• buffers henderson hasselbalch
• ksp introduction
• redox balancing
• galvanic electrolytic cells
• electrode potentials nernst

5. Organic & Nuclear Survey

• carbon bonding
• hydrocarbons
• functional groups
• nuclear stability radiation
• half life

Estimated time

~30 hours. Progress is stored locally; completion is self-reported.

Completion rules

Semester pacing: 30 hours. Capstone set requires 70% to mark complete.

Related topics

• gases-gas-laws
• liquids-solids-phase-changes
• solutions-concentration
• thermochemistry-thermodynamics
• chemical-kinetics
• chemical-equilibrium
• acids-bases-buffers
• solubility-precipitation
• redox-electrochemistry
• organic-foundations
• nuclear-chemistry

Review

• Last reviewed: 2026-08-21
• Review due: 2027-08-21
• Author: Chemistry Fundamentals Editorial Team
• Reviewer: Dr. Example Reviewer (PhD Chemistry — placeholder reviewer)
• Sources: NIST 2022-CODATA via nist-2022.

Curriculum note

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