Chemistry

This laboratory science course is designed for students who plan to pursue either a non-science or science-related careers. Students study matter, change and energy, scientific measurement, problem solving, chemical names and formulas, chemical quantities, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, states of matter, behavior of gases, atomic structure, chemical periodicity, ionic and covalent bonds, water and aqueous systems, properties of solutions, reaction rates and equilibrium, acids and bases and their salts. The use of a scientific calculator is required.