CHM 1020C: Chemistry for Liberal Studies

The kinetic molecular theory of gases describes the random motion and speed distribution of gas molecules in a container, and when considering various statements about the average speeds of these molecules, it's important to understand how they behave under different conditions.

Discover the difference between strong and weak electrolytes by understanding their ionization in water. Using nitrous acid and nitric acid as examples, this video provides chemical equations that visually distinguish the ionization behavior of these electrolytes.

Explore how to calculate the mass and volume of ethylene glycol, a common antifreeze, using its density. Understand the essentials of density-related calculations.

Join us as we delve into the intriguing world of genetic coding and discover how the concept of wobble accounts for variations in codons encoding a single amino acid.

This discussion revolves around the classification of chemical bonds as ionic, polar covalent, or covalent based on the electronegativity difference between the atoms involved. The general criteria for this classification are explained: a difference greater than 1.7 indicates an ionic bond, between 0.5 and 1.7 signifies a polar covalent bond, and less than 0.5 designates a covalent bond. It then applies these criteria to four specific examples, including the CC bond in ethane (H?CCH?), the KI bo