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WELCOME TO CHM-130. FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY. INSTRUCTOR: KEN COSTELLO. Fundamentals of Chemistry. Syllabus for CHM-130. These images represent the evolution of chemistry. Let’s take a look at what they indicate. 400 B.C. Dry. Hot. Cold. Wet. fire. huo3. wood. earth. mu4.
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WELCOME TO CHM-130 FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY INSTRUCTOR: KEN COSTELLO
Fundamentals of Chemistry Syllabus for CHM-130 These images represent the evolution of chemistry. Let’s take a look at what they indicate.
Dry Hot Cold Wet
fire huo3 wood earth mu4 tu3 metal water jin1 shui3
Fifth Element makes up the celestial bodies Gold is the perfect metal.All other metals are less perfect. The fifth element is so divine that it can turn the lesser metals (like iron and lead) into gold.
Fifth Element Elixir of life (a fountain of youth) • Fifth Element • Quintessence • Philosopher’s stone • Sorcerer’s stone
Fundamentals of Chemistry Syllabus for CHM-130
Polymers Many + Parts PLASTICS
Meet Ester O C C C O
Cotton: Chains of sugar Cotton: Chains of sugar Amylase
Nylon in Tires and Rope and Clothes
Nylon was discovered in 1935. The name nylon is derived from two cities where it was discovered namely New York (NY) and London (LON).
H O H C N O H H BUTANE WATER ETHANOL (drinking alcohol) (vinegar) PROPANE AMMONIA FORMIC ACID (ant bite venom) METHANE (natural gas) ACETIC ACID
Fundamentals of Chemistry Syllabus for CHM-130
Evolution of the atom 300 BC. 1912 Now
CHEMISTRY WARNING CAN SHOCK EXPAND FRY YOUR BRAIN
You take the blue pill: the story ends… Told by Morpheus:
…you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe…”
You take the red pill...
You stay in wonderland... the rabbit hole goes. ...and I show you how deep
Nanotechnology nano=1/billionth (very small)
SILICON Visualization of atoms
White Chinese word Water for ATOM YUAN zi Cliff Original pronounced Yuan2 Zi3 Child Iron atoms on copper Visualization and placement of atoms
0.07 nm Carbon monoxide man Visualization and placement of atoms
One of the things you should expect to get out of this course. GAIN AN APPRECIATION OF CHEMISTRY
Effort to acquire chemical knowledge Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier Marie Curie Father of modern chemistryWrote first chemistry textbookEffort to pay for laboratory resulted in being beheaded In 1903 Nobel Prize for Physics. In 1911 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for her discovery and isolation of pure radium.Died of Leukemia (radiation induced)
Fighting Gunpowder 75% Potassium Nitrate 10% Sulfur 15% Charcoal Metals Sword making Smiths (goldsmith, silversmith, Blacksmith) Canons Hardware (hinges, bolts, chains, etc.)