FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY
Fundamentals
of Chemistry is a 4 credit laboratory science that seeks to provide a basic understanding of the nature of matter.
We start from scratch and assume you haven't had any experience with chemistry. You just need a little algebra
(Algebra I), like 2x=4, find x. That's pretty much it! This page, and its links, should give you a pretty good
idea of what Fundamentals of Chemistry at NCCC is about. Take some time and look around. Oh, you'll need one of
these doohickeys
(Just a standard $15 scientific calculator) for the course.
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Below are some links that can provide you with information about Fundamentals
of Chemistry. Just use the left mouse button
to click on the link
and get to the good stuff.
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LINKS
OF INTEREST:
CHEMISTRY 101 LABORATORY SCHEDULE
GO TO THE SITES LISTED BELOW TO DOWNLOAD FREE SOFTWARE FOR USE ON YOUR HOME COMPUTER
TO HELP STUDY CHEMISTRY:
DOWNLOAD CHIME MOLECULAR INTERNET VIEWER FOR WINDOWS 95/98
DOWNLOAD RASWIN TO VIEW 3-D MODELS OF MOLECULES ON YOUR HOME COMPUTER.
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ELECTRON ORBITAL CLOUDS
WITHIN AN ATOM

CHEMISTS FOUND CLUES ABOUT HOW ELECTRONS EXIST AROUND ATOMS BY STUDYING THE
COLORS THAT DIFFERENT SUBSTANCES EMIT. THEY TOOK THE LIGHT FROM HEATED GASES AND PASSED IT THROUGH A PRISM TO EXAMINE
WHICH COLORS WERE PRESENT FROM THE GLOWING GAS. THE COLORS FOR EACH ELEMENT ARE CALLED THE ELEMENT'S SPECTRUM.
AND THE SPECTRUM TELLS YOU WHERE THE ELECTRONS ARE!
By the way, you
are seeing this site because of electrons hitting your monitor. But we use them again and again and won't run out!

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Edward P. Bollenbach NCCC 12/98