Unit 7 - Electrochemistry & Thermodynamics
Topics ( 7 Days)
Electrochemistry:
Galvanic (Voltaic) Cells
Line Notation, Draw Half-Cells, Reduction Potentials, Cell Potentials, Oxidation vs Reduction
Electrolytic Cells
Electrolysis
Galvanic Cell Lab
Electrolysis of KI Demo
Entropy [Chemical Rxns]
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Free Energy [Chemical Rxns & cell Potential]
3/10: HW: 1. Read chapter 9 in Fast Track book - Electrochemistry
3/11: Electrochemistry, Voltaic vs. Electrolytic cells & cell notation & Half-cell drawing, Calculating Ecell values using Standard Reduction Potential Table
HW: 1.Study for Midterm #2
3/12: Midterm #2
HW: 1. Read Textbook pg 723-728 & Complete Review & check section 19-2
2. Redox practice and Cell Notation
3/13: [NW-SE Rule]/Warm-Up//Assign cells for Galvanic Cell Lab/Lab Partners with your metal pairs List/ Electrochemistry practice problems (1-4)
Read & Start Galvanic Cell Lab Prep & complete Intro/5 bullets in BI:
Difference between a galvanic and electrolytic cell, uncertainties,
cell potential formula, picture of Galvanic cell, Ox, Red, balanced and cell potentials for all three combos.
HW: 1. Watch Video: Stoichiometry with Electrochemistry
2. Finish Lab prep
3/16: Discuss Galvanic Cell Lab - Set-up Lab Stations/Demo: Electroplating a spoon - What type of cell is this? /Voltaic vs Electrolytic Cell Chart/
Chapter 9 Fast track M/C
HW: 1. Review & Check 19-4, 19-7, 19-8.
2. Problems: #48, 50 pg 761c Textbook
3/17: Data collection for Galvanic Cell Lab/ Lab Calcs/Work on Chapter 9 in Fast Track FRQ's
HW: 1. Finish Lab Calcs
2. Chapter 9 Fast track FRQ's
3/19: Collect Galvanic Cell Lab/Demo -Electrolysis of Potassium Iodide/Lecture on Nernst Equation/Begin Entropy & 2nd Law of Thermodynamics
HW: 1. Finish Electrochemistry practice problems
3/20: Entropy Calculations/Free Energy with calculations/Gibbs Free Energy Worksheet/Free Energy & Cell Potential
HW: 1. Finish: Gibbs Free Energy Worksheet
2. Watch Kinetics Lecture: Rxn rate and collision theory notes -Video
Recommended Reading:
Textbook: Chapters: 18, 19
Fast Track: Chapters: 9, 11
Complete both M/C and FRQ's and review answers