CHEM 1B - General Chemistry

    Recent Professors
    Roger T. Palmer, Kevin Orton
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, 2027SP
    Class Size
    24–30 students
    Difficulty
    6.7Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    5
    Prerequisite
    CHEM-1A
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of CHEM 1B
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5C · Cal-GETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5C · CSU GE Area B3 · CSU GE Area B1 · UCTCA Area 5A · UCTCA Area 5C · UCTCA Area UC-S · UCTCA Area UCTCA · UCTEL Area 5A · UCTEL Area 5C · UCTEL Area UC-S
    Description
    Continuation of the exploration and application of the fundamental principles of chemistry developed in CHEM 1A. Topics include intermolecular forces, solutions, colligative properties, kinetics; further aspects of equilibrium including acid-base and solubility equilibrium, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, descriptive chemistry, and qualitative analysis; coordination chemistry; nuclear chemistry and an introduction to organic chemistry. Laboratory techniques in the investigation of these chemical systems will be extensively developed. (L,M)
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 12:30pm–1:45pm, Mon Wed 2:00pm–4:50pm