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Effective Term:
Fall 2026

Course Number:
CH 104Z
Course Title:
Introduction to Chemistry
Credit Hours:
4
Lecture Hours:
40
Lecture/Lab Hours:
0
Lab Hours:
0

Course Description

Introduces principles of general chemistry including atoms, chemical formulas and equations, bonding, stoichiometry, acid/base chemistry, solutions, and unit conversion calculations. Does not equal a general chemistry course sequence. CH 104Z is the lecture component; CH 124Z is the laboratory component. Audit available.

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

  1. Describe physical and chemical properties and the phases and classifications of matter.
  2. Apply ionic and covalent bonding theories including Lewis structures, molecular structure, and polarity.
  3. Quantify the composition of substances and solutions using molar mass and molarity.
  4. Name a variety of elements, ions, ionic compounds, and covalent compounds.
  5. Write and balance chemical reactions and solve stoichiometry calculations.
  6. Identify types of intermolecular forces and apply them to physical properties of gases, liquids and solutions.
  7. Interpret the behavior and relative strengths of acids, bases, and buffers

Quantitative Reasoning

Students completing an associate degree at Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ will be able to analyze questions or problems that impact the community and/or environment using quantitative information.

General education philosophy statement

Chemistry 104 is a laboratory science class that particularly addresses the quantitative and qualitative reasoning outcome of PCC’s general education philosophy statement. Students analyze questions or problems that impact the community and/or environment using quantitative information from an allied heath perspective. Chemistry 104 is a laboratory science that develops laboratory and data collection skills while learning about the physical world, changes occurring in the world and environmental issues from a allied health chemical perspective.