A survey course of general chemistry, with emphasis on areas of chemistry important to respiratory therapy. Lecture topics include: stoichiometry; solution calculations; properties of gases; oxidation and reduction; electrochemistry; acids and bases; organic chemistry; and physiological chemistry of electrolytes. The laboratory stresses basic precision techniques in quantitative analytical chemistry and selected instrumental techniques. General case histories relate to respiratory therapy.
Prerequisite: Chemistry 12 or CHEM 060, Principles of Mathematics 12, or MATH 060/061, or equivalent. Admission to the Respiratory Therapy program.