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Course description

This course is an introduction to the structure and properties of atoms and molecules; chemical reactions and stoichiometry; quantum mechanics of light and particles, including the quantum structure of the periodic table; chemical bonding and photochemistry; coordination chemistry; properties of gases, liquids, and solutions; energy relationships in chemistry; and thermochemistry.
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Instructors

Justin McCarty

Head Teaching Fellow in General Chemistry, Harvard Division of Continuing Education

Gregg Tucci

Senior Lecturer on Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Co-Director of Undergraduate Studies, Harvard University.
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