CHEM 2070

General Chemistry I

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog.

Covers fundamental chemical principles, with considerable attention given to the quantitative aspects and techniques important for further work in chemistry. Main topics include chemical transformations and equations, periodic trends of the elements, electronic structure of atoms, chemical bonding, and the collective behavior of molecules.

Forbidden Overlaps Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will receive credit for only one course in the following group: CHEM 1560, CHEM 2070, CHEM 2090.

Fees Lab fee: $20 (non-refundable) for safety goggles, lab apron, and breakage.

Last 4 terms offered 2025SP, 2024FA, 2024SU, 2024SP

Distribution Category (PHS-AS) (CHPH-AG, OPHLS-AG)

When Offered Fall, Spring, Summer.

Comments CHEM 2070 is a prerequisite for CHEM 2080. Engineering students should take CHEM 2090 and cannot take CHEM 2070 without first receiving written permission from the College of Engineering. Well-prepared students may receive credit for CHEM 2070 by demonstrating competence in the advanced placement examination of the College Entrance Examination Board or in the departmental examination given at Cornell before classes start in the fall.

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