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Xavier University Catalog 2025-2026 
    
Xavier University Catalog 2025-2026

CHEM 160 - General Chemistry I


3 Credit Hours
This course is the first in a two semester sequence of general chemistry. This is a pre-professional course approved by the American Chemical Society for chemistry majors and required of many other science majors. Fundamental principles of chemistry including atomic and molecular structure, states of matter, stoichiometry, energy relationships, periodic table and solution chemistry. The following mathematical concepts are used: scientific notation, logarithms, the quadratic equation and proportionality. Students must have a demonstrated competency in mathematics of MATH105 or above.

Course Attributes: Nat Science Elect Lecture Core

Levels: Undergraduate


College of Arts & Sciences Chemistry