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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Science : Chemistry

610-240 Inorganic Chemistry

Note:

Credit cannot be gained for both 610-240 and 610-241.

Credit Points:

12.5

Coordinator:

Dr S. P. Best

Prerequisite/s:

610-121 + 610-122, or 610-141 + 610-142

Timetable:

Semester 2

Contact:

24 lectures (3 per week for 8 weeks), 35 hours practical work, 6 tutorials

Objectives:

On completion of 610-240 the student should:

Comprehend:

  • the nature of the metals and main group elements;

  • how the nature of the metal and the ligand determines the observed chemistries;

  • important concepts in bonding, important reactions, including redox and catalytic reactions.

Have developed:

  • skills to synthesise simple inorganic molecules;

  • an understanding of basic quantitative measurement;

  • how to interpret and record observed chemistry.

Appreciate:

  • the importance of rational, critical and independent thought in chemical science and in inorganic chemistry in particular.

Content:

Metal chemistry: properties and reactions of metal compounds including coordination complexes and organometallic species. Main group chemistry: properties and reactions of non-metal compounds; bonding in polyatomic molecules.

Assessment:

One 3-hour written examination at the end of Semester 2. Satisfactory completion of practical work is necessary before credit can be granted for this subject.

Prescribed Texts:

  • Shriver D. F., Atkins P. W., and Langford C. H., Inorganic Chemistry, (2nd ed Oxford, 1994).
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