Faculty of Science
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|Faculty||Faculty of Science|
|Organisational Unit||School of Chemistry|
|Offered||Clayton First semester 2015 (Day)|
|Coordinator(s)||Dr Chris Thompson|
CHM1011 has been designed such that some previous understanding of chemistry is presumed, but is also underpinned by a support structure for those who are relatively new to the subject. The curriculum focuses on general and physical chemistry principles which in turn complements the synthetic chemistry topics discussed in the subsequent unit, CHM1022. On completion of CHM1011, students will have gained an understanding of how atoms and molecules interact with each other and how this affects their bonding, reactivity, 3D structure and physical properties. A number of important topics such as stoichiometry, intermolecular forces, thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibria, and electrochemistry will be developed in order to prepare students for a deeper exploration of chemistry. The concepts developed within the workshops and tutorials are complemented through a laboratory program where students will have the opportunity to develop analytical techniques and design their own experiments to solve a range of chemical problems.
On completion of this unit students will be able to:
Final examination (3 hours): 50%
Laboratory work: 30%. Students must achieve a pass mark in their laboratory work to achieve an overall pass grade.
Online assessment: 10%
Three 1-hour lectures, one 1-hour tutorial and one 3-hour laboratory per week
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