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CH10087: General chemistry

Academic Year: 2018/9
Owning Department/School: Department of Chemistry
Credits: 6      [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 120
Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4)
Period:
Semester 2
Assessment Summary: CW 20%, EX 80%
Assessment Detail:
  • Examination (EX 80%)
  • Coursework (CW 20%)
Supplementary Assessment:
CH10087 Reassessment Exam (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites: You must have A-level Chemistry in order to take this unit. This unit is only available to students on programmes in the Department of Biology and Biochemistry and students on Natural Sciences programmes.
Description: Aims & Learning Objectives:
To provide a broad introduction to the principles governing chemical bonding, structure and reactivity and to illustrate these with a range of examples. After studying the unit, students should be able to:
* Describe simple theories of bonding in compounds.
* Rationalise chemical reactivity and structure chemistry in terms of bonding models.
* Understand thermodynamic princples and carry out thermodynamic calculations.
* Describe the determination of chemical reaction rates.
* Analyse experimental kinetic data and classify reactions.

Content:
An introduction to atomic and molecular structure and bonding in compounds and how this is used to explain trends in structure and reactivity across the Periodic Table. An introduction to thermodynamics and kinetics with a range of case-study examples to illustrate how the basic principles can be applied to real equilibria and reactions.
Programme availability:

CH10087 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department of Biology & Biochemistry

CH10087 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Chemistry

Notes:

  • This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2018/19 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2019/20 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2018/19.
  • Programmes and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
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