CHM1022

Chemistry

Dr Richard Morrison

6 points - Three 1-hour lectures and one 3-hour laboratory or tutorial per week - Second semester - Clayton/Berwick/Gippsland/ Distance - Prohibition: CHM1042, GAS1282, CHM1616, CHM1639, GAS1202 - Note: Distance education students either attend a 4-day residential school or are provided with a home experiment kit to undertake practical work.

Objectives On the completion of this subject students should understand the properties of atomic nuclei; have gained some understanding of wave-particle duality and the Schrodinger equation; be able to interpret the relationships between electronic structure and bonding; have achieved some understanding of the principles of spectroscopy; understand the properties of transition elements; be able to describe coordination compounds and their structures, reactions and applications; be able to interpret properties of solids; have learnt some applications of inorganic compounds; be able to extend the understanding of organic compounds to include a range of biologically important compounds; have learnt to use modern spectroscopic methods to deduce the structures of simple organic molecules; have learnt how to use basic laboratory skills in chemical analysis and have verified some of the theoretical principles learnt in coursework through laboratory applications.

Synopsis This subject follows on from CHM1011. Topics to be covered include nuclear and radiochemistry; quantum mechanics and atomic structure; chemical bonding; the interaction of radiation with molecules; coordination chemistry of the transition metals; the organic chemistry of biologically important molecules including lipids, amino acids, proteins and nucleic acids; the use of nuclear magnetic resonance and infrared spectrospcopies to solve organic structural problems, solid state structures and the chemistry of some main group elements.

Assessment Examinations (2x2 hours): 60% - Laboratory work: 20% - Computer tests (6 in total): 20%

Prescribed texts

Brown W H Introduction to organic chemistry Saunders, 1997 and another to be advised

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