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CHEM202A Inorganic Chemistry: Advanced

Updated: 20 November 2006
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus
Online level Level A- Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
20 September 2007 23 September 2007 Compulsory
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites permission of head of school and course coordinator
Co-requisites None
Restrictions CHEM 202
Notes see CHEM 110A
Combined Units CHEM202 - Inorganic Chemistry: Advanced
Coordinator(s) Peter Lye (plye@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

Valence-bond and molecular orbital theories of bonding and structure in polyatomic molecules of s- and p-block elements; hybridisation, resonance and electronegativity. Simple band theory of metals and semiconductors. The ionic bond - structures of inorganic solids; lattice energy. Transition metal coordination chemistry; introductory ligand field theory; stability constants, mechanisms, and magnetism. CHEM 202A has additional topics in several areas and a higher level and degree of difficulty in assessment tasks.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards.
Recommended Material
Optional
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
   

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