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CHEM220 Chemical Reactivity

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 2 On Campus
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
17 August 2013 20 August 2013 Mandatory
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites CHEM120 or candidature in a postgraduate award in the School of Environmental and Rural Science or School of Science and Technology
Co-requisites None
Restrictions CHEM202 or CHEM202A
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Peter Lye (plye@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit is designed to provide preliminary insights into the fascinating areas of thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, transition metal chemistry and electrochemistry. The concepts involved are central to all areas of chemistry, including biophysics, medical sciences and environmental sciences. The course work covers the key topics required for an understanding of chemical reactivity through a reduced lecture schedule and a strong emphasis on laboratory based learning.
Materials Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. understand how to describe the rate of a chemical reaction using a rate law, and to interpret that rate law in terms of a mechanism;
  2. understand the principles and applications of coordination chemistry of the d-block elements, including their structures, bonding, magnetism, and reactions;
  3. understand and apply the relationship between the standard Gibbs energy change and the equilibrium constant of a reaction;
  4. understand and apply the relationship between the cell potential and the Gibbs energy change of the cell reaction;
  5. solve numerical andd chemical problems with greater confidence and competence; and
  6. show greater confidence and ability in performing laboratory work and report writing.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will be assessed on their knowledge of the discipline through their assignments and their laboratory work. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Written communication skills will be developed through use of assignments requiring (in part) descriptive and explanatory responses. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Aspects of some assignments will deal with computer-based applications, and especially chemical information retrieval via the library and the WWW. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Independent and team learning is practised during assessment tasks and so achieving life-long learning. 		True
6 Problem Solving
Problem-solving skills will be developed and extended through use of assignments requiring (in part) complex reasoning and quantitative responses. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Some practical laboratory exercises will involve team work. 		True
   

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