CH2210 - Syntheses and Mechanism in Inorganic Chemistry
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band |
| Administered by: | College of Science and Engineering |
The objective of this subject is to provide a foundation for the varying chemistry of the elements in the periodic table. Topics in this subject include: the chemistry of s- and p- block elements, coordination chemistry of the transition metals (d- block) and of the lanthanoids (f-block). The subject will also explore the kinetics and mechanism of inorganic reactions, the magnetic properties of metal compounds and spectroscopic techniques used in the characterisation of these compounds.
Learning Outcomes
- describe the chemistry of main block and lanthanoid elements;
- explain the physical and chemical behaviour of transition metal complexes;
- apply knowledge of chemical kinetics and thermodynamics to the stability of transition metal complexes;
- discuss the important mechanistic pathways for inorganic reactions;
- employ basic synthetic methodology to produce and characterise typical inorganic compounds.
| Assumed Knowledge: | First year chemistry |
| Prerequisites: | CH1001, CH1002 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | CH2101, CH3101 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 22-Mar-2018 | |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (60%); practicals (30%); assignments (10%). |
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