CH0NUI-Fundamental Chemistry

Module Provider: Chemistry
Number of credits: 20 [10 ECTS credits]
Level:F
Terms in which taught: Spring term module
Pre-requisites:
Non-modular pre-requisites: Available at the NUIST-ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø Academy only
Co-requisites:
Modules excluded:
Current from: 2021/2

Module Convenor: Dr Philippa Cranwell
Email: p.b.cranwell@reading.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:

The aim of this module is to lay a basic foundation of the key aspects of inorganic, physical and organic chemistry for BSc Applied Chemistry students at the NUIST—ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø Academy.

Module Lead:ÌýÌýYing Li (yingliubc@)

Aims:

The aim of this module is to lay a basic foundation of the key aspects of inorganic, physical and organic chemistry for BSc Applied Chemistry students at the NUIST—ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø Academy

Assessable learning outcomes:

Students should be able to:

• Describe, discuss and explain the subject matter of the module


• Critically analyse and solve workshop and tutorial questions, as well as numerical problems based on the module content.

Additional outcomes:

The students should be able to develop and sharpen their critical analysis, deductive reasoning and mathematical problem solving skills.

Outline content:

Inorganic Chemistry:Ìý Atomic structure, arrangement of electrons in orbitals, build-up of periodic table. Periodicity and properties: Atomic and ionic radius, ionization energies, electronegativity. Variation down groups in the periodic table and across rows. Ionic and covalent bonding, inter and intra-molecular forces and impact on properties of molecules. Oxidation state variation, redox half equations, redox reactions (oxidation and reduction as simultaneous processes).

Physical Chemistry: Gas, liquid and solid states: Ideal gases and gas laws. Thermodynamics: first law of thermodynamics. Energy profile of a reaction. Endo and exothermic reactions, enthalpies of formation, reaction, atomisation, hydration. Measuring enthalpy changes by calorimetry. Hess’s law. Chemical equilibrium: Reactions that reach equilibrium, the dynamic nature of equilibria. Equilibrium constant, Le Chatelier’s principle and factors that affect equilibrium and equilibri um constant. Chemical kinetics: rate equation, rate constant. Dependence of rate on concentration. Reaction order and half-life of zero, first and second order reactions. Concept of moles, calculations based on molarity and molality of solution.

Organic Chemistry:

Basics of structural formulae in organic chemistry. Different functional groups and types of carbon compounds based on functional groups. Lewis structures and methods to draw si mple dot-and-cross structures. Chemical bonding in organic compounds and parameters of covalent bonds: Bond length, bond angle, and bond energy. Bonding and molecular shape. Theories of chemical bonding: Lewis Structure and valence shell electron pair repulsion. Brief difference between pi and sigma bonds. Nomenclature: Some commonly used trivial names such as acetone, acetic acid and alcohol, etc., and the systematic nomenclature for aliphatic compounds and functional groups. Isomerism and conf ormation. Different types (primary/secondary/tertiary/quaternary carbon atoms) of carbon atoms in organic compounds; constitutional isomerism and general idea of stereoisomerism. Relationship in terms of stereochemistry: idea of stereogenic centers and enantiomers with mirror image relationship. Conformational isomerism caused by the rotation of C-C σ-bond and solid and dashed wedge drawing for conformation. Electronegativities, polar bonds and molecular dipoles, dipole moment. Basic inter molecular interactions, such as Van der Waals interaction and hydrogen bonding interaction; difference between intermolecular interactions and intramolecular interactions; cleavage and formation of covalent bonds (electron movement and arrow push).

Properties of alkanes. Basic physical properties of alkanes and reactions of alkanes simple radical halogenation of alkanes. Properties of alkenes and addition reactions (electrophilic addition). Structure and properties of benzene and simple aromatic electrophilic substitution reactions (halogenation). Some basic characterization methods used to determine structures of organic compounds. Basic information for i