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Research School of Chemistry · ANU College of Science and Medicine
The following syllabus provides a general guide to the topics to be discussed: Chemistry of the elements: periodicity exemplified, descriptive chemistry of non-metallic groups VII, VI and V, silicates - structural variety, close packing geometries, transition metals, coordination chemistry - ligands, isomerism, stability, biological examples. Intermolecular forces, states of matter, liquefaction, vapour pressure, molar heat capacity, phase diagrams (one component), melting, boiling, critical phenomena and lattice energies. Solutions: solubility, phase diagrams of multicomponent systems, colligative properties, Raoult’s law, deviations from ideality, mp depression/bp elevation, osmosis. Introductory kinetics: reaction rates - 1st, 2nd and 3rd order; molecularity, Arrhenius equation. Advanced Kinetics: activation energies, elementary steps in reaction mechanisms, catalysis, Michaelis-Menten kinetics, radioactive decay (as an example of exponential decay). Spectroscopy: absorption and emission of electromagnetic radiation, applications of spectroscopy, especially UV-Vis, AAS, IR & NMR, Beer-Lambert law, colorimetry. Biologically active compounds, chemical communication, drugs, synthesis and spectroscopy: drugs, pharmaceuticals and synthesis, reaction mechanisms, alcohols, ethers and carbonyl compounds, structural determination by spectroscopy. Laboratory: Exercises illustrating the simpler principles of analytical, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry. The apparatus used in the course is supplied by the RSC. Attendance at all laboratory classes is compulsory. Honours Pathway Option (HPO) Students who take this option will undertake 9 additional lectures at a more advanced level as well as completing an infographic based on the 3 lectures on Green Chemistry. The HPO is designed for students with a strong interest in chemistry from school, Science Summer School, Olympiad or equivalent. It is expected that all students in the PhB or Honours degree programs enrolled in CHEM1201 will complete the HPO. Students opt in to the HPO by registering on the LMS. Proposed Assessment Honours Pathway Option: The standard course will count 90% towards the final grade and the HPO 10%.
Laboratory work (hurdle requirement)
Learning outcomes 7, 8
Examination
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 4, 5
Weekly quizzes
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
On-line Quiz 1
Learning outcomes 6
On-line Quiz 2
Learning outcomes 3
HPO proposed assessment: Completion of an infographic based on the 3 Green Chemistry lectures as well as an additional on-line quiz in the exam period on 9 lectures. HPO is valued at 10% the overall course. Signup is via the LMS. (null) [LO 1,4,5]
Learning outcomes 1, 4, 5
The expected workload will consist of approximately 130 hours throughout the semester including: - Face-to face component which may consist of 3 x 1 hour lectures per week plus 24 hours of laboratory throughout the semester. - Approximately 67 hours of self-study which will include preparation for lectures, presentations and other assessment tasks. Students also have the option of attending additional activities which are on offer each week: - 3 x 1 hour lectorials on offer per week - 1 x 1 hour lecture for students interested in pursuing the HPO - 4 x 1 hour small group tutorial sessions on offer per week - 7 x 1 hours peer mentoring (lab support) on offer per week Other Information A pass in the prescribed laboratory work is required in order to gain a pass in Chemistry 2.
Chemistry: The Central Science in SI Units, Expanded Edition, Global Edition, 15th edition, 2022