- Department: Chemistry
- Module co-ordinator: Dr. Seishi Shimizu
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: C
- Academic year of delivery: 2023-24
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Semester 2 2023-24 |
This module builds on Foundations of Chemistry for Natural Sciences 1 by developing key areas of inorganic and physical chemistry. The study of the rates of reactions and interpretation in terms of integrated rate laws is explored. This topic links to fundamental spectroscopy, often used to follow rates of reaction. Further physical chemistry is underpinned by thermodynamic concepts for biomolecules and biological systems founded by the statistical distribution of molecules. The diverse chemistry of transition elements is introduced.
Module Structure
Kinetics |
TJD |
10 lectures |
Tutorial |
Transition Metal Chemistry |
AKDK |
10 lectures |
Tutorial |
Electronic, Vibrational and Rotational Spectra |
JNM |
8 lectures |
Tutorial |
Thermodynamics for Biophysical Chemistry |
SS |
4h online content + 2 x 1h lectures + 2h workshop |
College workshop |
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Closed/in-person Exam (Centrally scheduled) Closed exam : Foundations of Chemistry for Natural Sciences 2 exam |
2 hours | 100 |
None
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Closed/in-person Exam (Centrally scheduled) Closed exam : Foundations of Chemistry for Natural Sciences 2 exam |
2 hours | 100 |
Written feedback will be given for tutorial work within a week. Written and/or oral feedback for workshops will be given either during the sessions or within a week. Closed exam results with per-question breakdown are returned to the students via supervisors within 5 weeks. Outline answers are made available via the Chemistry web pages when the students receive their marks, so that they can assess their own detailed progress/achievement. The examiners’ reports for each question are made available to the students via the Chemistry web pages.
"Chemistry3: Introducing Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry, 2nd edition" by Burrows, Parsons, Price, Holman and Pilling (published by Oxford University Press, 978-0-19-969185-2)