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 Academic Year:
| 2013/4 |
| Owning Department/School:
| Department of Chemistry |
| Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
| Period: |
Semester 2 |
| Assessment:
| PR 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment: |
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
| Before taking this unit you must take CH10009 or international equivalent. |
| Description:
| Aims: To introduce students to the basic techniques of synthetic and physical chemistry. To foster a good scientific style in the presentation of data and to develop students’ ability to manipulate and interpret scientific data. To relate experimental work to the scientific theory behind the experiment and thus give a fuller understanding of the theory. Learning Outcomes: After studying this Unit students should be able to: * Use scientific apparatus with care and confidence * Make essential observations accurately and estimate possible measurement errors. * Manipulate and present scientific data in a clear and logical way, including the use of significant figures. * Produce a scientific report of their work. * Gain a critical appreciation of the purpose, significance and limitations of any experimental study. * Make careful observations of chemical reactions and explain them in terms of chemical equations. * Perform straightforward synthetic and purification procedures * Use volumetric glassware and balances in the correct manner. * Relate the mechanistic organic chemistry from lecture units to the appropriate laboratory experiment. Skills: Research Methods (T, F, A), Numeracy (F, A), Problem solving (T, F, A) Scientific writing (F, A), Independent working (F). Content: Qualitative analysis; quantitative analysis by titration, flame photometry, gravimetry and spectrophotometry; preparation of selected inorganic compounds and their reaction chemistry; ion-exchange chromatography. Reactions of double bonds, electrophilic addition. Reactions involving the carbonyl group, to include the aldol reaction, synthesis of esters and amides. Electrophilic aromatic substitution. Retrieval of information from the scientific literature. Determination of thermodynamic properties of chemical reactions using thermochemical and electrochemical approaches. Spectroscopic analysis of compounds to measure physical properties. Study of the rates of chemical reactions by a number of methods. |
| Programme availability: |
CH10193 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:Department of Chemistry
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