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 Academic Year:
| 2013/4 |
| Owning Department/School:
| School of Management (administered by the Learning Partnerships Office) |
| Credits:
| 12 |
| Level:
| Foundation (FHEQ level 3) |
| Period: |
Semester 1 at Chichester College Semester 1 at City of Bath College Semester 1 at Wiltshire College |
| Assessment:
| CW 20%, EX 80% |
| Supplementary Assessment: |
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims: This unit aims to ensure that students have a basic knowledge and skills in Chemistry. The unit will draw upon core aspects of the AS level syllabus and will achieve an equivalent depth and standard in these aspects. The unit will offer opportunities for knowledge acquisition, theoretical problem-solving and the development of practical laboratory skills. Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of the unit, students will be able to demonstrate: * Recognise, recall and show understanding of chemical concepts and facts. * Select, organise and communicate relevant information in a variety of formats, including ICT. * Analyse and evaluate chemical knowledge and processes, both theoretical and practical. * Apply chemical knowledge and processes to unfamiliar situations including those related to technological, environmental and medical issues. * Assess the validity, reliability and credibility of chemical information. * Demonstrate and describe ethical, safe and skilful practical techniques and processes, selecting appropriate qualitative and quantitative methods * Make record and communicate reliable and valid observations and measurements with appropriate precision and accuracy. * Critically analyse and evaluate the methodology of experiments and the data generated by them. Skills: Key transferable skills, laboratory skills and theoretical problem solving. T = taught, F = facilitated, A = assessed Candidates should be able to: * Recognise, recall and demonstrate understanding of specific chemical facts, terminology, principles, concepts and practical techniques.(A) * Select, organise and present relevant information clearly and logically, using appropriate specialist vocabulary.(T/F/A) * Interpret data presented in a variety of formats, such as continuous prose, equations, tables, diagrams and graphs. (T/A) * Apply chemical principles and concepts in problem solving in unfamiliar contexts, bringing together aspects from different curriculum areas in an integrated manner. (T/F/A) * Plan and implement experiments to investigate chemical concepts, making the most effective use of the facilities, equipment and reagents available. (T/A) * Use standard laboratory equipment confidently.(F) * Carry out experiments with due attention to standard health and safety requirements.(F) * Make observations and measurements during the course of experiments to the appropriate level of accuracy and precision.(T/A) * Record observations and measurements methodically. (F/A) * Analyse and evaluate data arising from experiments, communicating the results clearly and logically using the appropriate specialist vocabulary.(F/A) * Assess the significant of errors of procedure and measurement, quantifying the latter, and evaluating how errors can be minimised or eliminated. (F/A) * Critically assess the validity of chemical information, experiments, inferences and statements.(A) * Use IT resources to plan, implement, analyse and evaluate tasks. (F/A) Content: Physical chemistry * Basic sub-atomic particles, atomic number and mass number, relative atomic and molecular masse. * Isotopes of common elements, to include hydrogen and carbon. * Principles of mass spectroscopy, including its use to determine relative atomic mass. * Principles of the periodic table and how it can be used to determine atomic and molecular masses. * The concept of the mole and its use in calculations applied to solid compounds, solutions and gases. * Stochiometry, writing balanced equations and using mole ratios in calculations. * Determination of the empirical and molecular formulae of compounds from experimental data. * Definition of ionisation energy, to include an explanation of its variation across periods and down groups and how they can be used to deduce the electronic configuration of elements. * S, p and d orbitals and their shapes. * Use of dot and cross diagrams to describe ionic, dative and co-valent bonding. * VSEPR theory and its appplication to deduce the shapes of simple co-valent molecules. * Polarisation of both ionic and covalent bonds, including how electronegativities can be used to predict bonding between two elements. * Intermolecular forces, to include hydrogen bonds, permanent dipole- dipole and van der Waals (London) forces. Organic * Concepts and definitions used in organic chemistry, to include different types of formulae, reactions and reagents. * Application of IUPAC rules of nomenclature to name a range of organic molecules and to deduce their structure. * Physical properties of alkanes and how they vary with chain length and branching. * Free radical substitution reactions of alkanes, to include a detailed treatment of the mechanism to include initiation, propagation and termination reactions. * Determination of the number of possible structural isomers of alkanes (and other subsequent homologous series). * Use of sustainable chemical applications. * Reactions of alkenes, including hydrogenation, addition of steam, halogens and hydrogen halide. With a detailed treatment of electrophilic addition mechanisms, including the application of Markovnikoff's Rule, and the use of "curly arrows". * The nature of the double bond, to include non-rotation. * E/Z isomers as an example of stereoisomerism. * Use of alkenes as monomers in addition polymerisation, to include polyethene, PVC and polypropene, and the problems of their disposal. * Physical properties of haloalkanes. * Nucleophilic subsititution reactions in haloalkanes, to include the use of hydroxide ions, water, ammonia and cyanide ions as nucleophiles. * A detailed treatment of both SN1 And SN2 mechanisms. * Elimination reactions of haloalkanes with alcoholic hydroxide. * Physical properties of the alcohols, to include a comparison with those of the alkanes and haloalkanes. * Oxidation reactions of primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols with acidified potassium dichromate, to include details of the laboratory reactions. * Principles of infra red spectroscopy and how it can be used to distinguish between alcohols, esters and carbonyl compounds. * Nucleophilc substitution reactions of alchols with halides/con sulphuric acid. * Esterifcation reactions and the reaction of alcohols with sodium. Inorganic * Periodicity of physical properties of periods 2 and 3 to include atomic radius, ionisation energy, melting and boiling points and conductivity reatled to structure. * Physical properties of group 2 elements, related to their structure and bonding, to include melting and boiling points ionisation energy and conductivity. * Typical chemical reactions of group 2 compounds, include those with water and acids. * The nature of redox reactions. * Assigning oxidation n umbers to elements and their use in writing half equations, balancing equations and deciding which elements has been oxidsed and which reduced. * Physical properties of group VII elements, to include their melting and boiling points as related to their structure and bonding. * Reactions of the halogens with water and sodium hydroxide. * Displacement reactions of the halogens and their use to determine the order of reactivity. * Reactions of halide ions with silver nitrate, to include full laboratory observations and an explanation of the order of reactivity in terms of bond strength. * The electrochemical series and its use to desceibe and deduce the extraction of metals from their ores, including electrolysis and reduction by carbon using aluminium and iron as examples. |
| Programme availability: |
LP00031 is Optional on the following programmes:Programmes administered by the Learning Partnerships Office
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