CHEMISTRY 1B: APPLICATIONS IN THE REAL WORLD

CHEMISTRY 1B: APPLICATIONS IN THE REAL WORLD
Course Code
CM 1509
Credit Points
20
Course Coordinator
Dr W Harrison

Pre-requisites

Attendance at CM 1013 or CM 1014, or permission of the Course Co-ordinator.

Overview

This course builds on the foundation of Chemistry CM 1013 or CM 1014, and introduces students to aspects of chemistry that are of particular relevance in the world outside the chemical laboratory. The topics covered include the properties and reactions of important common elements, redox processes, organic reactions and biological organic molecules, pH and buffers, colligative properties, osmotic pressure, spectrophotometry and spectrofluorimetry, and the properties of gases.

Structure

4 one-hour lectures, 1 one-hour Web-CT session, 1 two and a half-hour lab class per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two hour written examination (50%), continuous assessment and lab work (50%).

Resit: 1 two hour written examination (50%), and carried over continuous assessment and lab work (50%).