SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY

Course Code

CM 3020

Credit Points

20

Course Coordinator

Dr A McLaughlin

Pre-requisites

CM 2007

Notes

This course cannot be taken with PX 3012.

Overview

This course deals with the crystalline state and will provide theoretical and practical coverage of crystal structures and methods for their characterisation. Introduce the concepts of solid satte synthesis, and the applications to chemistry.

Structure

12 week course – 2 one-hour lectures per week for 12 weeks, one tutorial every second week, and 4 three-hour practicals per week for 6 weeks (weeks 12-17).

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 ninety-minute written examination (50%) and in-course assessment (50%).

Resit: 1 ninety-minute written examination (50%) and in-course assessment (50%).