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Undergraduate Course: Chemistry and Processes 2 (CHEE08007)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaChemical Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionWork visits component: The course involves an introduction to the plants and processes to be visited, a literature search on the process, a site visit that involves a question and answer session with plant engineers and a reporting back session involving oral presentation and a written report.

Chemistry components: The course covers the following topics: quantum theory, infrared and NMR spectroscopy, aromatic chemistry, and industrial organic chemistry.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Chemistry 1A (CHEM08016) AND Chemistry 1B (CHEM08017)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Chemistry 2 (CHEM08019)
Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
King's BuildingsLecture1-11 12:30 - 13:30
King's BuildingsLecture1-11 12:30 - 13:30
King's BuildingsLaboratory1-11 14:00 - 17:00
King's BuildingsLecture1-11 12:30 - 13:30
First Class First class information not currently available
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Chemistry and Processes 22:30
Resit Exam Diet (August)2:30
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students should be able to:
Work visits component
read a process flowsheet, identify plant items and discuss the reasons for particular operating conditions chosen; work together as a group to delegate tasks and prepare oral presentations and written reports; prepare a succinct written report, relying as much as possible on informative diagrams to reduce word count; talk for 10 minutes on an assigned topic

Chemistry component
- Describe and explain the fundamental principles of quantum theory, infrared and NMR spectroscopy, aromatic chemistry, and industrial organic chemistry.
- Account for the stability, structure, and reactivity of benzene, its simple derivatives, and polycyclic analogues.
- Identify and explain the synthetic principles which enable the conversion of simple benzene derivatives into more complex molecules
- Outline the principles of quantum mechanics and their significance to modern experimental and theoretical chemistry.
- Carry out calculations on simple systems, such as a particle in a one-dimensional box.
- Describe the absorption and emission of electromagnetic radiation by atoms and molecules in terms of energy level diagrams and selection rules
- Describe how energy is distributed within molecules and use the Boltzmann distribution to calculate the relative populations of energy levels.
- Describe the electronic states and spectra of hydrogenic atoms.
- Identify the characteristic absorption bands of functional groups in the infrared spectra of organic molecules
- Use spectroscopic data to determine the vibrational frequency, bond strength and bond length of diatomic molecules.
- describe the process whereby electromagnetic radiation interacts with matter.
- explain the key concepts of vibrational spectroscopy and derive structural information from group and skeletal vibrational frequencies.
Assessment Information
Two-hour degree exam at end of semester (80%) and works visits (20%)
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Khellil Sefiane
Tel: (0131 6)50 4873
Email: ksefiane@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Sharon Potter
Tel: (0131 6)51 7079
Email: Sharon.Potter@ed.ac.uk
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