Undergraduate Course: Chemistry 3A (CHEM09005)
Course Outline
| School | School of Chemistry |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | Chemistry |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Chemistry 3A consists of the following lecture courses under the theme of characterisation of molecules, matter, and reactions: molecular symmetry and electronic structure; molecular spectroscopy; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; phases and interfaces; reaction kinetics; statistical thermodynamics; structure and bonding; X-ray crystallography.
When taken in combination with Chemistry 3B and Chemistry 3P, this course forms part of the prescribed third year curriculum for students on degrees in Chemistry, Chemistry with Environmental & Sustainable Chemistry, Chemistry with Materials Chemistry, and Medicinal and Biological Chemistry (including the With Industrial Experience, With Year Abroad, and With Management variants of these programmes). |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Class Delivery Information |
Plus tutorials at times to be arranged |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Lecture Hours 60,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 33,
Online Activities 4,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Summative Assessment Hours 9,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
284 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Paper 1 | 2:30 | | | Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Paper 2 | 2:30 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Paper 1 | 2:30 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Paper 2 | 2:30 | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
* Assign molecules to point groups and use symmetry properties to predict vibrational spectra and describe atomic and molecular orbitals.
* Understand the basis of spectroscopic selection rules and of experimental spectroscopic methods.
* Interpret the electronic behaviour of transition metal coordination compounds, and have a basic understanding of ESR spectroscopy.
* Understand a range of analytical electrochemical techniques.
* Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the factors which determine the energies, intensities, and linewidths of the transitions observed in molecular rotation, vibrational and electronic spectra.
* Understand the principles of NMR spectroscopy, and undertake structural and stereochemical interpretation from 1D and 2D NMR spectra.
* Draw and interpret phase diagrams, and understand the thermodynamics of phase transitions in terms of the behaviour at the interfaces between phases.
* Understand the basic concepts of biological catalysis by enzymes.
* Show proficiency in the quantitative analysis of kinetic data and the ability to relate a theoretical reaction mechanism to an experimentally determined rate law.
* Know how to calculate thermodynamic properties using the Boltzmann distribution and partition function.
* Explain the bulk properties of substances in relation to the structure of their constituent molecules.
* Predict the structure of the ground state, electronically excited states, and the ionic states of small molecules using molecular orbital theory.
* Use the Huckel Approximation to describe the electronic structure of large molecules, extend it to the band structure of solids and rationalise their electronic conductivity and spectroscopic properties.
* Understand how crystal structures are obtained, and the relationship between the diffraction pattern measured from a crystal and the crystal structure. |
Assessment Information
| 2 x 3 hour exams. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | C3A |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Philip Camp
Tel: (0131 6)50 4763
Email: Philip.Camp@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Moira Wilson
Tel: (0131 6)50 4754
Email: Moira.Wilson@ed.ac.uk |
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