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Undergraduate Course: Chemistry 3A (CHEM09005)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Chemistry CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits40
Home subject areaChemistry Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionChemistry 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).
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Chemistry 2 (CHEM08019) AND Mathematics for Science and Engineering 1a (MATH08060) AND Mathematics for Science and Engineering 1b (MATH08061)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Chemical Physics 3S1 (CHPH09007) OR Chemical Physics 3S2 (CHPH09006)
Other requirements Direct entrants with mathematics qualifications recognised as being equivalent to a pass in the Year 1 Mathematics for Scientists and Engineers 1a & 1b courses are exempted from the formal passes in Year 1 mathematics courses.
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  No Quota:  None
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 ( 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 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)Paper 12:30
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)Paper 22:30
Resit Exam Diet (August)Paper 12:30
Resit Exam Diet (August)Paper 22:30
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
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsC3A
Contacts
Course organiserDr Philip Camp
Tel: (0131 6)50 4763
Email: Philip.Camp@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Moira Wilson
Tel: (0131 6)50 4754
Email: Moira.Wilson@ed.ac.uk
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