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Courses Handbook 2015

This handbook contains information on courses and components (majors, minors, streams and units) at Curtin in 2015.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2014.

CHEM2004 (v.1) Chemical Structure and Spectroscopy

Area: Department of Chemistry
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 7.0
TUITION PATTERNS: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Science Laboratory: 1 x 4 Hours Weekly
Workshop: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Equivalent(s): 314001 (v.1) Chemical Structure and Spectroscopy 201 or any previous version
Prerequisite(s):     7039 (v.5) Chemistry 101 or any previous version
    OR
    314448 (v.1) Principles and Processes in Chemistry 100 or any previous version
    OR
    CHEM1000 (v.1) Principles and Processes in Chemistry or any previous version
AND
    7040 (v.6) Chemistry 102 or any previous version
    OR
    314450 (v.1) Reactivity and Function in Chemistry 120 or any previous version
    OR
    CHEM1002 (v.1) Reactivity and Function in Chemistry or any previous version
UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Syllabus: Tools for determining structure. Introduction to mass spectroscopy (molecular mass, accurate mass and isotopes). Infrared (IR) spectroscopy, functional groups signals, interpretation of IR spectra. Introduction to Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, H and C NMR, number of signals, integration, chemical shift, splitting of signals, interpretation of NMR spectra.The electromagnetic spectrum, Ultraviolet/visible spectroscopy, metal complexes. Coordination chemistry, structure, isomers and spectroscopic analysis. Periodic trends of the elements. Laboratory procedures and processes, maintaining laboratory books, risk assessments, safe laboratory practice.Synthesis, isolation, purification and characterisation techniques.
Field of Education: 010599 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
Result Type: Grade/Mark


Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2015 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        

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Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External


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