Area: | Department of Applied Chemistry |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
Lecture: | 2 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Laboratory: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Introduction. Alkanes and cycloalkanes. Alkenes. Alkynes. Benzene and aromatic compounds. Stereoisomers. Ideal gas laws. Thermodynamics. Chemical kinetics. Colligative properties. Experiments involving qualitative inorganic analysis, physical and organic chemistry. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will be able to efficiently and accurately perform a range of laboratory procedures, they will appreciate the need for safe working practices in the laboratory, perform a range of mathematical calculations related to the manipulation and interpretation of data and be familiar with the language and terminology used in organic chemistry. They will demonstrate the knowledge to be able to identify the basic classes of hydrocarbons and predict the common reactions these will undergo, the laws governing the behaviour of gases, the laws of thermodynamics, the factors affecting the rates of reactions and apply these to solve simple problems and describe and apply the concepts associated with the colligative properties of solutions. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Silberberg, M. S., 2003, 'Chemistry. The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change', McGraw-Hill, Boston. McMurry, J., 2003, 'Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry', Thompson Brookes, Victoria. First Year Practical Chemistry Manual, Curtin publication. Tutorial Problems for Chemistry 101/121/123, Curtin publication. Errington, S., Lecture Notes on Organic Chemistry, Part 1, Curtin publication. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Laboratory work 10%. Tutorial attendance 5%. Tutorial problems 5%. Mid-semester review test 15%. Final examination 65%. |
Field of Education: | 10500 Chemical Sciences (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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