SLE210 - Chemistry the Enabling Science
Unit details
| Year | 2015 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | Xavier Conlan |
| Prerequisite: | SLE152 or SLE155 |
| Corequisite: | SLE010 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Contact hours: | 3 x 1 hour class per week, 5 x 3 hour practicals per trimester. |
Content
This unit will build on your level-1 chemistry knowledge, to broaden your knowledge of chemistry concepts and develop chemistry skills. Topics will include nuclear chemistry, thermodynamics and the spontaneity of reactions, electrochemistry, metallic bonding, VSEPR, hybridisation, resonance, molecular kinetic theory of gases, phase diagrams, organic reactions, reaction kinetics, applications of chemical equilibria, introductory spectroscopy, and the chemistry of periodic table.
Assessment
2 x class tests (25% each) 50%, online quizzes 20%, laboratory exercises and reports 30%. To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must achieve at least 50% in the laboratory component.
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $1096 | $1096 | $3863 | $3609 |
* Rate for all CSP students, except for those who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
** Rate for CSP students who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.