Unit details
SLE210 - Chemistry the Enabling Science
| Offering information: | Not available until 2014. This unit is subject to approval. |
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| Offered at: | (B, G) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Offerings: | Trimester 1, 2014 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | X Conlan |
| Prerequisite: | SLE155 |
| Corequisite: | SLE010 |
| Contact hours: | 3 x 1 hour lectures per week, 1 x 1 hour tutorial per week, 5 x 3 hour laboratory practicals per trimester |
| Note: Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications. | |
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
Examination 50%, online quizzes 25%, laboratory exercises and reports 25%. To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit students must achieve at least 50% in the laboratory component.
Unit Fee Information
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