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Course Outlines

Summer 2016 - CHEM 230 D100

Inorganic Chemistry (3)

Class Number: 2846

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 9 – Aug 8, 2016: Mon, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

    May 9 – Aug 8, 2016: Wed, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Aug 11, 2016
    Thu, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    CHEM 122. Corequisite: students who expect to take further courses in inorganic chemistry should take the laboratory course CHEM 236 concurrently with 230.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

The chemistry of the elements and their inorganic compounds in terms of fundamental concepts of perodicity of properties, valence, ionization potential, electron affinity, electronegativity, stability of oxidation states, bonding, structure and stereochemistry. Co-ordination complexes and organometallic chemistry. Quantitative.

COURSE DETAILS:

3 lecture hours/week; 1 tutorial hour/week

General Course Description:  The detailed chemistry of elements and their inorganic compounds in terms of fundamental concepts of periodicity, valence, bonding, structure and stereochemistry, and coordination complexes.

Periodicity: Periodic trends (e.g., ionization energies, electronegativities, atomic radii) comparison of a first row member of chemical group with the other members of the group.
Covalent Bonding: Atomic orbitals, description of the bonding in homonuclear and heteronuclear diatomic molecules, simple inorganic molecules with extended Pi systems, photoelectron spectroscopy, metallic bonding, semiconductors.
Ionic Solids: Close packing of spheres, radii of ions, structures of common ionic lattices, radius ratio, theoretical lattice energy, Born-Haber cycle, physical properties and lattice energy, solubility of ionic solids, and hydration of ions. Hard/soft, acid/base concept.
Classical Coordination Chemistry: The common coordination numbers and isomerism in coordination complexes, ligand field theory of octahedral, tetrahedral and square planar complexes, visible spectra and paramagnetism. The chelate effect, trans effect, simple kinetics of complexes of first-row transition metal including redox reactions.

Grading

  • In-Term Exams 50%
  • Final Exam 50%

Materials

RECOMMENDED READING:

Housecroft, C. & Sharpe, A.G.. Inorganic Chemistry. 4th Edition. 2012. Publisher: Prentice Hall.

Department Undergraduate Notes:

A grade of C- or better is required for all prerequisite courses.

Registrar Notes:

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SFU’s Academic Integrity web site contains information on what is meant by academic dishonesty and where you can find resources to help with your studies.  There is also a section on tutoring.  

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