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Offerings
MURDOCH-S2-FACE2FACE-2025-ONGOING
Requisites
Prerequisite
Enrolment rules
Concurrent enrolment with CHE144 Foundations of Chemistry is permissable.
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Learning outcomes
1.
Understand the relationship between electronic structure (quantum numbers), molecular orbitals and reactivity.
2.
Recognise the basic principles of spectroscopy and applications for characterisation of compounds.
3.
Apply the nomenclature of coordination compounds, describe different forms of isomerism and identify basic reactions of coordination compounds.
4.
Develop an understanding of the stability, structure and properties of pure substances in different states of aggregation; explain phase transitions; describe the properties of real gases, liquids and solids, including crystal structures and their determination.
5.
Understand redox reactions and basic electrochemistry.
6.
Recognise trends in properties of elements and apply the concept of hard and soft Lewis acids and bases to reactions and equilibria.
7.
Use curved arrow notation to represent the mechanisms of reactions studied and recognise factors that contribute to the stability of chemical species.
8.
Recognise that many reactions of organic compounds are interactions between nucleophiles and electrophiles and identify and write equations for substitution and elimination reactions of aliphatic compounds, and addition reactions of alkenes.
Assessments
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Additional information
Unit content:
Spectroscopy: theory and practical applications in the laboratory • Chromatography: basic principles and applications in the laboratory • Physical Chemistry: phase stability and structure; physicochemical properties • Organic Chemistry: reactivity and important classes of reactions • Redox and equilibria: basic principles and applications in biology and industry
UN Sustainable Development Goals
This curriculum aligns with the following UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Goal 4: Quality education
Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure