Undergraduate Course: Properties and Reactions of Matter Level 11 (CHEM11023)
Course Outline
| School | School of Chemistry |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | A lecture course covering key areas of advanced physical chemistry, building on previous courses to provide an advanced treatment of the structure and chemistry of solids, surfaces, interfaces and gas-phase atoms, ions and molecules. The course comprises individual lectures on: Electrochemistry, Colloids, Solid State Chemistry, Surface Chemistry and Reaction Dynamics, Ions and Excited States. Either the Level 10 or Level 11 version of this course (as specified in the degree programme tables) is a compulsory requirement for Year 4/5 students on degrees in Chemistry and Chemistry with Materials Chemistry, but can be taken by Year 4/5 students on any Chemistry degree programme. |
| Course description |
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 30,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 9,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Revision Session Hours 6,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
148 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One degree exam of 3 hours.
(Visiting Student Variant Assessment
One degree exam of 3 hours at the end of Semester 1.) |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:
- understand electrochemical kinetics, and the factors influencing the kinetics of reaction at an electrode
- discuss the techniques used to elucidate reaction mechanisms at electrodes
- appreciate the different types of colloid systems and the factors that determine their properties, interactions and stability
- describe the main experimental techniques used to characterise colloidal systems
- describe the principles of formation of point defects in ionic solids
- understand the mechanism of conductivity in ionic solids, and the ways in which chemists can design materials with enhanced solid state conductivity, and use them in electrochemical devices
- appreciate the physical structure of solid surfaces and the behaviour of gases on adsorption at surfaces
- discuss the physical basis and application of key spectroscopic and diffraction techniques in studying surfaces and molecules adsorbed thereon, including XPS, UPS, AES, SPM, EELS and RAIRS
- demonstrate how the concept of electronic configuration can be applied to the excited states of atoms and molecules
- describe the variety of new phenomena opened up by electronic excitation and ionisation processes
Learning outcomes specific to attainment of a pass at Level 11 include:
- ability to integrate all, or most, of the main areas of the course
- development of original and creative responses to problems and issues within the course
- application of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis to issues at the forefront of the subject area
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
30 hours lectures + 6 hours tutorials, at times arranged. |
| Keywords | PROM(L11) |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof John Attfield
Tel: (0131 6)51 7229
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Anne Brown
Tel: (0131 6)50 4754
Email: |
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