Undergraduate Course: CP Molecules and Matter (CHPH09002)
Course Outline
| School | School of Chemistry | 
College | College of Science and Engineering | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 10 | 
 
| Home subject area | Chemical Physics | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
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Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | The course consists of lectures in Molecular Spectroscopy, and Phases and Interfaces. The course forms part of the prescribed third year curriculum for students on degrees in Chemical Physics. | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |   
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
At the end of this course students will be able to: 
- Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the factors which determine the energies, intensities and linewidths of the transitions observed in molecular rotation, vibrational and electronic spectra 
- Derive, from rotational spectroscopic data, the rotational constant, moment of inertia and bold length of a diatomic molecule, and to relate electron diffraction radial distribution curves to molecular structures 
- Demonstrate a basic knowledge of experimental spectroscopic methods 
- Draw and interpret phase diagrams 
- Understand the thermodynamic factors important in phase transitions and the behaviour of interfacial systems | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| 1 exam of 1.5 h. |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
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| Syllabus | 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
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| Study Abroad | 
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| Keywords | CPMolMat | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Andrew Alexander 
Tel: (0131 6)50 4741 
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Course secretary | Mrs Moira Wilson 
Tel: (0131 6)50 4754 
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