Undergraduate Course: Chemical Physics 3S1 (CHPH09007)
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 | 20 |
| 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 physical chemistry.
Topics to be covered include: Molecular and Electronic Structure, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, and Structure and Bonding. When taken in combination with Chemical Physics 3S2 (Semester 2), this course forms part of the prescribed third year curriculum for students on degrees in Chemical Physics. The course is comprised of lectures selected from the Chemistry 3A (CHEM09005) course.
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:
- Assign molecules to point groups and use symmetry properties to predict vibrational spectra and describe atomic and molecular orbitals.
- Understand the basis of spectroscopic selection rules and of experimental spectroscopic methods.
- Interpret the electronic behaviour of transition metal coordination compounds, and have a basic understanding of ESR spectroscopy.
- Predict the structure of the ground state, electronically excited states and the ionic states of small molecules using molecular orbital theory.
- Use the Huckel Approximation to describe the electronic structure of large molecules, extend it to the band structure of solids and rationalise their electronic conductivity and spectroscopic properties.
- Understand the principles of NMR spectroscopy, and undertake structural and stereochemical interpretation from 1D and 2D NMR spectra.
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Assessment Information
| One 2.5 h exam. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Study Pattern |
Lectures 4 hours per week. Tutorial and examples sessions at times to be arranged. |
| Keywords | CP3 S1 |
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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