Chemistry 1a (1516.8)

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• UC - Canberra, Bruce

  Year	Teaching Period	Convener		Mode of Delivery
  2019	Semester 1	DR   Karen   ALTAMORE	(Ph: +61 2 62068525 )	ON-CAMPUS

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• Semester 1, 2019, ON-CAMPUS, BRUCE (185087) - View
• Semester 1, 2018, ON-CAMPUS, BRUCE (181474) - View
• Semester 1, 2017, ON-CAMPUS, BRUCE (165752) - View
• Winter Term, 2016, ON-CAMPUS, BRUCE (152344) - View
• Semester 1, 2016, ON-CAMPUS, BRUCE (154115) - View
• Winter Term, 2015, ON-CAMPUS, BRUCE (141059) - View
• Semester 1, 2015, ON-CAMPUS, BRUCE (145851) - View

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Syllabus

This unit assumes no prior knowledge of chemistry and provides a unified introductory course in chemistry as a framework for further studies in chemistry and biochemistry. Topics covered are atomic structure and chemical periodicity, measurement, bonding, oxidation and reduction, acids and bases, precipitation reactions, titrations, phase diagrams, solutions, and gas laws. These important basic principles and concepts are developed using pertinent examples and special topics that highlight the everyday applications of chemistry.

This unit is co-taught with unit 6479 Chemistry 1A G.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate good laboratory practice when working with chemicals either individually or in cooperation with others;

2. Perform and set-up simple experiments that demonstrate their understanding of some of the important basic chemical principles; and

3. Predict the chemical behaviour of a variety of elements and compounds from their understanding of the structure and reactivity of matter.

Assessment Items

Contact Hours

Weekly: 2 hour lecture, 1 hour workshop and 2 hour practical. Fortnightly: 2 hour tutorial.

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Assumed Knowledge

None.

Incompatible Units

None.

Equivalent Units

None.