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KE528: Introductory inorganic chemistry (5 ECTS)

STADS: 10006801

Level
Bachelor course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the spring semester.

Teacher responsible

Email: monnard@sdu.dk

Timetable

Group	Type	Day	Time	Classroom	Weeks
Common	I	Monday	12-14	U14	19
Common	I	Tuesday	10-12	U14	17-18
Common	I	Tuesday	10-11	U14	19
Common	I	Wednesday	10-12	U17	23
Common	I	Thursday	12-14	U17	17-18
Common	I	Friday	10-12	U17	17,19
S1	TL	Monday	08-12	lab 3 og 4	19-23
S1	TE	Tuesday	14-16	U17	18-19,21
S1	TL	Tuesday	10-13	lab 3 og 4	24
S1	TE	Thursday	10-12	U24a	18

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Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
None

Course introduction
The aim of the course is to provide the students with knowledge of and skills in elementary inorganic chemistry at such a level that this knowledge can support the learning and understanding of subsequent courses in inorganic chemistry. The aim of the laboratory part is to provide the students with broad knowledge of the elements’ most important compounds and their reactions, as well as fundamental laboratory skills.

Expected learning outcome
At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to:

Classify the chemical elements according to the periodic system.
Apply this classification to predict important properties of chemical compounds, including stability, solubility, redox properties and reactivity.
Identify a given inorganic compound based on a series of analytical reactions.
Argue for the suggested identification.

Subject overview

Periodicity, tendencies in ionization energies and electron affinities
Oxidation states
Ions in solids: lattice energies and structure types
Ions in solution: thermodynamics and structure
Thermochemical cycles
Free elements: structure and properties
Hydrogen and s-block elements
p-block elements
Selected d-block elements
Identification of inorganic salts

Literature

Housecroft and Sharpe: Inorganic Chemistry, 4th Ed., Prentice Hall International.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
Oral exam. Danish 7 mark scale, external examiner.

Reexamination in the same exam period or immediately thereafter. The mode of exam at the reexamination may differ from the mode of exam at the ordinary exam.

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.
Intro phase: 17 hours
Skills training phase: 34 hours, hereof:
- Tutorials: 10 hours
- Laboratory exercises: 24 hours

Educational activities Study phase: 10 hours

Language
This course is taught in Danish or English, depending on the lecturer.

Course enrollment
See deadline of enrolment.

Tuition fees for single courses
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