Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences
Learning Methods
Lecture
Online
Practical
Workshop
Module Offerings
3453FNDSCI-SEP-CTY
Aims
This module provides students with an introductory understanding of thermodynamics, kinetics and the states of matter. It also serves to introduce concepts associated with simple molecular orbital theory, radioactivity, oxidation-states/redox chemistry and the properties and chemistry of selected main group elements.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Relate the rates of reaction to rate laws and to calculate the rate constant of a selected reaction
2.
Describe how temperature, concentration and catalysts affect reaction rate
3.
Distinguish between the bulk structure of solids, liquids and gases, and apply the appropriate gas laws to show the relationships between pressure, volume and temperature of gases
4.
Calculate the bond-order of diatomic molecules
5.
Use half equations to underpin full redox reactions
6.
Predict or identify the chemistry of selected main group elements.
7.
Calculate various parameters related to the mole concept
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Transition-state theory, rate of reactions, rate laws, reaction order and half-life. Collision theory and the Arrhenius equation. Effect of catalysts on rate.
Phases and phase diagrams, Properties of gases and the gas laws.
Spontaneous reactions, free energy, enthalpy and entropy. Chemical equilibrium.
Molecular orbital diagrams of diatomic molecules, bond order/length/strength. Unstable nuclei, alpha, beta and gamma emission. Redox chemistry and half-equations. Chemistry of the elements of a selected main group.
The mole and related calculations.
Module Overview:
This module provides an introductory understanding of thermodynamics, kinetics and the states of matter. It also serves to introduce concepts associated with simple molecular orbital theory, radioactivity, oxidation states/redox chemistry and the properties and chemistry of selected main group elements.
This module provides an introductory understanding of thermodynamics, kinetics and the states of matter. It also serves to introduce concepts associated with simple molecular orbital theory, radioactivity, oxidation states/redox chemistry and the properties and chemistry of selected main group elements.
Additional Information:This module provides an introduction to key concepts of physical and inorganic chemistry at foundation level.
To be awarded a 'pass' in this module, at least a 55% mark must be achieved in each assessment component.
Assessments
Centralised Exam
Report