Prerequisites for Module
Physical and Inorganic Chemistry 1 (AS2002) or equivalent.
Corequisite Modules
Refer to Definitive Course Document.
Precluded Modules
Refer to Definitive Course Document.
Aims of Module
To enable the student to acquire a knowledge of the fundamentals of electrochemistry and extend their knowledge of inorganic chemistry.
Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
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Explain the basic principles, instrumentation, advantages and limitations of a range of electrochemical techniques.
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Explain periodic and group trends in chemical properties of s- and p- block elements.
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Indicative Module Content
Basic electrochemistry: electrochemical systems, standard potential, IUPAC convention of cell representation, determination of cell potential, Faradays Laws, galvanic and electrolytic cells, electrochemical equiilibrium, the Nernst equation, liquid junction potentials.
Potentiometry: reference and ion selective electrodes, direct potentiometry, potentiometric titrations. Coulometry: constant potential coulometry, constant current coulometry (coulometric titrations).
| Comparison of the chemical properties of the period 3 elements, acid base properties of the oxides and hydroxides, trends in chemical behaviour of the hydrides, variation in the properties of halides.
Group trends: detailed chemistry of the elements of groups 3, 4 and 5, group valencies, trends in chemical behaviour, inert pair effects, catenation, reducing and oxidising states, atypical behaviour of the first member of the group.
Indicative Student Workload
Contact Hours
| Full Time | Lectures
| 36 | Tutorials/Case Studies
| 11 | Supervised Assessments
| 3 |
Directed Study
| | Directed Study
| 35 |
Private Study
| | Private Study
| 65 |
Mode of Delivery
This is a lecture based course supplemented with tutorial sessions and case studies.
Assessment Plan
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Learning Outcomes Assessed
| | Coursework | 1,2
| | Examination | 1,2
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The coursework will consist of a Class Test.
The examination (2 hours) will contain a short response section and an extended reponse section.
Indicative Bibliography
| 1. | D F Shriver & P W Atkins, Inorganic Chemistry (3rd Edition) OUP (1999).
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Additional Notes
None.
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