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CHEM3097: INORGANIC CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS

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Type	Open
Level	3
Credits	10
Availability	Available in 2023/24
Module Cap
Location	Durham
Department	Chemistry

Prerequisites

Core Chemistry 2 (CHEM2012) AND Chemistry of the Elements (CHEM2077).

Corequisites

Core Chemistry 3 (CHEM3012)

Excluded Combinations of Modules

None.

Aims

To apply chemical principles in the discipline of inorganic chemistry and to study detailed aspects of chemistry in several areas of current interest.

Content

Lanthanide and actinide elements: reactivity, spectra and magnetic properties.
Applied inorganic NMR spectroscopy: prediction and interpretation of spectra.
Organometallic reaction chemistry: nucleophilic and electrophilic addition, substitution and abstraction.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

Compare and contrast the chemistry of the compounds of the lanthanide and actinide elements;
solve structural problems of inorganic systems using NMR techniques;
rationalise the reactions of organometallic compounds and their application to organic synthesis;

Subject-specific Skills:

Key Skills:

Problem solving, developed through practice.
Information retrieval and scientific writing, exercised through assignments for workshops
Self-motivation, in self-guided learning.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

Lectures are used to convey concepts, demonstrate what is required to be learned and the application of the theory to practical examples. When appropriate, lectures will be supported by written material, or by information and relevant links on Blackboard Learn Ultra.
Private study should be used by students to develop their subject-specific knowledge and self-motivation, through reading textbooks and literature.
Workshops are groups of students where problems are considered and common difficulties shared. This ensures that students have understood the work and can apply it to real life situations. These are formatively assessed.
Student performance will be summatively assessed through examinations. Examinations test students' ability to work under pressure under timed conditions, to prepare for examinations and direct their own programme of revision and learning and develop key time management skills. The examination will provide the means for students to demonstrate the acquisition of subject knowledge and the development of their problem-solving skills.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total	Monitored
Lectures	19	1 per week	1 Hour	19
Workshops	3	1 per week in Term 3	1.5 Hours	4.5	Yes
Preparation and Reading				76.5
Total				100

Summative Assessment

Component: Examination		Component Weighting: 100%
Element	Length / Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Written examination	Two hours	100

Formative Assessment

Set work for workshops.

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