| Module Title: | Chemistry 2 |
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| Language of Instruction: | English |
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| Teaching & Learning Strategies: |
This module will be taught in four theory classes of 1 hour duration plus one 3 hour practical per week. To consolidate lectures and practicals, students will be required to carry out assignments and prepare a weekly practical report analysing their own research and results. Any course –related issue of questions that may arise will be discussed at lectures. |
| Module Aim: |
To provide students with a knowledge of basic theoretical and practical chemistry principles. |
| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to: |
| LO1 |
Describe basic chemical terminology, facts, and principles. |
| LO2 |
Perform practical laboratory skills in chemical and analytical procedures. |
| LO3 |
Compute thermochemical, electrochemical, and other relevant calculations. |
| LO4 |
Draw, identify, classify, and discuss a wide variety of organic molecules |
| LO5 |
Recognise a number of chemical reactions of common organic functional groups and predict simple reaction products. |
| LO6 |
Discuss the importance of chemistry in everyday life. |
| Pre-requisite learning |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
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| No recommendations listed |
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. |
| No incompatible modules listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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| No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. |
| No requirements listed |
Module Content & Assessment
| Indicative Content |
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Gases
Kinetic Theory of Gases. Gas laws. Ideal gas equation and applications.
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Thermochemistry
First law of thermodynamics. Hess's Law. Enthalpies of formation/combustion/solution/neutralisation.Foods, fuels and explosives.
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Kinetics
Reaction rates. Temperature and rate collision theory. Catalysis.
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Oxidation & reduction
Oxidation - reduction reactions. Balancing oxidation - reduction equations. Redox titrations.
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Electrochemistry
Electrochemical series. Electrolysis of molten NaCl. Faraday's Laws, voltaic cells, cell EMF. Fuel cells. Corrosion and prevention.
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Periodic Table
The chemistry of a number of groups.
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Organic chemistry (1)
Chemistry of carbon compounds. Hydrocarbons and their origins in petroleum fractions. Alkanes, alkenes, alkynes. Nomenclature. Bonding. Hybridisation.
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Organic chemistry (2)
Functional groups. Alcohols, aldehyes, ketones, esters, amines, and amides. Introduction to benzene chemistry. Resonance structures. Monosubstituted benzenes. Disubstituted benzenes: ortho, meta, and para.
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Organic chemistry (3)
Nucleophiles and electrophiles. Curved arrows. Simple reactions of the alkanes, alkenes, alkynes. Simple reactions and interconversion of functional groups.
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Modern materials/industrial chemistry
Liquid crystals, polymers, ceramics and thin films. Use of thin films. Diamond coatings. Semi-conductors. Industrial scale productions - ammonia, nitric acid, sulphuric acid and alumina.
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Chemistry and the environment
Chemistry of the troposphere. Air, water and land pollution. Hardness of water. Water softening. Catalytic converters.
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Nanochemistry
Introduction to nanoscience. A basic chemical strategy for making nanomaterials.
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Practicals
Titrimetric analysis using oxidation/ reduction examples. Thermochemical analysis. Kinetic investigation. Electrochemical Determination. Synthesis, purification and recrystallisation of an organic compound. Qualitative organic analysis.
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Continuous Assessment | 20.00% |
| Practical | 50.00% |
| End of Module Formal Examination | 30.00% |
| Special Regulation |
| Students must achieve a minimum grade (35%) in both the practical/CA and final examination |
| Continuous Assessment |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Examination |
Throughout Year |
1,3,4,5 |
20.00 |
n/a |
| Practical |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Practical/Skills Evaluation |
Practical Log Book |
2 |
50.00 |
Every Week |
| End of Module Formal Examination |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Formal Exam |
3 hour exam |
1,3,4,5,6 |
30.00 |
End-of-Semester |
SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
| Lecture |
12 Weeks per Stage |
4.00 |
| Practicals |
12 Weeks per Stage |
3.00 |
| Independent Learning |
15 Weeks per Stage |
11.07 |
| Total Hours |
250.00 |
Module Delivered In
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