Module Code - Title:

CH4041 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY 2 (PHYSICAL)

Year Last Offered:

2023/4

Hours Per Week:

Lecture

2

Lab

1

Tutorial

0

Other

0

Private

2

Credits

3

Grading Type:

N

Prerequisite Modules:

CH4701

Rationale and Purpose of the Module:

To introduce students to the general principles of Energetics and Kinetics, building on what they have done in General Chemistry 1.

Syllabus:

Energetics: Enthalpy, entropy and free energy; first two laws of thermodynamics; thermochemistry; equilibrium constants and free energy.. Kinetics: Rate equation, rate laws and orders of reaction; factors affecting rates of reaction; activation energy and reaction profile; Arrhenius equation; catalysts

Learning Outcomes:

Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)

1. Be able to state the laws of thermodynamics and be able to do calculations involving heats of formation, bond energies, enthalpies, entropies and free energies. 2. Be able to describe and use the basic ideas of chemical kinetics and do calculations of rate of reaction, order of reaction, Arrhenius equation and activation energy.

Affective (Attitudes and Values)

1. Be able to appreciate the importance of thermodynamics and kinetics in understanding biochemistry, food science and the environment.

Psychomotor (Physical Skills)

1. 1. Be able to use basic laboratory equipment e.g. balance, pipette, burette, to make up solutions and perform volumetric analyses, and make measurements. 2. Be able to work safely and competently in a chemical laboratory.

How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:

There will be 2 hours contact a week (1hr lecture and 1hr tutorial), with a 2 x 3 hour laboratory sessions. The course will be assessed through a final examination, assignments and tests marks for laboratory reports.

Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):

Prime Texts:

Brown, Lemay and Burston (2012) Chemistry ; The Central Science , Pearson

Other Relevant Texts:

Loretto Jones and Peter Atkins (2000) Chemistry: Molecules, Matter and Change, , Freemen

Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:

BSBICHUFA - BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL SCIENCES

BSPHYCUFA - PHYSICS

BSFSHEUFA - FOOD SCIENCE AND HEALTH

Semester - Year to be First Offered:

Module Leader:

matteo.lusi@ul.ie