Module Details

Module Code: ZCHE C1102
Module Title: Chemistry 2
Title: Chemistry 2
Module Level:: 6
Credits:: 10
Module Coordinator: Paula Rankin
Module Author:: Ariane Perez Gavilan
Domains:  
Module Description: To provide students with a knowledge of basic theoretical and practical chemistry principles.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
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.
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Additional Requisite Information
No Co Requisites listed
 
Indicative Content
Gases
Kinetic Theory of Gases. Gas laws. Ideal gas equation and applications.
Thermochemistry
First law of thermodynamics. Hess's Law. Enthalpies of formation/combustion/solution/neutralisation.Foods, fuels and explosives.
Kinetics
Reaction rates. Temperature and rate collision theory. Catalysis.
Oxidation & reduction
Oxidation - reduction reactions. Balancing oxidation - reduction equations. Redox titrations.
Electrochemistry
Electrochemical series. Electrolysis of molten NaCl. Faraday's Laws, voltaic cells, cell EMF. Fuel cells. Corrosion and prevention.
Periodic Table
The chemistry of a number of groups.
Organic chemistry (1)
Chemistry of carbon compounds. Hydrocarbons and their origins in petroleum fractions. Alkanes, alkenes, alkynes. Nomenclature. Bonding. Hybridisation.
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.
Organic chemistry (3)
Nucleophiles and electrophiles. Curved arrows. Simple reactions of the alkanes, alkenes, alkynes. Simple reactions and interconversion of functional groups.
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.
Chemistry and the environment
Chemistry of the troposphere. Air, water and land pollution. Hardness of water. Water softening. Catalytic converters.
Nanochemistry
Introduction to nanoscience. A basic chemical strategy for making nanomaterials.
Practicals
Titrimetric analysis using oxidation/ reduction examples. Thermochemical analysis. Kinetic investigation. Electrochemical Determination. Synthesis, purification and recrystallisation of an organic compound. Qualitative organic analysis.
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Continuous Assessment20.00%
Practical50.00%
End of Module Formal Examination30.00%

Assessments

Full Time

Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Examination % of Total Mark 20
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1,3,4,5
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Throughout Year
No Project
Practical
Assessment Type Practical/Skills Evaluation % of Total Mark 50
Timing Every Week Learning Outcomes 2
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Practical Log Book
End of Module Formal Examination
Assessment Type Formal Exam % of Total Mark 30
Timing End-of-Semester Learning Outcomes 1,3,4,5,6
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
3 hour exam
Reassessment Requirement
Exam Board
It is at the discretion of the Examination Board as to what the qualifying criteria are.

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Lectures 12 Weeks per Stage 4.00 48
Practicals Contact Chemistry Practical skills 12 Weeks per Stage 3.00 36
Independent Learning Non Contact Lecture notes and Problem sheets 15 Weeks per Stage 11.07 166
Total Weekly Contact Hours 7.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Theodore Brown, H. LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew Stoltzfus. (2017), Chemistry: The Central Science, 14th. Pearson, [ISBN: 9780134414232].
  • Rhobert Lewis,Wynne Evans. (2018), Chemistry, 4th. Red Globe Press, p.524, [ISBN: 9781137610355].
  • Darrell Ebbing,Steven D. Gammon. (2017), General Chemistry, 11th. Cengage Learning, [ISBN: 97813055803].
  • John R. Dean. (2011), Practical Skills in Chemistry, 2nd. Prentice Hall, p.569, [ISBN: 9780273731184].
  • Geoffrey A. Ozin, Andr� C. Arsenault, Ludovico Cademartiri. (2008), Nanochemistry, 2nd. Royal Society of Chemistry, p.820, [ISBN: 9781847558954].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
Other Resources
  • Royal Society of Chemistry. www.rsc.org.
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