CHEM111-24S2 (C) Semester Two 2024

Chemical Principles and Processes

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 15 July 2024
End Date: Sunday, 10 November 2024
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 28 July 2024
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 29 September 2024

Description

Atoms and the periodic table; chemical bonding; reduction and oxidation reactions; properties of gases; introduction to thermodynamics; kinetics; chemical equilibrium; Gibbs energy and the second law of thermodynamics; aqueous chemistry; acid-base equilibrium.

Learning Outcomes

  • Develop skills in the critical analysis of chemical information
    Develop problem-solving skills in chemistry
    Enhance applied mathematical skills relevant to chemistry
    Develop a working understanding of:
  • Atomic structure and periodicity
  • Chemical bonding and material properties
  • Chemical reactions, especially redox reactions
  • Quantities and dimensions (IUPAC conventions and SI units)
  • Physical models and the properties of gases
  • Thermochemistry, including the 1st law of thermodynamics
  • Entropy and the 2nd and 3rd laws of thermodynamics
  • Gibbs energy and its relationship to chemical equilibrium
  • Chemical kinetics, reaction mechanisms and integrated rate laws
  • Equilibria, equilibrium constants and Le Châtelier’s principle
  • The chemistry of water
  • Acid-base equilibria

Prerequisites

(1) NCEA: at least 14 credits NCEA Level 3 Chemistry, or
(2) CIE: at least D grade in CIE AL Chemistry or A grade in CIE ASL Chemistry, or
(3) IB: at least Grade 4 in IB HL Chemistry or Grade 6 in IB SL Chemistry, or
(4) CHEM114, or
at least B Grade in BRDG023 or TRNS006.

Timetable 2024

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 12:00 - 13:00 C1 Lecture Theatre
15 Jul - 25 Aug
9 Sep - 20 Oct
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 12:00 - 13:00 C1 Lecture Theatre
15 Jul - 25 Aug
9 Sep - 20 Oct
Lecture C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 12:00 - 13:00 C1 Lecture Theatre
15 Jul - 25 Aug
9 Sep - 29 Sep
Lecture D
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 12:00 - 13:00 C1 Lecture Theatre
15 Jul - 25 Aug
9 Sep - 20 Oct
Lecture E
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 17:00 - 18:00 C1 Lecture Theatre
30 Sep - 20 Oct
Drop in Class A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 12:00 - 14:00 K1 Lecture Theatre
21 Oct - 27 Oct
Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 09:00 - 12:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
15 Jul - 21 Jul
29 Jul - 4 Aug
12 Aug - 18 Aug
9 Sep - 15 Sep
23 Sep - 29 Sep
7 Oct - 13 Oct
02 Tuesday 13:00 - 16:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
15 Jul - 21 Jul
29 Jul - 4 Aug
12 Aug - 18 Aug
9 Sep - 15 Sep
23 Sep - 29 Sep
7 Oct - 13 Oct
03 Tuesday 18:00 - 21:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
15 Jul - 21 Jul
29 Jul - 4 Aug
12 Aug - 18 Aug
9 Sep - 15 Sep
23 Sep - 29 Sep
7 Oct - 13 Oct
04 Wednesday 09:00 - 12:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
15 Jul - 21 Jul
29 Jul - 4 Aug
12 Aug - 18 Aug
9 Sep - 15 Sep
23 Sep - 29 Sep
7 Oct - 13 Oct
05 Wednesday 13:00 - 16:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
15 Jul - 21 Jul
29 Jul - 4 Aug
12 Aug - 18 Aug
9 Sep - 15 Sep
23 Sep - 29 Sep
7 Oct - 13 Oct
06 Wednesday 18:00 - 21:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
15 Jul - 21 Jul
29 Jul - 4 Aug
12 Aug - 18 Aug
9 Sep - 15 Sep
23 Sep - 29 Sep
7 Oct - 13 Oct
07 Thursday 09:00 - 12:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
15 Jul - 21 Jul
29 Jul - 4 Aug
12 Aug - 18 Aug
9 Sep - 15 Sep
23 Sep - 29 Sep
7 Oct - 13 Oct
08 Thursday 13:00 - 16:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
15 Jul - 21 Jul
29 Jul - 4 Aug
12 Aug - 18 Aug
9 Sep - 15 Sep
23 Sep - 29 Sep
7 Oct - 13 Oct
09 Friday 09:00 - 12:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
15 Jul - 21 Jul
29 Jul - 4 Aug
12 Aug - 18 Aug
9 Sep - 15 Sep
23 Sep - 29 Sep
7 Oct - 13 Oct
10 Friday 13:00 - 16:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
15 Jul - 21 Jul
29 Jul - 4 Aug
12 Aug - 18 Aug
9 Sep - 15 Sep
23 Sep - 29 Sep
7 Oct - 13 Oct
Pals A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 13:00 - 14:00 Rehua 003 Music
22 Jul - 25 Aug
9 Sep - 20 Oct
02 Wednesday 12:00 - 13:00 James Logie 104
22 Jul - 25 Aug
9 Sep - 20 Oct
03 Friday 13:00 - 15:00 Jack Erskine 235
22 Jul - 25 Aug
9 Sep - 20 Oct

Examinations, Quizzes and Formal Tests

Test A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 19:00 - 20:30 C1 Lecture Theatre
16 Sep - 22 Sep
02 Monday 19:00 - 20:30 C2 Lecture Theatre
16 Sep - 22 Sep
03 Monday 19:00 - 20:30 C3 Lecture Theatre
16 Sep - 22 Sep
04 Monday 19:00 - 20:30 A1 Lecture Theatre
16 Sep - 22 Sep

Course Coordinator

Owen Curnow

Lecturers

Laura Revell , Greg Russell , Ian Shaw , Paul Kruger and Vladimir Golovko

Lab Coordinator

Anthea Lees

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Exam 50%
BestChoice On-line Problems 5%
Laboratory 15%
Mid-Semester Test 30%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $978.00

International fee $4,988.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Physical & Chemical Sciences .

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