CHEM111-25S2 (C) Semester Two 2025

Chemical Principles and Processes

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 14 July 2025
End Date: Sunday, 9 November 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 27 July 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 28 September 2025

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) CHEM112 or CHEM114, or
(5) at least B Grade in BRDG023 or TRNS006.

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 10:00 - 11:00 C1 Lecture Theatre
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 11:00 - 12:00 C1 Lecture Theatre
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
Lecture C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 08:00 - 09:00 C1 Lecture Theatre
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
Lecture D
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 11:00 - 12:00 C1 Lecture Theatre
14 Jul - 24 Aug
8 Sep - 19 Oct
Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 09:00 - 12:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
14 Jul - 20 Jul
28 Jul - 3 Aug
11 Aug - 17 Aug
8 Sep - 14 Sep
22 Sep - 28 Sep
6 Oct - 12 Oct
02 Tuesday 13:00 - 16:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
14 Jul - 20 Jul
28 Jul - 3 Aug
11 Aug - 17 Aug
8 Sep - 14 Sep
22 Sep - 28 Sep
6 Oct - 12 Oct
03 Tuesday 18:00 - 21:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
14 Jul - 20 Jul
28 Jul - 3 Aug
11 Aug - 17 Aug
8 Sep - 14 Sep
22 Sep - 28 Sep
6 Oct - 12 Oct
04 Wednesday 09:00 - 12:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
14 Jul - 20 Jul
28 Jul - 3 Aug
11 Aug - 17 Aug
8 Sep - 14 Sep
22 Sep - 28 Sep
6 Oct - 12 Oct
05 Wednesday 13:00 - 16:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
14 Jul - 20 Jul
28 Jul - 3 Aug
11 Aug - 17 Aug
8 Sep - 14 Sep
22 Sep - 28 Sep
6 Oct - 12 Oct
06 Wednesday 18:00 - 21:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
14 Jul - 20 Jul
28 Jul - 3 Aug
11 Aug - 17 Aug
8 Sep - 14 Sep
22 Sep - 28 Sep
6 Oct - 12 Oct
07 Thursday 09:00 - 12:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
14 Jul - 20 Jul
28 Jul - 3 Aug
11 Aug - 17 Aug
8 Sep - 14 Sep
22 Sep - 28 Sep
6 Oct - 12 Oct
08 Thursday 18:00 - 21:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
14 Jul - 20 Jul
28 Jul - 3 Aug
11 Aug - 17 Aug
8 Sep - 14 Sep
22 Sep - 28 Sep
6 Oct - 12 Oct
09 Thursday 13:00 - 16:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
14 Jul - 20 Jul
28 Jul - 3 Aug
11 Aug - 17 Aug
8 Sep - 14 Sep
22 Sep - 28 Sep
6 Oct - 12 Oct
10 Friday 09:00 - 12:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
14 Jul - 20 Jul
28 Jul - 3 Aug
11 Aug - 17 Aug
8 Sep - 14 Sep
22 Sep - 28 Sep
6 Oct - 12 Oct
11 Friday 13:00 - 16:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
14 Jul - 20 Jul
28 Jul - 3 Aug
11 Aug - 17 Aug
8 Sep - 14 Sep
22 Sep - 28 Sep
6 Oct - 12 Oct

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 $1,036.00

International fee $5,188.00

* 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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