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300808 Introductory Chemistry School of Science & Health│Learni Learni Learning ng gui d e

Autumn - 2017

UNIT DETAILS Unit Code:

300808

Unit Name:

Introductory Chemistry

Level:

One

Credit Points

10

Contact hours per week:

Lecture: 2h/wk Tutorial: 3h/fortnight / online equivalent for composite enrolment Labs: 3h/fortnight or equivalent for composite enrolment

Assumed Knowledge:

None

STAFF Unit Coordinato Coordinatorr and point of first contact

Richard Thomas Building K12, room K12.067, Hawkesbury Campus Phone: (02) 4570 1539

Email: [email protected]

STAFF Campus Coordinat Coordinator or and point of first contact Parramatta

Narsimha Reddy Building EH, room EHA: 1.15, Parramatta Campus Phone: (02) 9685 9925

Email: [email protected]

CONSULTATION ARRANGEMENTS Hawkesbury

Staff: Richard Thomas Date/Time: Monday 9am- 5pm, Thursday evenings 6pm via vUWS Venue: K12.067

Text Book Chemistry³: Introducing Inorganic, Organic, and Physical Chemistry. Andrew Burrows, John Holman, Andrew Parsons , Gwen Pilling , Gareth Price. Oxford University Press; 2 edition (May 19, 2013)

Edition: Autumn 2017 © Copyright: Western Sydney University, 2013. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the prior written permission from the Dean of the School of Science & Health. Copyright for acknowledged materials reproduced herein is retained by the copyright holder. All readings in this publication are copied under licence in accordance with Part VB of the Copyright Act 1968.

Table of Contents

TableofContents

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AboutIntroductoryChemistry

1.1AnIntroductiontothisUnit

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1.2WhatisExpectedofYou

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1.3Studentresponsibilitiesandconduct

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1.4WhatYoucanExpectfromtheTeachingTeam

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1.5ChangestoUnitasaResultofPastStudentFeedback

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2. 2.1

LearningandTeachinginthisUnit

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UnitLearningOutcomes

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2.2CourseLearningOutcomesorGraduateAttributes

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2.3

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ScheduleofActivities

2.4SummaryofHowLearningActivitiesSupportAchievmentofUnitLearningOutcomes

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2.5LearningResources

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2.6OtherResources

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Assessment

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3.1Assessmentsummary

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3.2AssessmentDetails

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Assessment1:Tutorial/WorkshopParticipation(25%)

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Assessment2:PracticalWorkshop(25%)

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Assessment3:FinalExam

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3.3GeneralSubmissionRequirements

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ImportantInformation

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4.1LinkstoPolicies

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4.2Raisingconcerns

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Assignment Cover Sheet

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About Introductory Chemistry

1.1 An Introduction to this Unit This unit is an introduction to the fundamental chemistry principles and skills required for students studying science and medical science. The emphasis is on the structure and reactivity of substances and mixtures in different chemical environments, and exposed to different forms of electromagnetic radiation. The focus is on chemistry in aqueous environments and the atmosphere, and studied using a systems approach.

1.2 What is Expected of You Study Load For this10 credit point unit, you are expected to study 10 hours per week for 14 weeks on the Unit. Class time totals 5 hours per week. You are therefore expected to study a further 5 hours per week outside of class time.

Attendance It is strongly recommended that you attend all scheduled learning activities to support your learning. Students with a poor attendance record invariably find themselves at risk of not passing assessment. You MUST attend the fortnightly tutorials AND the laboratory practical classes. Composite students MUST attend the tutorial sessions run online from 6pm Thursday AND attend the three day laboratory course in the semester break.

Online Learning Requirements The materials for the Unit are available via vUWS. This includes online lecture materials, Unit information (including this learning guide), tutorials, pre and post-work quizzes for laboratories, computer-based workshops and the laboratory manuals. All of the continuous assessments for the Unit will be submitted via the vUWS site. Online tutorial/workshop sessions will run at 6pm on Thursday evenings each week.This tutorial is also available via vUWS. You are expected to consult vUWS at least once a day, as all unit announcements will be made via vUWS. Teaching and learning materials will be regularly updated and posted online.

Special Requirements for the Unit Prior to your first laboratory session, students are required to complete a WHS quiz via vuws in Week 1 of the semester. You are required to pass this online WHS quiz. You will not be permitted to start the first practical class until you have met this requirement. For laboratory work, you are required to: 

Wear a white laboratory coat and splash-proof approved safety glasses for all classes

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Wear enclosed shoes

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Purchase a lined, bound, hard cover A4 notebook

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Complete the pre-work before your arrival in the laboratory

Details of these items are contained in the Unit Information folder in vUWS.

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1.3 Student responsibilities and conduct Student responsibiliti responsibilities es

Familiarise yourself with university policies on assessment and examinations. More information including links to the policies can be found at section 4.1 of this Learning Guide Ensure that you understand the requirements, including timetables, for examinations and other assessments tasks. Ensure you read and understand the assessment requirements and note the submission dates, and seek assistance from the lecturer and/or unit coordinator when needed. Notify relevant staff (e.g. lecturer, unit coordinator, disability adviser) as soon as possible prior to, or at the beginning of, the semester to have special requirements accommodated. Submit your own individual and unassisted assessment work, except as otherwise permitted. Cheating, plagiarism, fabrication or falsification of data will be severely dealt with as per policy. Behave ethically and appropriately, avoiding any action or behaviour which would unfairly disadvantage or advantage another student. Where group work is assigned, ensure that every group member has the opportunity to contribute in a meaningful way to the assignment.

Student conduct and behav behaviour iour

Attend all lectures, tutorials, practicals and workshops – not attending these classes is often the main cause of failure and low grades. Respect the needs of other students who are participating in any class activities. Pay attention in lectures, tutorials, practicals and workshops for key information on examinable material. Do not use mobile phones during the lectures, tutorials, practicals and workshops and do not have ongoing conversations with fellow students during the lecture or if another student/tutor is presenting work in any of the classes. Please use electronic devices for taking notes and other class activities, not surfing the net or checking email.

1.4 What You can Expect from the Teaching Team Academic staff carry out their teaching responsibilities under the authority of the Dean of the School of Science & Health. The responsibilities of staff are outlined in the following table. Staff responsibiliti responsibilities es

Assess students' work fairly, objectively and consistently and when in doubt consult with the unit coordinator or Director of Academic Program. Provide students with appropriate, helpful and explanatory feedback on all work submitted for assessment. Make reasonable accommodation (e.g. length of time to complete) in assessment tasks and examinations for students with special requirements and to seek assistance from the Disability Advisor and Counsellor where appropriate and needed. Ensure deadlines for the submission of examination papers to the Academic Registrar are met. Immediately report any issues or concerns related to student academic and nonacademic misconduct to the Director of Academic Program.

1.5 Changes to Unit as a Result of Past Student Feedback Unit completely rerwritten

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Learning and Teaching in this Unit

1.1 Unit Learning Outcomes Becoming a professional in any scientific discipline requires knowledge of chemistry, laboratory skills, and professional qualities including WHS. This unit aims to develop these three levels of learning according to the WSU Curriculum Mapping Tool, based on theoretical knowledge of the behaviour of matter at the atomic level and its practical application in macroscopic-world. Upon successfully completing this unit you should be able to: Unit Learning Outc Outcomes omes 1

Identify key principles and concepts of general inorganic, physical and electrochemistry

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Apply key principles and concepts of chemistry to identify, explain and examine the relationships between micro and macro chemical processes and observations in a number of scientific disciplines.

3

Conduct experiments and examine results to illustrate key principles and concepts of chemistry.

4

Safely handle and dispose chemical substances in laboratory environments

5

Collaborate effectively in groups on experiments

6

Communicate chemistry and chemical experiments to a range of audiences using scientific language, chemistry symbols, three dimensional structures of compounds and conventions in general

2.2 Course Learning Outcomes or Graduate Attributes As a graduate from WSU, you should be able to demonstrate all of the subsets of the major attributes which are: 1

Command multiple skills and literacies to enable adaptable lifelong learning

2

Demonstrate knowledge of Indigenous Australia through cultural competency and professional capacity

3

Demonstrate comprehensive, coherent and connected knowledge

4

Apply knowledge through intellectual inquiry in professional or applied contexts

5

Bring knowledge to life through responsible engagement and appreciation of diversity in an evolving world

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1.3 Schedule of Activities Week 01 20 FEB

Lecture

Tutorial

States of Matter, mole concept, kinetic theory, temperature, chemical reactions

Tutorial 1: Identifying unknown compounds

02 27 FEB

Conceptual models of atoms and molecules. Quantum numbers. Filling energy levels in atoms larger than hydrogen Periodic table Periodic trends

03 07 MAR

Introduction to chemical spectroscopy. Elemental analyses Atomic absorbance. Relative independence of core and bonding electrons

Laboratory/ Practical

Readings/ Assessments

Students must complete the online WHS quiz

Textbook: Chapters 1,2.

Tutorial 1: Identifying unknown compounds

Prac 1: Identifying unknown compounds

Textbook: Chapters 3, 4.

Tutorial 2: Glucose and Diabetes: an introduction to calibration

Prac 1: Identifying unknown compounds

Textbook: Chapters 4, 10

Workshop 1: online quiz. Using the symbolic language of chemistry to create molecular formulae.

Workshop 2: online quiz. Introducing the mole concept and chemical

Assessment Items WHS quiz Tutorial 1, Workshop 1. MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO FIRST LAB SESSION

Deadlines for submission: Online Postwork Quiz, Tutorial and workshop 1

Feedback mode Online

Feedback Tutorial 1

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Generation of Xrays

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Ionic bonding Ion formation Properties of ionic substances

Tutorial 2: Glucose and Diabetes: an introduction to calibration

Prac 2: Glucose determination and the generating of standard curves.

Textbook: Chapter 6

05 21 MAR

Covalent bond formation Lewis Structures VSEPR

Tutorial 3: Refrigeration: an introduction to enthalpy concepts

Prac 2: Glucose determination and the generating of standard curves.

Textbook: Chapter 5

Workshop 2: online quiz. Chemical thermodynamics and chemical energy 06 28 MAR

Heat, energy, and thermochemistry. Enthalpy. Colligative properties

Tutorial 3: Refrigeration: an introduction to enthalpy concepts.

Prac 3: Demonstrating the colligative properties of solutions

Textbook: Chapters 13, 14

07 04 APR

Solutions and gases. Intermolecular forces. Effects of hydrogen bonding Temperature and pressure effects on bonding. Ideal gas laws Colligative properties

Tutorial 4: Environmental medicine: an introduction to solubility and equilibria concepts.

Prac 3: Demonstrating the colligative properties of solutions

Textbook: Chapter 8, 17

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Deadlines for submission: Online Postwork Quiz, Tutorial and workshop 2

Feedback Tutorial 2,

Deadlines for submission: Online Postwork Quiz, Tutorial and workshop 3

Feedback tutorial 3

Workshop 4: Understanding Chemical equilibrium.

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Intra-Session Break (Lab Workshop for Composite delivery) Chemical Equilibrium. Le Chatelier’s principle

Tutorial 4: Environmental medicine: an introduction to solubility and equilibria concepts.

Prac 4: Determining the hardness of water through ion exchange and acid/ base titration

Textbook: Chapters 17

Acids, bases and buffers

Tutorial 5: Drugs in Sport: an introduction to forensic chemistry and quality control procedures.

Prac 4: Determining the hardness of water through ion exchange and acid/ base titration

Textbook: Chapters 7, 17

Workshop 5: Understanding weak acids, bases and buffers as chemical equilibria 11 02 MAY

Redox

Tutorial 5: Drugs in Sport: an introduction to forensic chemistry and quality control procedures.

Prac 5: Redox titration and the determination of vitamin C concentration.

Textbook: Chapters 14, 16

12 09 MAY

Electrochemistry. Primary and

Tutorial 6: Corrosion control:

Prac 5: Redox titration and the

Textbook: Chapter 16

Deadlines for submission: Online Postwork Quiz, Tutorial and workshop 4

Feedback tutorial 4

Deadlines for submission:

Feedback tutorial 5 8

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secondary batteries. Electrochemistry

an introduction to redox problems in the real world

determination of vitamin C concentration.

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Online Postwork Quiz, Tutorial and workshop 5

Workshop 6: the fundamentals of redox reactions and electrochemistry

13 16 MAY

Transition metals Metals in biology Coordination chemistry

14 23 MAY

Chemistry of Nitrogen

15 30 MAY 16 06 JUN

Tutorial 6: Corrosion control: an introduction to redox problems in the real world

Prac 6: Redox reactions and electrochemical cells

Textbook: Chapter 28

Textbook: Chapter Prac 6: 27 Redox reactions and electrochemical cells STUVAC REVISION SESSIONS ALL CAMPUSES DEADLINE ALL ASSESSMENT CoB Friday All outstanding Feedback EXAMINATIONS BEGIN

Deadlines for submission: Online Postwork Quiz, Tutorial and workshop 6

Feedback tutorial 6

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2.4 Summary of How Learning Activities Support Achievment of Unit Learning Outcomes

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UNIT LEARNING OUTCOMES

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

ASESSMENT ACTIVITIES

Identify key principles and concepts

Lectures, tutorials and workshops, supported by online materials, will cover the theoretical basis for understanding the relationships between electron configuration and reactivity.

Student understanding of the theoretical aspects of chemistry will be assessed via tutorials, workshops and in the final exam. Molecular theory also underpins the laboratory components.

Lectures, tutorials and workshops, supported by online materials, will cover the theoretical basis for understanding the boding of molecules. Practicals will involve investigation of the physical properties of these materials.

Student understanding of the theoretical aspects of chemistry will be assessed via tutorials, workshops and in the final exam. Molecular theory also underpins the laboratory components.

This essential component of chemistry practice will be covered in tutorials practical, and workshops

This ULO will be evaluated via the practical classes. Students must demonstrate competence in list of basic chemistry skills

This will be covered in practicals, tutorials and workshops

Student understanding of safe handling and disposal of chemicals will be assessed via the compulsory WHS quiz, tutorials, workshops and in the final exam.

Practical and tutorials will be conducted in groups that must work collaboratively on problem solving

Individual and group assessment of group activities in tutorials and practials

This will be covered theoretically in lectures, tutorials and workshops and in practice within the laboratory

Students’ understanding of this ULO will be assessed via workshop quizzes, tutorials practical laboratory notebooks as well as the final exam

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