CHEM 281(001) Winter 2013-14, Inorganic Chemistry
Class Activities and Deadlines
Lectures: Tu, Th: 10:00-11:15 a.m. CTH 227
Labs: W: 2:00 - 6:15 p.m. CTH 303
Last updated on
Nov 15, 2013
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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December 2: |
December 3: |
December 4: No labs |
December
5: Discuss the syllabus Nuclear
chemistry The
nucleosynthesis of elements elements ( 1.1, 1.2,
1.3) |
December 6: |
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2. |
December 9: |
December
10: Periodic table Atomic spectroscopy and quantum mechanics Electron configuration. Sec 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 |
December
11: 2:00- 6:15 CTH 303 Lab 1 glassblowing |
December
12: Multi-electron atoms Penetration
and shielding page The building-up principle page, Penetration and Atomic Parameters. |
December 13: |
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3.
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December16: |
December
17: Octet Rule, Lewis Structures and Structure and bond properties Sec. 2.1, 2.2 |
December
18: 2:00- 6:15 CTH 303 Lab 1 glassblowing
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December
19: VSEPR model Sec 2.3. Valence Bond (VB) theory and
hybridization Sec 2.4, 2.5, 2.6 GA 1 due in class |
December 20: |
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December 23: No class
Christmas
Break!! |
December 24: No class
Christmas
Break!! |
December 25: No class
Christmas
Break!! |
December 26: No class
Christmas
Break!! |
December 27: No class
Christmas
Break!! |
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December 30: No class
Christmas
Break!! |
January 31:
No class Christmas Break!! |
January 1: No class Christmas Break!! |
January 2: No class Christmas Break!! |
January 3: No class Christmas Break!! |
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4. |
January 6: |
January 7: An
introduction to the MO theory Homonuclear diatomic
molecules and Bond Properties. Sec 2.7, 2.8
& 2.10 |
January 8: 2:00- 6:15 CTH 324 Magnetic properties Lab |
January 9: MO theory
continued Exam #1 Review (Ch 1 & 2) |
January 10: |
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5. |
January 13: |
January 14: Exam #1. (Ch 1 & 2) |
January 15: CTH 306 2:00- 6:15 MO theory Lab |
January
16: 3.1 Unit cells and crystals 3.2 The close packing 3.3 Holes in close-packed structures |
January 17: |
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6. |
January 20: No class Martin Luther King Day!! |
January
21: Structure of metals
3.4 Polytypism 3.5 Non-close-packed 3.6 Polymorphism of metals
3.7 Atomic radii of metals 3.8 Alloys |
January
22: CTH 303 Solid-state Lab 1 Basic lattice types of metallic compounds |
January
23: Ionic Solids 3.9 Characteristics of ionic solids 3.10 The rationalization of structures
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January 24: : |
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7. |
January 27: |
January
28: |
January
29: CTH 303 Solid-state Lab 2 Basic lattice types of ionic
compounds |
January
30: |
January 31: |
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8. |
February 3: |
February
4: Exam #2. (Ch 2 & 3) |
February
5: NMR Lab 1 CTH 324/306 Proton and Carbon Theory and practice |
February
6: 4.1 Proton transfer equilibria 4.2 Solvent levelling 4.3 Characteristics of Brønsted acids 4.4 Simple oxoacids 4.5 Anhydrous oxides 4.6 Polyoxo
compound formation |
February 7: |
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9. |
February 10: |
February 11: 4.7 Examples of Lewis acids and bases 4.8 Group characteristics of Lewis
acids Reactions and properties of Lewis acids and bases 4.9 The fundamental types of
reaction 4.10 Hard and soft acids and
bases |
February
12: NMR Lab 2. CTH 306/CTH324 Data acquisition and processing |
February 13: 5.1 Redox half-reactions 5.2 Standard potentials 5.3 Trend in Standard potentials 5.4 The electrochemical series |
February 14: |
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10. |
February 17: |
February 18: Redox
reactions, Redox stability In water and oxygen, Disproportionation
& comproportionation |
February 19: CTH 303/306 Cyclic Voltammetry
Lab CTH 306/CTH324 |
February 20: The
diagrammatic presentation of potential data Latimer
diagrams
Bonus paper due |
February 21: |
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11. |
February 24: |
February 25: Exam #3. (Ch
4 & 5) |
February 26: No lab |
February 27: Comprehensive Make-up Test |
February 28: |