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

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

1.        

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:

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
Sec 1.7, 1.8 & 1.9

Penetration and shielding page The building-up principle page, Penetration and Atomic Parameters.

December 13:

 

3.        

 

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   

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

 

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!!

 

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!!

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:

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:

 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       

 

January 24:

:

 7.

January 27: 

January 28:

 

 

January 29:  CTH 303

  Solid-state Lab 2

Basic lattice types of ionic compounds 

January 30:

 

January 31: 

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:

 

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:    

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: 

  11.

February 24:

 

February 25:    

Exam #3. (Ch 4 & 5) 

February 26:

No lab

February 27:   

Comprehensive Make-up Test

February 28: