Faculty of Science

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Unit Outline

Chemistry - Properties and Energetics

CHEM1001
SEM-2, 2015
Campus: Crawley
Unit Coordinator: Dr Duncan Wild
Prof George Koutsantonis
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Unit details
Unit title
Unit code
Availability
Location

Chemistry - Properties and Energetics

CHEM1001
SEM-2, 2015 (27/07/2015 - 21/11/2015)
Crawley

Credit points

Mode

Face to face, Multimode

Contact details
Faculty
School
School website
Unit coordinator
Email
Telephone
Unit co-coordinator
Email
Telephone
Consultation hours
Lecturers

Faculty of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry
http://www.biomedchem.uwa.edu.au/
Dr Duncan Wild
duncan.wild@uwa.edu.au
61 8 6488 3178
Prof George Koutsantonis
george.koutsantonis@uwa.edu.au
6488 3177
By appointment

Name

Position

Email

Telephone Number

Duncan Wild
Dylan Jayatilaka
Swaminatha Iyer
Amir Karton
Bob Bucat

Dr
Professor
Research Fellow
Research Fellow
Honorary Teaching Fellow

duncan.wild@uwa.edu.au
dylan.jayatilaka@uwa.edu.au
swaminatha.iyer@uwa.edu.au
amir.karton@uwa.edu.au
bob.bucat@uwa.edu.au

6488 3178
6488 3138
6488 4470
6488 3139
6488 3158

Tutors

Dr Dino Spagnoli is the Coordinator of First Year Studies in Chemistry and Biochemistry. He coordinates all
online quizzes and laboratory activities for CHEM1001 and all first year chemistry and biochemistry units.
Should you have any issues with regards online quizzes or laboratory activites please contact him as soon
as possible.

Unit contact hours

Lecture capture system
Online handbook
Unit website

As per the univeristy timetable

LCS is implemented for this unit.
http://units.handbooks.uwa.edu.au/units/CHEM/CHEM1001
http://www.chembiochem.uwa.edu.au/

Unit rules
Prerequisites
Incompatibility

WACE Chemistry 3A/3B or TEE Chemistry or equivalent or CHEM1105 Introductory Chemistry or CHEM1003
Introductory Chemistry
CHEM1101 Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, CHEM1104 Biological Inorganic and Physical Chemistry

Unit description
This unit focuses on the chemical properties and description of matter at the macroscopic level. It comprises one half of the Level 1
units taken for a Chemistry major, but also acts as a service unit for students in a variety of other majors. The unit introduces essential
knowledge and principles in the areas of thermodynamics, gases, intermolecular interactions and the nature of liquids, solids and
solutions, chemical kinetics, aspects of chemical equilibrium including acids, bases and solubility, electrochemistry and the chemistry
of non-metals. It provides an essential foundation for more advanced studies in these topics.

Learning outcomes
Students are able to (1) understand principles and concepts related to (a) thermochemistry and thermodynamics; (b) the nature of
gases, liquids and solids, and the important intermolecular forces; (c) the description of the rates of chemical reactions; (d) chemical
equilbrium; (e) properties of solutions and solution phenomena including acidbase chemistry and solubility; (f) oxidation and reduction
reactions; and (g) the chemistry of the non-metals; (2) acquire basic practical skills in (a) basic experimental techniques in physical
chemistry; (b) manipulation and use of basic chemicals and standard laboratory apparatus; and (c) recording and analysis of
experimental measurements and procedures; and (3) gain skills in scientific writing, problem solving, critical analysis and teamwork, as
well as basic research skills, through a combination of practical class experimentation and self-paced learning in online quizzes.

Unit structure
Lectures: Three 45 minute lectures per week (see timetable web pages)
Laboratory sessions: A total of 3 hours per week for six weeks of the semester.

Unit schedule
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Week Week
Commencing

Lecture Topic

Lecturer Quiz

27 July

DW

3 Aug

3
4

10 Aug
17 Aug

Introduction (1) States of

Matter (2)
States of Matter (1)
Solutions (2)
Chemistry of Water (3)
Main Group Chemistry (3)

24 Aug

Thermochemistry (3)

AK

6
7

31 Aug
7 Sept

Thermodynamics (3)
Kinetics (3)

AK
SI

8
9

Chemical Equilibrium (3)

Electrochemistry (3)
Mid Semester Break
Acid-Base Equilibrium (3)

SI
DJ

10

14 Sept
21 Sept
28 Sept
5 Oct

11
12

12 Oct
19 Oct

13

26 Oct

Acid-Base Equilibrium (3) BB

Other Aqueous Equilibrium DJ
(3)
Revision classes (3)
DJ

DW
DW
DJ

BB

Laboratory

Lab safety quiz

(Aug 7-Aug 18)
Properties Quiz (21st August-30th
August)

Solubility of Ca(OH)2
Competing Equilibrium
Reactions

How Far? How Fast? Quiz (11th

Sept-20th Sept)

Thermochemistry
Kinetics

No Quiz
Rates and Reactions Quiz (9th Oct18th Oct)
Equilibrium Quiz (23rd Oct-1st Nov)

Electrochemistry
Acids, Bases and Buffers

Teaching and learning responsibilities

Teaching and learning strategies
Although there are formally 3 lectures per week and 6 x 3 hr lab sessions throughout the semester, there are many more flexible
learning options available. All lectures will be recorded and available on the unit LMS site, as will PDF copies of each lecture. All quizzes
are accessed via the same site, and these are designed to tie in with the lecture content, and engage students with that material as
much as possible. In addition, students are encouraged to be actively involved in the discussions that take place on the bulletin board
on LMS.

Assessment
Assessment overview
Typically this unit is assessed in the following way(s): (1) practical componentsix laboratory sessions (25 per cent); and (2)
theoretical componentmultiple-choice online quizzes throughout the semester (25 per cent) and a two-hour final examination (50 per
cent). Further information is available in the unit outline.

Special Consideration
Special consideration must be approved from your Faculty if you do not wish to be penalised for missing any assessment in the
unit. The Universitys procedure for special consideration appears in the University General Rules for Academic Courses in
the Student Procedures, Rules and Policiessection of the UWA Handbook 2013 under Assessment and Examination. You can
find this information at the following website:
http://handbooks.uwa.edu.au/undergraduate/StudentProcedures#assessment

If the reason for missing the assessment is due to medical reasons you will have to supply a medical certificate from your
doctor when applying for special consideration. You must apply for special consideration within three university working days
from the date of the assessment. If special consideration is granted, you will receive an email with additional instructions. You
must read this email and act accordingly. You must contact the unit or year coordinator within three university working days
from the date set on the email to discuss any amendment(s) to the assessment mechanism as outlined in the email. It is crucial
that you contact the unit or year coordinator within three university working days after special consideration has been granted.
If you do not contact the unit or year coordinator within this time frame you will receive the normal penalty for missing the
assessment, which is a zero (0) grade. The unit coordinator and/or the year coordinator make the final decision on the
modification(s) to the assessment mechanism.
Assessment mechanism
Component

Weight Due Date

Online quizzes
25%
Write-up of experiments in laboratory notebook, 25%
Lab Safety Quiz, and Pre-Lab Quizzes
Final 2 hr examination
50%

Relates To Outcomes

Four, at intervals throughout semester 1

Six, throughout semester
2
End of semester

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Assessment items
Item Title

Description

Online quizzes
These are available via LMS.
Laboratory reports Write up of six laboratory reports in a required format (completed in the laboratory notebook
provided).
Final exam

A final exam covering all aspects of the material covered in the unit.

Textbooks and resources

Recommended texts
Chemistry. Human Activity, Chemical Reactivity.
Mahaffy, P.G., Bucat, B., Tasker, R., Kotz, J.C., Treichel, P.M., Weaver, G.C. and McMurry, J.
1st International Edition; Nelson Education (2011).
or
Chemistry : Human Activity, Chemical Reactivity
Mahaffy, P.G., Bucat, B., Tasker, R., Kotz, J.C., Treichel, P.M., Weaver, G.C. and McMurry, J.
2nd International Edition; Nelson Education (2015).

Other important information

CHEM1001 and CHEM1002 can be taken in any order and are both offered in Semester 1 and Semester 2.

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