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Chemistry of Materials 2
Undergraduate | RMI-SCC200 | 2023
Course information for 2023 intake
Study inorganic, organic and physical chemistry. Define the structure of metals. Use integrated rate laws to assess conductance and measure reaction rates. Apply the principles of phase equilibrium to ideal and real solutions
- Study method
- Online & on-campus
- Assessments
- Subject may require attendance
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
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Chemistry of Materials 2
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- describe chemical equilibria and its application to acid-base properties
- describe the solid-state structures of metals and ionic compounds
- describe periodic trends in chemical properties in the elements
- understand the chemistry of the transition metals
- describe the reactions of organic functional groups including aromatics, alkenes and alkynes, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids, and carboxylic acid derivatives
- apply an understanding of phase equilibria to ideal and real solutions
- describe the use of conductance in the study of chemical systems
- describe chemical kinetics and apply the integrated rate law
- undertake university-level chemistry experiments in a scientific and safe fashion.
- Chemical equilibria
- Acid-base equilibria
- Periodic trends of the elements
- Transition metal chemistry
- Functional group chemistry of unsaturated hydrocarbons and carbonyl compounds; addition and condensation polymerisation
- Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
- Phase equilibria
- Solution chemistry
- Conductance
- Chemical kinetics
- Chemistry laboratory
This subject is designed for students who have completed Year 12 chemistry or the OUA subject SCI18 Introduction to Chemistry; as well, students should have also completed Chemistry of Materials 1, or be taking it concurrently. Students will study: acid-base equilibria; periodic trends of the elements; transition metals; alkenes and alkynes; aromatics; chemistry of carbonyl compounds: aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids and acid derivatives; addition and condensation polymerisation; phase equilibria and solution chemistry; conductance and kinetics.
Please note: In order to pass, students must achieve a mark of at least 40% in the final written exam.
*More details will be provided at the commencement of the relevant Study Period and available on Blackboard.
Submission of laboratory reports requires attendance and participation in the mandatory lab practicals, which are scheduled to run at the RMIT City Campus (Melbourne, Australia) from October 19-20, 2020 - All Day*
- Invigilated Exam (60%)
- Online tests (24%)
- Laboratory Reports (16%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Prior study
To help set you up for success before you start this subject, we suggest completing or having equivalent knowledge in:
RMI-SCC100-Chemistry of Materials 1 (no longer available)
Others
Students should have successfully completed the OUA subject SCC100 with a result of 50 PA or higher, or be taking it concurrently.
Additional requirements
- Attendance requirements - Includes two days of mandatory laboratory exercises at RMIT University, Melbourne Mandatory lab practicals are scheduled to run for this subject at the RMIT City Campus (Melbourne, Australia) as follows: • Oct 20 -21 , 2022 - All Day*
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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