This course focuses on the treatment of the structure, nomenclature, physical and chemical properties, and synthesis of carboxylic acids and and amines, and their derivatives.
Students will also be introduced to modeling of simple organic compounds and computer application of organic compounds and reactions. Prerequisite: CHE 211
This course deals with the principles of chemical equilibrium, acid and bases, and solubility equilibra. Students will be introduced to the concepts of
pKa and pKb as measures of acidic and basic strengths respectively. The solubility of sparingly soluble salts will be discussed.
This course provides a thorough understanding of general laboratory safety. Its main objective is to equip students with the requisite knowledge concerning chemical
handling and storage, hazards of known chemicals, good laboratory work practices, generation and classification of chemical wastes among others. Safe working
procedures and use of protection of equipment will be discussed.
This course introduces students to the structure, physical and chemical properties, synthesis and functional group of organic compounds (alcohols, ethers, epoxides,
aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids & their derivatives and amines). It will also introduce students to stereochemistry and chirality of compounds containing one and two
asymmetric centres. The simple chemistry of carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids and synthetic polymers will be studied.
This course presents an overview of the basic principles, techniques, and applications associated with materials chemistry. Focus will be placed on the relationship between
chemical composition, structure and properties. Topics covered in this course will include classification of materials; fundamentals of structure and properties relationships of materials;
thin films, and nanoscale materials to be complemented with case studies of modern applications of inorganic materials.
This course focusses on the structure, nomenclature, physical and chemical properties, synthesis, and functional groups of organic compounds such as ethers, epoxides, aldehydes, and ketones.
The course will focus on principles taught in CHE 203. Laboratory exercises that will be carried out include: solution properties, kinetics, electrochemical series,
equilibrium, acid–base and complexometric titrations, identification of cations and anions, and gravimetric analysis involving separation methods.
The course will focus on the basic theories of Thermodynamics, Chemical Kinetics and Electrochemistry. Topics to be discussed will include: Thermodynamics (system, surroundings, work, heat energy; Laws of Thermodynamics, Hess’s Law, enthalpy of reactions, entropy, free energy changes), Chemical Kinetics (reaction rates, molecularity, order and rate constant, determination of reaction order, factors affecting rates of chemical reactions, and Transition State Theory) and Electrochemistry (types of electrochemical cells – Galvanic and Electrolytic cells, standard electrode potentials, spontaneity of redox reaction, Nernst equation, applications of cell measurements, and determination of thermodynamic functions, corrosion, and electrolysis).
This course focusses on a detailed study of the representative elements (Groups 1-VIII) and their compounds, involving both theoretical and descriptive approaches.
Topics treated in this course include the periodic properties of the main group elements (structures, properties, and reactions) of their compounds, non-metallic elements
and the chemistry of their oxides hydroxides, halides nitrites, as well as, the noble gases, oxy-acids of non-metals and their reduction potentials.
