Module manager: Dr Chris Pask
Email: c.m.pask@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2018/19
None, but a grade C in the GSCE examination in Chemistry or Integrated Science would be advantageous
This module is not approved as a discovery module
CHEM1811 is one of three foundation modules in chemistry which can be taken by itself or with CHEM1821 and CHEM1831, which follow it, in any combination. Although a GCSE in science would certainly be advantageous, no prior knowledge of the subject is assumed. This 10-credit module in semester 1 shows how the objects around us are derived from incredibly small things that we cannot even see, but are absolutely fundamental to modern science. The module gives an introduction to the structure and bonding in atoms and molecules, salts and metals. It also looks at atomic structure and properties as a basis for systematic chemistry of the elements. You will also gain experience of simple manipulations in the chemical laboratory.
- To give an introduction to the structure and bonding in atoms and molecules, salts and metals; atomic structure and properties as a basis for the systematic chemistry of the elements.
- To provide experience of simple manipulations in the chemical laboratory.
- Fundamental particles and the nature of the atom
- The relationship between the electron configuration of the atom and the Periodic Table
- An elementary description of the principal concepts of chemical bonding
- An introduction to the systematic chemistry of the elements within the framework of the Periodic Table
- The preparation and analysis of simple chemical compounds.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Lecture | 18 | 1 | 18 |
| Private study hours | 76 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 24 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100 | ||
76 hours: including paper based exercises, completion of workshop material, guided reading and revision.
Monitored weekly by:
- lecture attendance
- workshop and laboratory attendance
- submission of laboratory work.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Practical | Assessment of laboratory work | 20 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 20 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2.0 Hrs 0 Mins | 80 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 80 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 9/5/2018
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