Module: Inorganic Chemistry

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Inorganic Chemistry
Module Code	CS205 (ITS) / CHM1011 (Banner)
Faculty	Science & Health	School	Chemical Sciences
Module Co-ordinator	Mary Pryce
Module Teachers	John Gallagher
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

Repeat examination

Description

To introduce the basic aspects of coordination chemistry and ligand field theory. To introduce the concept of symmetry and its effect on spectroscopy. To introduce main group chemistry. To provide examples of the application of inorganic chemistry in industry.

Learning Outcomes

1. Have a comprehensive overview of coordination chemistry
2. Explain with the aid of examples main group chemistry
3. Know the importance of symmetry

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	36	A combination of F2F lectures, some hybrid and directed learning
Independent Study	89	Reading Inorganic chemistry textbook chapters and notes, problem solving.
Total Workload: 125

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Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Transition Metal Chemistry.
Introduction to crystal field theory; splitting of 'd' energy levels in octahedral, tetrahedral and square planar complexes; 10Dq and the spectrochemical series; high and low spin complexes; magnetic properties; Oxidation states and reaction chemistry of the elements and their compounds; Classical complexes, including a discussion of coordination number, nomenclature and isomerism. Survey of transition metal elements, first, second and third row transition elements.

Main Group Chemistry
Group 13 Halides, oxides, nitrogen compounds, borates and borides, organometallic compounds; Group 14 Simple compounds; carbides; silicates and silicones; stability of the +2 oxidation state; catenation; organo metallic compounds. Group 15 Oxides, halides and sulphur compounds of nitrogen and phosphorus; acids and phosphates; nitrides.

Molecular Shape and Symmetry
VSEPR concept; symmetry elements; introduction to point groups for describing molecular geometry, point groups in infrared spectroscopy.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	0%	Examination Weight	100%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

F. Albert Cotton, Geoffrey Wilkinson, Paul L. Gaus: 0, Basic inorganic chemistry, 3rd, 978-0-471-50532-7
Alan Vincent/Wiley: 0, Molecular Symmetry and Group Theory, 2nd,

Other Resources

None