CHEM 281(001) winter 2014-15, Inorganic Chemistry
Class Activities and Deadlines
Lectures: Tu, Th: 10:00-11:15 a.m. CTH 227
Labs: W: 2:00 - 6:15 p.m. CTH 303
Last updated on Nov 15, 2013
Monday
1.
December 1:
Tuesday
December 2:
Wednesday
December 3:
No labs
2.
Thursday
December 4:
Discuss the syllabus
Nuclear chemistry
The nucleosynthesis of elements
elements ( 1.1, 1.2, 1.3)
Frid
Decembe
December 8:
December 9:
Periodic table
Atomic spectroscopy and
quantum mechanics
Electron configuration.
Sec 1.4, 1.5, 1.6
December 10:
2:00- 6:15 CTH 303
Lab 1
glassblowing
December 11:
Decembe
Multi-electron atoms
Sec 1.7, 1.8 & 1.9
Penetration and shielding page The
building-up principle page, Penetration
and Atomic Parameters.
December15:
December 16:
Octet Rule, Lewis
Structures and Structure and
bond properties Sec. 2.1,
2.2
December 17:
2:00- 6:15 CTH 303
Lab 1
glassblowing
December 18:
VSEPR model Sec 2.3.
Valence Bond (VB) theory and
hybridization Sec 2.4, 2.5, 2.6
GA 1 due in class
Decembe
December 22: December 23:
No class
No class Christmas
Christmas
Break!!
Break!!
December 24:
No class Christmas
Break!!
December 25:
No class Christmas Break!!
Decembe
No class
Christma
Break!!
December 29: December 30:
No class
No class
Christmas
Christmas Break!!
Break!!
December 31:
No class
Christmas Break!!
January 1:
No class
Christmas Break!!
January
No class
Christma
Break!!
January 5:
January 6:
An introduction to the
MO theory
Homonuclear diatomic
molecules and Bond
Properties.
Sec 2.7, 2.8 & 2.10
January 7:
2:00- 6:15 CTH 324
MO theory Lab
January 8:
MO theory continued
Exam #1 Review
(Ch 1 & 2)
January
5.
January 12:
January 13:
Exam #1.
(Ch 1 & 2)
January 14: CTH 306
2:00- 6:15 Magnetic
properties Lab
January 15:
MO theory continued
An introduction to the MO theory
Homonuclear diatomic molecules
and Bond Properties.
Sec 2.7, 2.8 & 2.10
January
6.
January 19:
No class
Martin Luther
King Day!!
January 20:
3.1 Unit cells and crystals
3.2 The close packing
3.3 Holes in close-packed
January 21: CTH 303
Solid-state Lab 1
Basic lattice types of
metallic compounds
January 22:
Structure of metals
3.4 Polytypism
3.5 Non-close-packed
January
:
3.
4.
structures
7.
8.
3.6 Polymorphism of metals
January 26:
January 27:
Structure of metals
3.7 Atomic radii of metals
3.8 Alloys
January 28: CTH 303
Solid-state Lab 2
Basic lattice types of
ionic compounds
January 29:
Ionic Solids
3.9 Characteristics of ionic solids
3.10 The rationalization of
structures
January
February 2:
February 3:
Exam #2.
(Ch 2 & 3)
February 4:
NMR Lab 1 CTH
February 5:
4.1 Proton transfer equilibria
4.2 Solvent levelling
4.3 Characteristics of Brønsted acids
4.4 Simple oxoacids
4.5 Anhydrous oxides
4.6 Polyoxo compound formation
February
February 12:
5.1 Redox half-reactions
5.2 Standard potentials
5.3 Trend in Standard potentials
5.4 The electrochemical series
February
Mardi G
Holiday
324/306
Proton and Carbon
Theory and practice
9.
10.
11.
12.
February 10:
4.7 Examples of Lewis
acids and bases
4.8 Group characteristics of
Lewis acids
Reactions and properties of
Lewis acids and bases
4.9 The fundamental types
of reaction
4.10 Hard and soft acids
and bases
February 11:
NMR Lab 2.
February 16:
Mardi Gras
Holiday
February 17:
Mardi Gras Holiday
February 18:
Mardi Gras Holiday
February 19:
Redox reactions, Redox stability In
water and oxygen, Disproportionation
& comproportionation
Bonus paper due
February
February 23:
February 24:
The diagrammatic
presentation of
potential data
Latimer diagrams
February 25:
CTH 303/306
Cyclic Voltammetry Lab
February 26:
Exam #3. (Ch 4 & 5)
February
March 5:
March 6:
February 9:
March 2:
CTH 306/CTH324
Data acquisition and
processing
CTH 306/CTH324
March 3:
March 4:
Last Day of Classes
Comprehensive Make-up
Test