MIDLANDS STATE UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
CT 102 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
PREAMBLE
The course is a foundation for Chemistry in general upon which the understanding of
Chemistry in general is based . It is especially important to have sufficient appreciation of
the theories of bonding and how some atomic and molecular properties such as
magnetism and electronic properties can be explained from the arrangement and
distribution of electrons in a species .
Coordination Chemistry introduces the very wide topic of Transition and Further
Transition elements and their compounds . The practical component serves to augment
these two main sections .
COURSE OUTLINE
CT102 A: Atomic Structure:
-Quantisation
of energy and radiation ;Wave Mechanics.
-Hydrogen atomic orbital and quantum numbers
-Penetration effects. Pauli exclusion principle
-Aufbau principle. Hund’s rules. Electronic structure of atoms.
-Periodicity of atomic properties
-Ionic bonding. Lattice energies
-Polyatomic molecules
-Hydrogen bonding
-Metallic bonding
CT102 B: Transition Metal Chemistry:
-Introduction to transition metal and coordination chemistry.
-Electronic structure and periodicity of transition
metal properties
-Coordination numbers and structures, types of ligands, nomenclature and
isomerism.
-Introduction to bonding in coordination compounds in terms of Valence and
Crystal field Theories.
-Introduction to the magnetic properties of transitional metal complexes.
PRACTICAL INORGANIC CHEMISTRY.
Experiments on preparation and properties of selected transition metal compounds
ASSESSMENT
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Assessment will be by coursework and written exam
Coursework shall constitute 40% of final assessment (10% Tests, 25%
Practicals and 5% Assignment )
Written exams shall constitute 60% of final assessment
To pass a candidate must score an overall of at least 50% coursework and
examination combined
READING LIST
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M. Mahan and Rollie J. Meyers “ University Chemistry” , latest edition
preferable ) , 1987, ; Benjamin / Cummings Publishing House Inc .
K.M MacKay and R.A Mackay , “ Introduction to Modern
Inorganic
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Chemistry” , ( 5 edition ) , Blackie Academic
and Professional .
Cotton , Wilkinson and Gaus , “ Basic Inorganic Chemistry” (latest
edition) , John Wiley and Sons Inclusive
William L. Jolly, “Morden Inorganic Chemistry (international edition) , 1989
or latest
Any textbook on Inorganic Chemistry