Welcome to
Chemistry 1001
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The First Year Science
eCommunity is a website
that provides information and
resources to ease your
transition and maximise your
success as a scientist at
Sydney.
The site can be accessed via
Research and
Information Skills
sydney.edu.au/current_studen
ts, by logging into the
Learning Management
System (icon link can be
found on the right) then
clicking the ‘eCommunities’
tab in the bar menu.
FAQs
FIRST YEAR CHEMISTRY
CHEM1001
Welcome to First Year Chemistry
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Questions or problems with the course?
Director of First Year Studies
 Adam Bridgeman (Room 543a)
adam.bridgeman@sydney.edu.au
Adam
Questions or problems with the labs?
Director of First Year Laboratories
 Ron Clarke (Room 318)
ronald.clarke@sydney.edu.au
Ron
FIRST YEAR CHEMISTRY
CHEM1001
Not sure about something – ask Sophie!
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First Year Enquiry Office (10 am - 3.15 pm)
firstyear@chem.usyd.edu.au
Sophie
Need extra help with course work?
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First Year Chemistry Learning Centre
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At the back of Lab D – textbooks, computers etc and….
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Tutors available Mon-Thu, 1-2pm from week 2 for free consultations
CHEM1001 Discussion Board on eLearning
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Submit your questions and a tutor will reply
FIRST YEAR CHEMISTRY
CHEM1001
Information and Resources
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First Year Chemistry web site: firstyear.chem.usyd.edu.au
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CHEM1001 website: firstyear.chem.usyd.edu.au/chem1001
 Access answers to tutorial problems, lecture notes, exam papers etc
eLearning : elearning.sydney.edu.au/
 Access pre-lab quizzes and resources from off-site
 CHEM1001 Discussion Board
ChemCAL: chemcal.chem.usyd.edu.au
 Self-help tutorials and quizzes
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FIRST YEAR CHEMISTRY
CHEM1001
Syllabus and Learning Outcomes
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firstyear.chem.usyd.edu.au/chem1001/syllabus.shtml
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firstyear.chem.usyd.edu.au/chem1001/learningoutcomes.shtml
Lecture Notes
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firstyear.chem.usyd.edu.au/chem1001/lecture_notes.shtml
 Username – “chem1001” Password – “carbon12”
Textbook
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Recommended (single book covers both semesters):
 Blackman, Bottle, Schmid, Mocerino and Wille,
Chemistry and SI Chemical Data (package), 2012 (John Willey)
ISBN: 9781118234228
FIRST YEAR CHEMISTRY
CHEM1001
Tutorials
• Start in week 1
• Check answers to questions in the problem book on the web before tutorial
Laboratory Work
• Starts in week 2 – check your timetable
• If you’ve previously passed this lab course, see Enquiry Office about exemption
Assessment
• 15% laboratory assessment (see first lab session for details)
• 15% tutorial quizzes (3 per semester: weeks 5, 9 and 12)
• 10% weekly online quizzes (see lecture for details)
• 60% 3 hour exam at the end of semester
FIRST YEAR CHEMISTRY
CHEM1001
Laboratory Handbook
• Free – collect during your first lab session in week 2
Safety glasses must be worn
• Obtainable when you get your laboratory book in week 2 or from the Union
Laboratory Coat - Complying to Australian Safety Standards
• Obtainable from the Co-Op bookshop, Wentworth Newsagency or Faculty
eStore (http://www.science.usydestore.com.au/) for less than $30
 Must be white and long sleeved
Footwear and Long Hair
• Covered footwear must be worn during all lab classes – no sandals or thongs
• Long hair must be tied back
FIRST YEAR CHEMISTRY
CHEM1001
Lecturers
• We are very approachable - if you have questions, talk to us!
• Series 1
Weeks 1-7:
Dr Adrian George
adrian.george@sydney.edu.au
Weeks 7-13:
Prof Greg Warr
gregory.warr@sydney.edu.au
• Series 2
Weeks 1-7:
A/Professor Adam Bridgeman
adam.bridgemane@sydney.edu.au
Weeks 7-13:
Prof Brendan Kennedy
brendan.kennedy@sydney.edu.au
FIRST YEAR CHEMISTRY
CHEM1001
check your
university email
regularly
What is Chemistry?
The study of matter
and the changes
which it undergoes
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http://sciencemode.com/2007/12/14/3000-year-old-ancientegyptian-furnace-reconstructed/
History of Chemistry
• Metallurgy – Bronze Age, Iron Age
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History of Chemistry
http://www.stenudd.com/myth/greek/plato.htm
• Four elements: earth, water, air and fire
Fire
Earth
Air
Water
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History of Chemistry
Fig.4.1 Silberberg
• Alchemy – Middle Ages
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History of Chemistry
http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/L/Lavoisier.html
• Antoine Lavoisier (1785)
• Chemistry as a
science began with
Lavoisier
• Relied on
quantitative,
reproducible
experiments
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History of Chemistry
http://www.humantouchofchemistry.com/john-dalton.htm
• John Dalton (1808) – Atomic Theory
All matter consists of atoms are tiny indivisible particles of
an element that cannot be
created or destroyed.
Atoms of one element cannot
be converted into atoms of
another element.
Atoms of an element are
identical and are different from
atoms of any other element.
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Matter
MATTER
PURE SUBSTANCE
(homogeneous)
ELEMENTS
(listed in the periodic table;
there are about 120 elements)
MIXTURE
(may be heterogeneous or
homogenous)
COMPOUNDS
(2 or more elements combined in a
unique ratio, there are about 15 x 106)
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Occurrence of Elements in Nature
• Only 6 occur normally as atoms: He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe,
Rn ‘Noble or Inert Gases’ Identify these on the
periodic table
• Other elements occur as molecules: H2, N2, O2, F2, Cl2,
Br2, I2 all diatomic in nature Identify these on the
periodic table
• Other elements may have larger molecules: S8
• Other materials have infinitely large aggregates of
atoms: C, Cu, Fe, Ag
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Learning Outcomes:
• By the end of this lecture, you should:
– know the assessment schedule for CHEM1001
– know who to contact if you have questions or worries
– know about the course textbook
– know that you should be checking your university email
regularly
– be able to explain what an atom is
– be able to find elements on the Periodic Table and label
their period and group numbers
– be able to complete the worksheet (if you haven’t
already done so….)
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Questions to complete for the next lecture:
• Fill in the gaps in the following statements:
1) An …………. is a substance which cannot
be broken down into simpler component
substances.
2) An ………… is the smallest possible unit of
an element.
3) A ………… contains two or more atoms
4) A ……….. contains two or more different
elements.
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Questions to complete for the next lecture:
• Using the Periodic Table on the worksheet,
fill in the gaps in the table below:
Group
Period
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1
2
12
5
4
6
Symbol of
element
Na
Ca
Name of
element
Atom
number
53
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14
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