Website: http://people.stfx.ca/dklapste/chem245/home.htm. Text: Inorganic
Chemistry (5th. Ed.) by Gary Miessler, Paul Fischer, and Donald Tarr, 2014.
Lectures:.
CHEM 245.20 INTRODUCTORY INORGANIC CHEMISTRY January, 2014 Instructor:
Dr. D. Klapstein
Contact:
Office: PSC 3027. Phone: 867-2469. e-mail:
[email protected] Website: http://people.stfx.ca/dklapste/chem245/home.htm
Text:
Inorganic Chemistry (5th Ed.) by Gary Miessler, Paul Fischer, and Donald Tarr, 2014.
Lectures:
C-Block, NH 344 (Monday, 10:15 am, Wednesday, 9:15 am, Friday, 8:15 am)
Labs:
Monday pm (2:15 -5:15) Room PSC 2010
Evaluation:
The final course mark will be calculated as follows:
Assignments.......................... Term Tests (2)....................... April Exam....................... Lab........................................
10 % 40 % 35 % 15 % (half from lab exam) 100%
PLEASE NOTE:
1. Term test 1 is tentatively scheduled for mid-February, term test 2 will be mid-March. 2. Assignments will be due one week from the date they are handed out in class. 3. Both the laboratory and theory sections must be passed in order to receive a passing grade for the course. 4. Regular class attendance is strongly recommended. 5. Tests and examinations must be taken on the day they are scheduled. If a student misses a scheduled test or exam due to illness or personal reasons must supply a doctor’s certificate or note from the Dean in order to be eligible for a rewrite. For more information, see the academic calendar. 6. You can drop by my office for help. My timetable will be posted on my door and online. If you like, you may reserve an appointment. 7. The final exam will date is not yet posted by the registrar. (You should plan to be around for the full examination period until the April exam schedule is posted.)
Chem 245 - Course Topics 2014 (Sections of Inorganic Chemistry, 5th edition, Miessler, Fischer and Tarr)
Chapter 2 – Atomic Structure 2.1 Historical Development of Atomic Theory 2.2 The Schrödinger Equation 2.3 Periodic Properties of Atoms Chapter 3 – Simple Bonding Theory 3.1 Lewis Electron-Dot Diagrams 3.2 Valence Shell Electron-Pair Repulsion Theory 3.3 Molecular Polarity 3.4 Hydrogen Bonding Chapter 5 – Molecular Orbitals 5.1 Formation of Molecular Orbitals from Atomic Orbitals 5.2 Homonuclear Diatomic Molecules 5.3 Heteronuclear Diatomic Molecules 5.4 Molecular Orbitals for Larger Molecules Chapter 6 – Acid-Base and Donor-Acceptor Chemistry 6.1 Acid-Base Concepts as Organizing Concepts 6.2 Arrhenius Concept 6.3 Brønsted-Lowry Concept 6.4 Lewis Acid-Base Concept 6.5 Intermolecular Forces 6.6 Hard and Soft Acids and Bases Extra: Coordination Complexes and the Chelate Effect Chapter 7 – The Crystalline Solid State 7.1 Formulas and Structures 7.2 Thermodynamics of Ionic Crystal Formation 7.3 Molecular Orbitals and Band Structure 7.4 Superconductivity 7.5 Bonding in Ionic Crystals 7.6 Imperfections in Solids 7.7 Silicates Chapter 8 – Chemistry of the Main Group Elements: Groups 1 and 2, 13 to 18.
