- Course Code
- CM 3517
- Credit Points
- 30
- Course Coordinator
- Dr A Mclaughlin
Pre-requisites
Notes
This course cannot be taken with CM 3519.
Overview
Environmental topics covered will include: immobilisation and solubilisation of inorganic contaminants in water, soil and sediments; the determination of the lipophilicity and volatility of organic compounds in the environment; the mobility and toxicity of xenobiotics.
Main group/transition elements topics will include: Wades rules, structures of main group clusters and compounds, molecular orbital theory, d-orbital energies, the Jahn-Teller effect, spectroscopic terms and structure-property relationships.
Structure
12 week course - 4 one-hour lectures a week and 1 one-hour tutorial every 2 weeks, 4 three-hour practicals a week for 6 weeks (weeks 30-35).
Assessment
1st Attempt: 1 three-hour written examination (66.7%) and in-course assessment in the form of laboratory reports (33.3%).
Resit: 1 three-hour written examination (66.7%) and in-course assessment in the form of laboratory reports (33.3%).
Only marks obtained on first sitting can be used for Honours classification.
Formative Assessment
Exercises will be performed during tutorials and feedback will be given.
Feedback
Informal feedback will be given to students after the tutorial exercises and practical reports.