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CHEMISTRY OF THE MAIN GROUP ELEMENTS

CHEM 2160 (C20A)

Semester 1, 2012 Corse Ot!"#e2$ LECTURES ($ %re&"ts)

A' Smmetr #& Mo!e%!r Str%tre $ Le%tres* +r' R"%r& F"rm#1' Smmetr e!eme#ts #& smmetr o-ert"o#s (Re."e/)

2' L/s o ro-s --!"%t"o# to smmetr o-ert"o#s #& e!eme#ts' Po"#t

ro-s'3' Ass"#me#t o mo!e%!es #& "o#s to -o"#t ro-s'

4' Te E!eme#ts 2 Le%tres* +r' 5mr 

1' Gro- tre#&s7 #& -er"o&"% tre#&s7 "# tom"% -rmeters, "#%!&"#&"sso%"t"o# e#er"es #& omo#%!er s"#!e #& m!t"-!e 8o#&s'

2' Str%tres o e!eme#ts "# te"r st#&r& sttes' Me!t"# #& 8o"!"# -o"#ts,

ets o tom"9t"o#, e!e%tr"%! %o#&%t"."t"es'

3' Re%t"."t o te e!eme#ts' Cte#t"o#'

C' H&roe# #& "ts Com-o#&s $ Le%tres* +r' 5mr 1' Re."e/ o -ro-ert"es o H tom #& H2 mo!e%!e, &"sso%"t"o# e#er"es o 

L:H 8o#&s' Sr.e o str%tres #& -ro-ert"es o s:8!o%;, &:8!o%;, -:

 8!o%; &roe# %om-o#&s' H&roe# 8o#&"#'

2' Tr#s"t"o# met! &rtes* more &et"!e& !oo; t str%tres, -s"%! #&%em"%! -ro-ert"es' Co#!"%t"# e."&e#%e or <!!o7 #& &r"&e "o#7

str%tres'

3' Co.!e#t %om-o#&s /"t -:8!o%; e!eme#ts' Pre-rt"o#, -ro-ert"es,tre#&s "# re%t"."t (es-e%"!! %"&"t) o mo#omer"% %om-o#&s'

E!e%tro# &e"%"e#t %om-o#&s = &"8or#e'$' Te so!.te& -roto#' F%tors e%t"# %"&"t'

+' O>e# #& "ts Com-o#&s $ Le%tres* +r' 5mr 

1' () Pro-ert"es o o>e#, &"o>e# #& o9o#e,(8) H&roe# -ero>"&e,

(%) U#"?e#ess o /ter'

2' A sr.e o te o>"&es o te -:8!o%; e!eme#ts*

() Commo# str%tres,(8) Tre#&s "# term! #& re&o> st8"!"t"es,

(%) A%"&@8se -ro-ert"es, "#%!&"# &ro!s"s -ro&%ts,

(&) Te %oor&"#t"o# %em"str o &"o>e#,(e) Te em"ss"o# ses = sor%es, re%t"o#s #& !"m"ts'

3' Po!mer"9t"o# o O>#"o#s* Pos-tes, 4ortes #& S"!"%tes

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E' H!oe#s #& H!"&es 6 Le%tres* +r' Ar."#& 5mr 

1' M#%tre #& -ro-ert"es o te !oe#s' Ge#er! tre#&s "# str%tres

#& -ro-ert"es o te !"&es'2' A ro-:8:ro- sr.e o te !"&es o te -:8!o%; e!eme#ts, /"%

/"!! "#%!&e te o!!o/"# to-"%s s --ro-r"te*

() Pre-rt".e meto&s or !"&es o (") #o#:met!s #& ("") met!s'(8) Str%tres o #& 8o#&"# "# !"&es'

(%) Re!t".e st8"!"t"es o o>"&t"o# sttes'

(&) H&ro!s"s, %om-!e> ormt"o#, #& oter re%t"o#s (e#%e Le/"s%"&"t@8s"%"t)'

F' Or#omet!!"% Com-o#&s Le%tres* +r' A&"! Hose"#

1' C!ss""%t"o# (8se& o# 8o#& t-e) s "o#"%, %o.!e#t #& e!e%tro#&e"%"e#t'

2' Or#omet!!"% %om-o#&s o L", M, A!, H #& oter e!eme#ts*

() S#tes"s, str%tres, -s"%! #& %em"%! -ro-ert"es'

(8) Uses "# or#"% s#tes"s #& "# "#&str' E#."ro#me#t! ee%ts'

Grading system

O#!"#e ?"9 #& s-e%"! ttor"!s B

Corse/or; e>m B

Pr%t"%! Com-o#e#t 1 B

F"#! E>m B

Total 100 B

Coursework 

Corse/or; E>m

Te %orse/or; e>m /"!! 8e e!& o# /ee; D o# te Tes& !e%tre sess"o#' Te

?est"o# --er /"!! 8e set 8 A'5' R'F' This is mandatory for ALL students.

St&e#ts /o &o #ot /r"te te %orse/or; e>m /"!! #ot 8e -erm"tte& to /r"te te

"#! e>m'

O#!"#e "9 #& S-e%"! Ttor"!s

I# /ee; 3, tere /"!! 8e # o#!"#e 8se& (mE!er#"#) test (m!t"-!e %o"%e)

/"% /"!! %o.er to-"%s "# I#tro&%tor Cem"str' Te -r-ose o /"% "s to

&"re%t st&e#ts to te #&me#t! %o#%e-ts o Cem"str /"% /"!! "#%!&eAtom"% Str%tre, Io#"% #& Mo!e%!r 4o#&"# Mo!e%!r #& Io#"% Str%tres,

I#termo!e%!r 4o#&"#, Smmetr mo# oters tt /"!! orm te 8s"s o 

%o#%e-ts /"t"# t"s %orse' Te tests /"!! !!o/ or o-e# 8oo; #& st& #& /"!! 8e &o#e "# /ee; 3' S"#%e "t "s o#!"#e, st&e#ts %# &o t #t"me &r"# t"s -er"o&

(/ee; 3)' Fo!!o/"# tese tests, "# /ee; $, tere /"!! 8e s-e%"! ttor"!s tt /"!!

e#%om-ss &"s%ss"o# o some o te to-"%s %o.ere& "# te o#!"#e tests' This is

mandatory for ALL students. Te tests #& -rt"%"-t"o# "s /ort B' Students

who do not take the test and participate in this special tutorial will not be

permitted to write the final exam. Frter "#ormt"o# 8ot "#str%t"o#s or te

O#!"#e Test /"!! 8e ort%om"#'

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Practical Component

Tere re 3 L8ortor &s -er /ee;' L8 sess"o#s re rom 1:6 -'m' o#

Mo#&s, Tes&s #& Fr"&s' Yo m re"ster or # one o te s%e&!e&

!8 sess"o#s' A%%ommo&t"o# /"!! 8e !"m"te& to te %-%"t o te !8' See!8ortor m#! or rter &et"!s'

Lecture and tutorial attendance

Yo re rem"#&e& o mst tte#& m"#"mm o B o te !e%tres ("'e' t !est

1 ot o te 23 !e%tres) #& B o te ttor"!s ("'e' t !est 6 ot o te

sess"o#s)' f you do not meet these criteria you will not be permitted to write

the final exam. Note tt /ee; 13 m 8e se& or # m;e:- !e%tres " #ee&e&' A!so #ote tt /ee; 13 ttor"! sess"o#s /"!! 8e t"!"9e&'

!inal "xam

F"#! E>m P-er Formt

Te e>m --er %o#s"sts o s"> ?est"o#s, e% /ort 2 mr;s' Yo re re?"re&

to ttem-t or ?est"o#s or tot! o 100 mr;s' #uestion $ is

C%&P'LS%(). )ou may choose any other three *uestions.

Lecturers and &ark allocations towards each *uestion

#uestion A.+. A.,. (.!. T%TAL$ 1 2

- 2 : : 2

2 : : 2

/ 2 : : 2

0 : 20 2

1 : 2 : 2

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Lecture and Tutorial Schedule C,"&-$12 Semester $ -2$-

Lectures Tutorials

3eek 3eek  

4eginning

Tuesday

$2 a.m.!SA C-

Thursday

5 a.m.!SA C-

Tues 567 !SA C-

Thurs 76$2 !SA 3Thurs $26$$ !SA $$/

Thurs $-6$ !SA $$/

1 3 SEP (! (! 8o Tutorials

2 10 SEP (! (! 8o Tutorials

3 1 SEP A+ A+   RF

$ 2$ SEP A+ A+ Special Tutorial

1 OCT A+ A+   R'F'

6 OCT A+ A+   A'5'

1 OCT A+ A+   A'5'

22 OCT A+ A+   A'5'

D 2D OCT Coursework exam

A+ 8o Tutorials

10 NO A+ A, A'5 

11 12 NO A, A, A'5'

12 1D NO A, A, A'H'

13 No. 2 T4A T4A A'H'

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