Chemistry

Course summary

Physical Chemistry: Atomic structure, Bonding, Energetics, Kinetics Chemical equilibria and Le Chatelier’s principle Oxidation, reduction and redox equations Thermodynamics, Rate equations Equilibrium, Kp, Electrode potentials Acids and bases Inorganic Chemistry: Periodicity, Group 2, the alkaline earth metals Group 7(17), the halogens Properties of period 3 and oxides Transition metals Reactions of ions in aqueous solution Organic Chemistry: Introduction to organic chemistry Alkanes Halogenoalkanes Alkenes Alcohols Organic analysis Optical isomerism Aldehydes and ketones Carboxylic acids and derivatives Aromatic Chemistry Amines Polymers Amino acids proteins and DNA Organic synthesis, NMR Chromatography