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Inorganic Chemistry 2

General

Prefix

CHEM

Course Number

433

Course Level

Undergraduate

Department/Unit(s)

Chemistry & Biochemistry

College/School

College of Science and Engineering

Description

Concepts and applications of materials chemistry: solid state structure, conductivity, nanomaterials, synthetic approaches to materials, spectroscopic techniques to characterize materials (with an emphasis on nanomaterials), magnetism, electrochemistry, catalysis, and bioinorganic chemistry. Lab.

Prerequisites

Credits

Min

4

Max

4

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

No

Cultural Diversity

No

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Describe the structure of solids in terms of unit cells.

Outcome

Apply synthetic approaches to create nanomaterials.

Outcome

Differentiate nanomaterials from bulk materials.

Outcome

Describe the magnetic structure of materials.

Outcome

Develop Latimer, Frost and Pourbaix diagrams to describe the redox potential of species.

Outcome

Investigate important catalytic cycles in industry and bioinorganic chemistry.

Outcome

Synthesize solid-state materials using various methods to demonstrate the relationship between the synthetic method and the morphology and size of the particles.

Outcome

Use spectroscopy, microscopy and calorimetry to characterize synthesized materials.

Course Outline

Course Outline

Solid state structure - unit cells, ionic lattices, lattice energy. 15% Solid state structure - band theory, conductivity, magnetism. 15% Nanomaterials. 15% Electrochemistry - oxidation & reduction, electrochemical cells, cell potential. 15% Electrochemistry - Nernst equation, electrolysis, batteries. 15% Catalysis - review of catalytic cycles & inorganic reactions, bioinorganic catalytic cycles. 15% Catalysis - industrial catalytic cycles. 10%

Dependencies

Programs

CHEM433 is a completion requirement for: