Fundamentals of Chemistry 1A - CHEM1011
 
Faculty: Faculty of Science
 
 
School:  School of Chemistry
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.chem.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 6
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
None
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


Elements, compounds and stoichiometry. Basic atomic structure and periodicity. Properties of gases. Thermodynamics (1st Law). Reactions classes. Equilibrium. Acids and bases. Behaviour of oxides, hydroxides, halides. Reactions of organic compounds. Chemical kinetics.

Assumed Knowledge: a basic knowledge of chemistry (equivalent to one year of high school chemistry)