This module looks at the fundamental laws and principles of elemental chemistry.Identify and take suitable safety precautions when working with chemicals in the laboratory.
Introduction:
Quantities & units in chemistry: SI units; significant figures/decimal places.
Matter and Energy:
States and kinds of matter, physical and chemical properties, Kinetic theory.
Atomic structure:
Particles: structure & properties; element; metals & non-metals; atomic number & mass number, mass unit; isotopes; anions & cations; introduction to Periodic Table.
The Periodic Table & Periodic Properties:
Organising the elements, periodic law, properties of the elements
Compounds:
Molecule: molecular & empirical formulae; types: ionic, covalent, etc.
Acids, Bases and Ionic compounds:
chemistry of acids, bases, buffers, pH
Units of measurement and calculations:
ppm, mg/l, %, molarity, normality, w/v, serial dilutions, density, specific gravity, interrelatedness of units of measurement and conversion from one unit to another, quantity vs concentration, pure solid, pure liquid, gases dissolved in liquid, e.g. HCl
Chemical Sterilants:
Physical and Chemical Properties of compounds used in sterilization.
| Module Content & Assessment | |
|---|---|
| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Other Assessment(s) | 50 |
| Formal Examination | 50 |