A study of the bonding and reaction chemistry of inorganic species, reaction kinetics and radiochemistry. The laboratory will feature a multi-week project involving the synthesis, characterization and chemistry of an inorganic compound as well as experiments in descriptive inorganic chemistry and chemical kinetics. Three lectures and one laboratory each week for the second half of the semester. One-half course credit, spring semester. Statistical methods of data analysis will also be covered.
Extensive use is made of examples taken from the current literature.
The laboratory emphasizes instrumental methods of separation and analysis. Three lectures and one laboratory each week. One course credit, spring semester. An introduction to thermodynamics, phase equilibria, and chemical dynamics. There will also be a number of laboratory experiments that will support material covered in lectures.