The experimental methods and techniques of physical chemistry are developed. Error analysis and statistical methods are used to interpret data. 2 semester hours. Chemistry 307 offered fall and Chemistry 308 offered spring. 409 Nuclear and Radiation Chemistry Topics include the interaction of particles and electromagnetic radiation with matter, decay of radioisotopes, neutron activation analysis, radioactive dating and tracer methods.
Some emphasis is placed on the photochemical and photophysical processes occurring in molecules.
3 semester hours. Offered as needed. 410 lnorganic Chemistry II Topics discussed include periodic, thermodynamic, optical, and magnetic properties of transition metals and their complexes. Isomerization, redox, and photochemical reactions of complexes are discussed from synthetic and mechanistic viewpoints. Transition-metal organometallics and catalysis are covered.