By the end of this module, you will should be able to:
1. Compare and contrast the relative properties of main group elements and predict outcomes of their reactions with hydrogen, oxygen, water and halogens
2. Use Lewis structures and the Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Theory (VSEPR) to predict and explain molecular shapes
3. Draw the unit cells of solid state structures of selected elements, ionic, molecular and network solids, and comment on the nature of alloys
4. Calculate coordination number, formula units per unit cell, symmetry and stoichiometry of simple solid state structures (A, AB, AB2 and AB3 systems)
5. Calculate the equilibrium constant and reaction quotients for various reversible chemical processes from the activities of the participating species.
6. Determine the electromotive force of various types of electrochemical cells, such as galvanic electrolytic and concentration cells, and describe the factors that influence their output.
7. Describe the structure of an electrolyte solution in both the bulk and in proximity to a charged interface.
8. Describe how electrons move across solid-electrolyte interfaces and calculate the kinetics of simple electron transfer processes.
9. Understand the current voltage response in a simple analytical electrochemistry experiments and the relationship between current, analyte concentration and diffusion coefficient.
10. Describe the use of electrochemistry in various processes relevant to electrochemical engineering, including electroplating, electrolysis, fuel cells, electrowinning and corrosion.

Main group chemistry: Classifying the elements (metals, semimetals and nonmetals); predicting molecular shape using valence electron pair repulsion model; survey of the reactivity and properties of s- and p-block elements, including their reactions with hydrogen, oxygen, water and halogens; allotropes of main group elements and their properties.

Solid state chemistry: Crystalline and amorphous solids; detailed discussion of cubic unit cells and examples of metallic, ionic, network and molecular solids; Bravais lattices; packing efficiency in the solid state; calculation of density and particle radius from solid state structure; interstitial sites, AB and AB2 binary solids and AB3 ternary structures (rock salt, zinc blende, rutile, fluorite, etc); solid-state of carbon allotropes; solid state defects, including semiconductors and alloys.

Equilibrium Electrochemistry: The reaction quotient and the equilibrium constant; the concept of activity in thermodynamics; simple redox processes; the notation of electrochemical cells; galvanic, electrolytic and concentration cells; the derivation and importance of the Nernst equation; applications of electrochemical cells; the properties of solution both in the bulk and near a charged interface; models for the electrochemical double layer.

Applied Electrochemistry: Electron transfer at an interface; Butler-Volmer kinetics; electrocatalysis; cyclic voltammetry and its applications in sensing; the relationship between current, diffusion coefficient and analyte concentration; applications of electrochemistry in electrochemical engineering, including electrowinning, electrolysis, fuel cells, electroplating and corrosion.

Not applicable to this module.

• Self-assessment activities

You will be able to assess your progress through self-assessment activities during the module.