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On completion of this module, students are expected to able to complete following:
Draw correct crystal field energy diagrams for common coordination geometries.
Determine if a transition metal is high or low spin and write the electron configuration.
Draw a molecular orbital energy diagram for a six-coordinate complex with sigma donors and for a six-coordinate complex with a combination of three sigma donors and either three pi-acceptor ligands or three pi-donor ligands.
Understand the basics of metal-based magnetism and calculate a magnetic moment for a given first row transition metal complex.
Draw molecular bonding diagrams including hyper-conjugation effects.
Discuss and draw EPR energy diagrams.
Discuss and draw Moessbauer energy diagrams for iron complexes.
Understand the concept of crystallinity.
Understand the basic fundamentals of diffraction (e.g. Miller indices, Bragg Law).
Demonstrate the ability to index powder diffraction data for simple systems.
Crystal field model of bonding in transition metal complexes.
Molecular orbital model of bonding in transition metal complexes
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy
Moessbauer Spectroscopy
Concept of Crystallinity
Principles of X-ray diffraction
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Small Group | 2 |
Laboratories | 24 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 70 |
Total | 120 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Lab Report: Report on completed experiments. | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Examination: 2 hour end of semester examination. | 2 hour End of Trimester Exam | No | Graded | No | 60 |
Continuous Assessment: Two short in-class tests, one set by each of the two lecturers on the course. | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 10 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Grades supplied on homeworks and laboratory reports; individual feedback available in face-to-face meetings.
Name | Role |
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Assoc Professor Tony Keene | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Olivia Breen | Tutor |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 | Fri 09:00 - 10:50 |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Fri 09:00 - 10:50 |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 33 | Mon 15:00 - 16:50 |
Laboratory | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23 | Tues 11:00 - 13:50 |
Laboratory | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23 | Tues 15:00 - 17:50 |
Laboratory | Offering 2 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23 | Wed 10:00 - 12:50 |
Laboratory | Offering 2 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23 | Wed 15:00 - 17:50 |