Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Chemistry

Dr. Warnock's Inorganic Chemistry (Chem 09-348)

Syllabus, Fall Term 2001

09348 PROVISIONAL SYLLABUS

INORGANIC CLASS FALL 2001

Lectures: M, W and F 11.30am-12.20pm
Lecture Room: DH 2105
Recitation Time: Tues 9.30am-10.20am
Recitation Room: WeH 5403C
Instructor: Dr. Garry F. Warnock [Lecture and Recitation]
Office: MI 734
Office Hours: TBA
Phone: 412-268-4229
Email: warnock@andrew.cmu.edu

Grader: Gaofei He (ghe@andrew.cmu.edu)

Course Objectives:

To revisit, briefly, topics from Modern Chemistry freshman courses to ensure any background deficiencies are addressed.
To ensure that the student becomes confident in the area and is able to engage in an intelligent dialogue when applying principles of Inorganic Chemistry. To take the student to the point whereby independent study at a more advanced level is possible.
To give the student a survival kit to overcome the hurdles imposed by the theoretical side of Inorganic Chemistry.
To encourage discussion, particularly in Recitation sessions, in the hope that this will promote group participation and make the class a more valuable and co-operative experience.
To occasionally use historical discussions, demonstrations or models to enhance understanding of the Chemistry of the Elements and their compounds.

Text: Inorganic Chemistry by Housecroft and Sharpe [H&S] ISBN 0582-31080-6

Other useful textbooks are on reserve in the Engineering and Science Library WeH 4th floor.

Course Content:

Obviously a 16-week course featuring 37 lectures which includes four exams and a final cannot possibly cover all topics in this 808-page book. . Each lecture would have to cover 21 pages of chemistry. When Lawrence Bragg was asked the question how many points can one get over in a lecture he replied "I think the answer should be one".
I believe there can be a compromise and I would hope to get over more than 38 points during this course. What follows is a list of topic titles, chapter indexed, which will act as a rough guide. Specific lists of exam requirements will be distributed at least a week prior to the test. Each exam will probably follow after two homework assignments.

Reading Assignments and Guide to Lecture Content:

A few chapters are included almost in their entirety, others not at all, while many contribute only small sections. It turns out that while we may only be reading and covering about 150 pages of this 800-page book. it is clear that many of the essential features of modern Inorganic Chemistry are included. The lecture number assignments are only approximate and thus serve as a very rough guide. The topic page numbers have been included for your convenience. The homework assignments are eight sets of selected questions from the text. Recitations will be used primarily to discuss these questions. Supplemental questions, not from the text, may be added now and again.

Lecture 1 (8/27/01)

Chapter1 a. Bohr's theory re-examined (p5)
b. Wave nature of electrons (p6)
c. Penetration and Shielding (p16)
a. Periodic Table. (p18)

Lecture 2 (8/29/01)

b. Effective nuclear charge and Slater's rules. (p19)
c. IE and EA (p22-24)

Lecture 3 (8/31/01)

d. Lewis Structures(p25)
e. VB model for Oxygen(p27)

Lecture 4 (9/5/01)

f. MO model for Oxygen(p31)
g. Electronegativity(p37)

Lecture 5 (9/7/01)

h. Dipoles(p38-39)
i. MO model for CO.(p41)
j. VSEPR limitations.(p43)
k. Shapes of molecules(p46-47)

Lecture 6 (9/10/01)

Chapter 2 a. Nuclear binding energy (p50-51).
b. Applications of Isotopes to IR(p59-60)

Tuesday Sept. 11 Homework 1 Due

Lecture 7 (9/12/01)

c. Radiocarbon dating (p61-62).
a. Multinuclear NMR (p66-67).

Lecture 8 (9/14/01)

Chapter 3
a. Symmetry Operations and Elements. (p74-76)
b. Successive Operations. (P78).

Lecture 9 (9/17/01)

c. Point Groups (p78-79).

Tuesday Sept. 18 Homework 2 Due

Lecture 10 (9/19/01)

d. Character Tables (p82).
e. Need for Symmetry Recognition? (P82).
f. IR (p83-86).
g. Chirality (p86).

Lecture 11 Friday Quiz 1 (9/21/01)

Lecture 12 (9/24/01)

Chapter 4
a. VB or Hybrid Theory (p91-95).

Lecture 13 (9/26/01)

b. Multiple Bonds (p96-98).
c. MO or LGO theory (p98-99).
d. MO applied to methane. (P103).

Lecture 14 (9/28/01)

e. MO applied to Sulfur Hexafluoride (p109).
Chapter 5

a. ccp and hcp (p116).
b. Unit cells of ccp and hcp (p117).
c. Holes in ccp and hcp (p117).

Lecture 15 (10/1/01)

d. The sc and bcc (p118).
e. Phase diagram of Iron (p121).

Tuesday Oct. 2 Homework 3 Due

Lecture 16 (10/3/01)

f. Bonding in Metals and Semi-conductors (p125-127).

Lecture 17 (10/5/01)

g. Size of ions (p128-129).
h. Radius Ratio Rules (p129).
i. The NaCl structure (p130-131).
j. The CsCl structure (p131-132).
k. The CaF2 structure (p132).
l. The ZnS structure (p132-133).
m. The TiO2 structure (p133-134).

Lecture 18 (10/8/01)

n. Lattice Energy (p135-139).
Chapter 6

Tuesday Oct. 9 Homework 4 Due

Lecture 19 (10/10/01)

a. Strength of Oxoacids (p152).
b. Acidity of Aquated Cations (p152).

Lecture 20 Friday Quiz 2 (10/12/01)

Lecture 21 (10/15/01)

c. Amhoterism (p154-155).
d. Solubility of Salts (p158-159).

Lecture 22 (10/17/01)

e. Coordination Complexes (p160).
f. Stability of Complexes (p166).

Tuesday October 23 Homework 5 Due

Lecture 23 (10/24/01)

Chapter 7
a. Potential or Latimer Diagrams (p180).

Lecture 24 (10/26/01)

b. Ellingham diagrams (p183).

Lecture 25 (10/29/01)

Chapter 8
a. Liquid Ammonia (p192).
b. Solution of "s" block metals in liquid ammonia (p193).
c. Ionic Liquids (p200-201).

Lecture 26 (10/31/01)

Chapter 9
a. The Simplest Atom. (P204).
b. H+ and H- (p204).
c. H2 (p206-207).
d. Polar and Non-polar E---H (p209).
e. Hydroden Bonding (p210-214).
f. Binary Hydrides (p214-217).

Lecture 27 (11/2/01)

Chapter 10
a. Extraction of Alkali Metals (p219).
Chapter 11
a. Flame tests of Alkaline Earths. (P236).
Chapter 12

Lecture 28 (11/5/01)

b. Boron Hydrides (p253-256).

Tuesday Nov. 6 Homework 6 Due

Lecture 29 (11/7/01)

Chapter 13
a. Oxides of Carbon Group (p 300-306).

Lecture 30 Friday Quiz 3 (11/9/01)

Lecture 31 (11/12/01)

Chapter 14
a. Ammonia and other hydrogen compounds (p321-325).

Lecture 32 (11/14/01)

Chapter 15
a. The Group 16 elements (p354-357).

Chapter 16

Lecture 33 (11/16/01)

a. Extraction of Halogens (p383).

Lecture 34 (11/19/01)

Chapter 17

a. Compounds of Xenon. (P404-407).

Tuesday Nov. 20 Homework 7 Due

Lecture 35 (11/26/01)

Chapter 19
a. Ground State Electronic Configurations. (P 434-435).
b. The characteristic properties of d block elements (p437-438).
c. The Kepert Model ) p440).

Lecture 36 (11/28/01)

d. Isomerism in d block complexes. (P446-450).

Lecture 37 (11/30/01)

Chapter 20
a. VB and CFT theory (p452-461).

Lecture 38 (12/3/01)

b. MO (p461-465).

Tuesday Dec. 4 Homework 8 Due

Lecture 39 (12/5/01)

c. Electronic Spectra (p466-474).

Lecture 40 Friday Quiz 4 (12/7/01)

Lecture 41 (12/10/01)

Chapter 25 Time permitting

a. Kinetically labile and Inert Complexes (p641-642)

b. Kinetics (p643-658).

Final Scheduled TBA

Homework Assignments from Text.

Homework 1 (Due Tuesday Sept. 11, 2001)

1.5 p48, 1.12 p49, 1.15 p49, 1.19 p49, 1.22 p49, 1.26 p49, 1.31 p49.

Homework 2 (Due Tuesday Sept. 18, 2001)

2.13 p72, 2.14 p72, 3.2 p90, 3.3 p90, 3.19 p90, 3.23 p90, 3.24 p90, 3.25 p90.

Homework 3 (Due Tuesday Oct. 2, 2001)

4.2 p114, 4.4 p114, 4.5 p114, 4.10 p114, 4.15 p115, 4.17 p115.

Homework 4 (Due Tuesday Oct. 9, 2001)

5.1 p143, 5.2 p143, 5.3 p143, 5.8p 143, 5.11 p143, 5.12 p143.

Homework 5 (Due Tuesday Oct. 23, 2001)

5.14 p143, 5.18 p143, 6.1 p168, 6.8 p169, 6.9 p169, 7.19 p185, 7.20 p185.

Homework 6 (Due Tuesday Nov. 6, 2001)

8.4 p203, 8.5 p203, 9.1 p218, 9.2 p218, 9.4 p218, 9.8 p218, 9.11 p218. 10.19 p232, 11.3 p245, 12.18 p280.

Homework 7 (Due Tuesday Nov. 20, 2001)

14.1 p 349, 14.2 p 349, 15.1 p 379, 15.4 p 379, 16.2 p 400, 17.3 p 408.

Homework 8 (Due Tuesday Dec. 4, 2001)

19.2 p 450, 19.5 p 451, 19.7 p 451, 20.2 p 486, 20.8 p 486.

Supplementary Homework Problems

Some supplementary problems may be added from time to time if we feel a need arises.

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