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| CHIM0209-2 | Inorganic chemistry
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 70h Pr, 5h QA Sess., 1d Vis. Ind. Pl. |
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| Holder(s) : | Bénédicte Vertruyen |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | The course explains the following concepts through many examples with emphasis stressed on the structure-properties relationships. Some industrial processess are also discussed.
1- Properties and preparation methods of the elements.
2- Structural chemistry of inorganic compounds :
Geometric and thermodynamical aspects,
Description of the main structure types
Introduction to the coordination compounds
3- Reactivity of the elements : oxides, sulphides, halogenides and hydrides : synthesis and structure.
4- Chemical reactions in solutions. |
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| Course objective : | This course intends to teach to the students the main tools to be able to perform synthesis of inorganic compounds and materials by integrating all the structure-properties aspects. They are expected to learn how the existing chemical processes works and how to design new materials. |
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| Prerequisites : | - basic knowledge in crystallography, thermodynamic, general and analytical chemistry. |
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| Workshops : | A team of two students have to achieve a given experimental work starting with some bibliographic research with the aim of preparing and characterising some inorganic compounds by different techniques. The results are compiled in a written report and presented in a short lecture to the whole group. |
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| Organization : | Theoretical course : 2 lectures of 2 hours during 15 weeks of the second quadrimestre.
Laboratories : they are organized at the beginning of the second quadrimestre. The emphasis is put on the personal work : the student has to show initiative and develop abilities to undergo a research project. Moreover, he has to present the results of his work during a lecture with all the other students.
A visit of a chemical factory is organised in order to show to the students the kind of problems which arise in the scaling up of laboratory chemical processes. |
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| Written notes : | A detailed lecture textbook and a laboratory manual is available with a complete bibliography. |
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| Assessment : | The final mark involves the part related to the laboratories (5) and the part assigned to the oral examination (15)
At the oral examination, each student have the time to prepare his question before to present his conclusions orally. |
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| Contacts : | A. Rulmont, professeur ordinaire
Structural inorganic chemistry, chemistry Institut Bât. B6a 4000 Liège 1 (Sart Tilman)
Phone : 04/366.35.33 ; fax : 04/366.34.13; E-mail : Andre.rulmont@ulg.ac.be
R. Cloots, chargé de cours
Phone: 04/366.34.36 / E-mail : rcloots@ulg.ac.be
S.Rahier, assistant, 04/ 366 34 17
B. Vertruyen, chargée de recherches FNRS, 04 / 366 34 52 |
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