Competences of the degree (CD), their nature (specific/transversal) and their relation to the MEC competences:



CD1. Possess knowledge and understanding of Chemistry, including theoretical and practical aspects in this field. (Specific; MEC1)



CD2. Manage appropriately the acquired knowledge, skills and abilities to recognize and analyse new problems and propose strategies to solve them. (Specific, MEC1 MEC2).



CD3. Manipulate safely chemical materials as well as recognize and assess risks related to the use of chemical substances and laboratory procedures. (Specific, MEC2 MEC3)



CD4. Plan, develop, manage and control chemical processes and projects using typical academic and industrial laboratory techniques and equipment. (Transversal; MEC2 MEC3)



CD5. Analyse and understand experimental results and scientific data to make decisions, taking into account both technical and ethical aspects of the problem. (Transversal; MEC3 MEC5)



CD6. Demonstrate the ability to work as a team and to solve problems in multidisciplinary contexts. (Transversal; MEC2 MEC4)

(i) Introduction. Safety. Toxic and hazardous materials of common use in the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory. The laboratory notebook. Basic procedures in the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory. Experiments at the microscale level.



(ii) Reactivity of S and P block elements. Acid-base nature. Redox properties. Solubility in water. Stability and chemical behaviour of elements and their most common compounds.



(iii) Reactivity of D block elements. Acid-base nature. Redox properties. Use of various redox and predominance diagrams to determine the prevailing species in different potential and pH conditions. Coordination chemistry of 1st transition series metals: an introduction.



(iv) Preparation of simple inorganic compounds. Preparation of metallic elements from their oxides. Synthesis at the micro-scale of various inorganic materials with industrial interest.



(v) Simple methods for the identification of unknown inorganic materials based on the different properties studied along the course (flame test, solubility, acid-base and redox properties, ...)

Classroom sessions and laboratory practicals will be coordinated, that is, approximately one week prior to the laboratory practical students will have a class session to prepare the experimental work. Each laboratory practical is scheduled for a 4-5 hour long block of time. As usual, seminars and classroom sessions will be 50 minutes long. Classroom sessions and practicals will be once every two weeks and there will also be 4 seminars throughout the academic year (2 in the first term and 2 in the second term). So, each seminar will be related to a couple of classroom and laboratory practices. About 45 % of the course content will be given in the first term and the other 55 % in the second one. In the continuous assessment, students will have to submit different deliverables (laboratory notebook, question list, etc.) and will also have a written exam.

Relative weight in the final grade:



- Laboratory work, notebook and a report at the end of each practical 60 %

- Written exam at the end of the course 40 %



Minimum score in each part in order to be considered for final evaluation: 4/10

As indicated, the exam at the end of the course will consist of various questions related to the work done in the laboratory throughout the year. However, for those students who need to resit the exam in June/July (extraordinary exam call), this will consist of a written part plus a short practical exercise in the laboratory.



In the case of the continuous assessment, students who do not want to be assessed (NO SHOW), should inform the lecturer of the course by giving him/her a signed document, specifying the date, at least one month before the end of the course. The grade NO SHOW does not count towards the maximum number of examinations that may be taken by a candidate.



According to the Grading Regulations in Undergraduate Studies, students who do not wish to participate in the continuous assessment system should inform the lecturer of the course by giving him/her a signed document, specifying the date, before the end of the week 18.



In the final assessment system, the exam will consist of a written part plus a practical exercise in the laboratory. In this case, if a student does not turn up to the exam he/she will not be assessed (NO SHOW).

Laboratory coat and notebook.

Basic bibliography

J. Alcañiz, Manual de síntesis de compuestos inorgánicos en laboratorio. Publicaciones de la Universidad de Alicante (2007)



Z. Szafran, R. M. Pike, M. M. Singh. Microscale Inorganic Chemistry: A Comprehensive Laboratory Experience. Wiley & Sons, New York (1991).

In-depth bibliography

P. Atkins, T. Overton, J. Rourke, M. Weller y F. Armstrong. Shriver & Atkins: Química Inorgánica. 4ª ed., Mc Graw-Hill, México (2008).

F.A. Cotton, G. Wilkinson, C.A. Murillo y M. Bochmann, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry. 6ª ed., Wiley & Sons, New York (1999).

G.S. Girolami, T.B. Rauchfuss, R.J. Angelici, Synthesis and Tecnique in Inorganic Chemistry. 3ª Ed., University Science Books (1999).

N.N. Greenwood y A. Earnshaw, The Chemistry of the Elements. 2ª ed., Butterworth Heinemann, Oxford (1997).

C E Housecroft and A G Sharpe, Inorganic Chemistry, Prentice Hall (2001)

G Rayner-Canham, Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry, W H Freeman & Co. (2003)

D F Shriver and P W Atkins, Inorganic Chemistry, 3rd ed. Oxford University Press (1999)

Journals

Journal of Chemical Education