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Faculty of Science Handbook, Session 2015/2016

Crystal X-ray Diffractometer (single, dual wavelength, and Assessment Methods:
powder), Capillary Electrophoresis, Elemental Analyser, Continuous assessment: 30%
Mercury Analyzer, GC, GC-MS, GC-FID, GC-ECD, ICP-MS, Final examination: 70%
LC-MS (QTOF high resolution), Injection Moulding Machine,
Twin-Screw Extruder, Impact Tester, Tensile Tester, DSC, Medium of instruction:
DMA, TGA,TGA-GCMS,TGA-DTA, FT-IR Imaging, Micro- English
Raman, UV Spectrometer, Fluorescence
Spectrophotometer, HPLC, LC-Prep, AAS, Flame Soft skills:
Photometer, Rheometer, Optical Polarizing Microscope, CT1-3
Microwave digester, Guoy Balance, Capillary
Electrophoresis (CE), Ion Chromatography, X-ray References:
Fluorescence Spectrometer (XRF), Electroanalytical System 1. J. E. Brady, F. A. Senese and N. D. Jespersen,
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and Gel Imager. TOC analyser, densitometer, colour Chemistry, 5 ed., John Wiley & Sons, 2009.
spectrometer, light scattering GPC, thermoconductivity 2. T. L. Brown, H. E. LeMay, B. E. Bursten, C. J. Murphy
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meter, particle size analyser+ FESEM. and P. Woodward, Chemistry: The Central Science, 12
ed., Pearson Education, Prentice Hall, 2011.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES 3. M. S. Silberberg, Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of
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Matter and Change, .6 ed., McGraw-Hill, 2011.
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Courses offered by the department meet the current 4. L. Pauling, General Chemistry, 3 ed., Dover
requirements to accommodate job and career advancement. Publications, 1988.
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Chemistry is recognised as a professional field by Malaysian 5. P. W. Atkins and J. de Paula, Physical Chemistry, 9 ed.,
Institute of Chemistry and to date, our chemistry graduates Oxford University Press, 2010.
have filled the job market in both public and private sectors. 6. P. Atkins, T. Overton, J. Rourke, M. Weller and F.
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Job opportunities are available in basic research and Armstrong, Shriver & Atkins' Inorganic Chemistry, 5 ed.,
development areas in research institutions such as FRIM, Oxford University Press, 2010.
SIRIM, MARDI, Petronas, MPOB and IMR. In addition,
graduates are employed in the teaching profession in
schools, colleges and universities. Career opportunities are SIC1002 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
also available in the chemical and manufacturing industries,
oil and gas industries, petrochemicals, energy and fuel Chemical Bonding: Ionic, covalent and metallic bonding,
industries, polymer and materials, electronics, sales and bond polarity and electronegativity
marketing, and new growth areas of green and sustainable Intermolecular forces: Metallic bonding, the hydrogen bonds
technologies. and dipole-dipole forces.

Lewis structures and geometry, hybridization, VSEPR and
resonance
COURSE SYNOPSIS Molecular orbital theory, valence bond theory

Note: All level 1 students are required to attend a practical Types of solids: Closest packing, different types of crystal
safety class before commencing their practical class. Time structures (molecular, ionic, covalent and metallic);
of class will be announced on the first week of the teaching relationship between structure and properties, packing
session. efficiency, density calculation for metallic structures, radius
ratio for ionic solids.

SIC1001 PRINCIPLES CHEMISTRY Chemistry of s and p-block elements: Occurrence and
abundance, extraction, physical properties and chemical
Stoichiometry properties.
The mole concept, chemical formulas (empirical and Arrhenius and Ostwald Theory, Bronsted acidity, Bronsted
molecular), balanced chemical equations (molecular and equilibrium, , periodic trend in Bronsted acidity, Lux concept
redox), percentage yield, chemical reactions in aqueous oxoacids, polyoxoacids, Pauling’s rule, Lewis acids and
solution, molarity, and analytical chemistry (gravimetric and bases, relative strength of Lewis acids and bases, Hard-soft
volumetric). theory for acids and bases, Thermodynamic parameter for
acids and bases, Drago-Wayland equation.
Atomic structure
Models of atomic structure (Dalton, Bohr, Quantum Theory) Oxidation and reduction reactions; definition and types of
Wavefunction (quantisation, atomic orbitals) redox reactions; oxidizing and reducing agents, oxidation
Many-electron atoms (Heisenberg uncertainty principle, number (O.N.) and its importance, procedure for calculating
Pauli exclusion principle, Hund’s rule, Aufbau principle, O.N., elements with more than one O.N. Half redox
electronic configuration) reactions and balancing of redox reaction equations,
Standard electrode potential and electrochemical series,
Periodic Table Frost diagrams, Pourbaix Diagram and its interpretation,
Trends in physical and chemical properties of elements in Ellingham diagram.
relation to electronic configuration (atomic size, ionic radius,
ionization energy, electron affinity, electronegativity and Assessment Methods:
metallic properties, acid-base and redox). Practical: 25%
Continuous assessment: 15%
Introduction to chemical bonding Final examination: 60%
Ionic versus covalent bonding, nature of the covalent bond,
valence bond theory (hybridization), molecular orbital Medium of instruction:
theory. English

Gas Soft skills:
The kinetic theory of gas and equation of state for ideal and CT1-3
real gases.

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