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Faculty of Science Handbook, Session 2016/2017
SIC2013 SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY and Nernst diffusion layer. Potentiostatic and galvanostatic
electrochemical methods including chronoamperometry,
Crystal and close-packed structures. Bonding in solids coulometry, polarography, cyclic voltammetry and
specifically ionic and partial covalent bonding; bonding in stripping voltammetry methods. Surface confined
metals and band theory. Crystal imperfections, cases of electrochemical processes and applications in
nonstoichiometry in compounds and solid solutions; phase electroanalytical field.
diagrams.
Assessment Methods:
Electrical, magnetic and optical properties. Continuous assessment: 30%
Final examination: 70%
Assessment Methods:
Continuous assessment: 30% Medium of instruction:
Final examination: 70% English

Medium of instruction: Soft skills:
English CT1-3, LL1-2
Soft skills: References:
CT1-3 1.A. J Bard and L. R. Faulkner, Electrochemical Methods
Fundamental and Application, 2 nd ed., John Wiley &
References: Sons, 2001.
1.A. R. West, Basic Solid State Chemistry, John Wiley & 2.D. Pletcher and F. C. Walsh, Industrial Electrochemistry,
Sons, 1996. Blackie Academic and Profesional, 1993.
2.G. E. Rodgers, Introduction to Coordination Solid State 3.P. Monk, Fundamentals of Electroanalytical Chemistry,
and Descriptive Chemistry, 1994. John Wiley & Sons, 2001.
3.J. R. Christman, Fundamentals of Solid State Physics. 4.J. Wang, Analytical Electrochemistry, 2 nd ed., John
4.M. F. F. Ladd, Structure and Bonding in Solid State Wiley & Sons, 2000.
Chemistry, Halsted Press, NY, 1979.

SIC3001 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY III
SIC2014 BASIC COLLOID CHEMISTRY
Organometallic Chemistry:
Introduction to colloidal dispersion and types of colloidal Historical background, Classification/bonding types of
dispersions. Particles in the box and colloid chemistry. Organometallics Compounds of Transition Elements, Main
Brownian motion, Surface charge and colloidal stability. Group Organometallics & Lanthanides, 18-electron rules,
Particle size and fluid deformation. Viscosity, Ligands in Organometallics (carbonyl, hydride,
sedimentation and rheology. Self-assembly colloids: alkyl/alkene, carbene, carbyne, metallocene & fullerene).
micelles, vesicles, emulsions and microemulsions. Spectral (IR, NMR) and x-ray structural analysis.
Instrumentations in Colloidal Chemistry. Colloidal Organometallic reactions.
chemistry, nano-science and nanotechnology.
Reaction kinetics and mechanism of transition metal
Assessment Methods: complexes:
Continuous assessment: 40% Introduction to inorganic reaction mechanism.
Final examination: 60% Dissociative, associative and interchange mechanisms.
Derivation of the rate law based on the above
Medium of instruction: mechanisms. Substitution reactions of octahedral,
English tetrahedral and 5-coordinate systems. Substitution
reactions catalysed by acid and base. Inner-sphere and
Soft skills: outer-sphere mechanisms.
CT1-3
Assessment Methods:
References: Practical: 25%
1. A. W. Adamson and A. P. Gast, Physical Chemistry of Continuous assessment: 15%
Surfaces, Wiley Interscience, 1997. Final examination: 60%
2. D. J. Shaw, Introduction to Colloid & Surface Chemistry,
Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, 1992. Medium of instruction:
3. P. C. Hiemenz and R. Rjagopalan, Principles of Colloid English
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& Surface Chemistry, 3 ed., Marcel Dekkerm, 1997.
4. R. Aveyard, and D. A. Haydon, An Introduction to the Soft skills:
Principles of Surface Chemistry, Cambridge University CT1-3
Press, 1973.
5. D References:
.F. Evans, H. Wennerstrom, The Colloidal Domain, 2 nd 1.C. Elschenbroich and A. Salzer, Organometallics A
ed. Wiley-Vch, 1999. concise Introduction, 2 rev., VCH, 1992.
nd
6.D.H. Everett, Basic Principle Of Colloid Science, Royal 2.G. O. Spessard and G. L. Miessler, Organometallic
Society of Chemistry, 1988. Chemistry, Prentice Hall, 1997.
3.Gary L. Miessler & Donald A. Tarr, Inorganis Chemistry.
3 ed., Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004
rd
SIC2015 ELECTROCHEMISTRY 4.F. A. Cotton and G. Wilkinson, Advanced Inorganic
Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, 1972.
Background of electrochemical cell, type of electrode, 5.Journal of Organometallic Chemistry.
liquid junction potential, concentrations of electrolyte. 6.Fred Basolo and Ralph G Pearson, Mechanism of
Basic electrochemistry on electrode reaction, electrode Inorganic Reactions. A study of metal complexes in
nd
kinetics, Butler-Volmer equation, Tafel anode and cathode solution, 2 ed., John Wiley & Sons, 1967.
equation, overpotential, mass transport, diffusion current
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