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Faculty of Science Handbook, Session 2019/2020

JOB OPPORTUNITIES 3. M. S. Silberberg, Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of
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 Publications, 1988.
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advancement. Chemistry is recognised as a professional 5. P. W. Atkins and J. de Paula, Physical Chemistry, 11
field by Malaysian Institute of Chemistry and to date, our ed., Oxford University Press, 2018.
chemistry graduates have filled the job market in both 6. P. Atkins, T. Overton, J. Rourke, M. Weller and F.
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public and private sectors. Job opportunities are available Armstrong, Shriver & Atkins' Inorganic Chemistry, 5
in basic research and development areas in research ed., Oxford University Press, 2010.
institutions such as FRIM, SIRIM, MARDI, Petronas,
MPOB and IMR. In addition, graduates are employed in
the teaching profession in schools, colleges and SIC1002 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
universities. Career opportunities are also available in the
chemical and manufacturing industries, oil and gas Chemical Bonding: Ionic, covalent and metallic bonding,
industries, petrochemicals, energy and fuel industries, bond polarity and electronegativity
polymer and materials, electronics, sales and marketing, Intermolecular forces: Metallic bonding, the hydrogen
and new growth areas of green and sustainable bonds and dipole-dipole forces.
technologies.
Lewis structures and geometry, hybridization, VSEPR and
COURSE SYNOPSIS resonance
Molecular orbital theory, valence bond theory
Note: All level 1 students are required to attend a
practical safety class before commencing their practical Types of solids: Closest packing, different types of crystal
class. Time of class will be announced on the first week of structures (molecular, ionic, covalent and metallic);
the teaching session. relationship between structure and properties, packing
efficiency, density calculation for metallic structures, radius
ratio for ionic solids.
SIC1001 PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY
Chemistry of s and p-block elements: Occurrence and
Stoichiometry abundance, extraction, physical properties and chemical
The mole concept, chemical formulas (empirical and properties.
molecular), balanced chemical equations (molecular and Arrhenius and Ostwald Theory, Bronsted acidity, Bronsted
redox), percentage yield, chemical reactions in aqueous equilibrium, periodic trend in Bronsted acidity, Lux concept
solution, molarity, and analytical chemistry (gravimetric oxoacids, polyoxoacids, Pauling’s rule, Lewis acids and
and volumetric). bases, relative strength of Lewis acids and bases, Hard-
soft theory for acids and bases, Thermodynamic
Atomic structure parameter for acids and bases, Drago-Wayland equation.
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
Pauli exclusion principle, Hund’s rule, Aufbau principle, calculating O.N., elements with more than one O.N. Half
electronic configuration) redox 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 Assessment Methods:
and 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 Medium of instruction:
orbital theory. English

Gas Soft skills:
The kinetic theory of gas and equation of state for ideal CT1-3
and real gases.
References:
Assessment Methods: 1. J. Mcmurray and R.C. Fay, Chemistry, 5 ed., Prentice
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Continuous assessment: 30% Hall International, 2008.
Final examination: 70% 2. J. E. Brady, F.A. Senese and N.D. Jesperson,
Chemistry, 5 ed., John Wiley, 2009.
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Medium of instruction: 3. D. F. Shriver and P. W. Atkins, Inorganic Chemistry, 5
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English ed., Oxford University Press, 2010.
4. Catherine E. Housecroft and Alan G. Sharpe, Inorganic
Soft skills: Chemistry, 4th ed., Pearson Prentice Hall, 2012.
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References: SIC1003 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
1. J. E. Brady, F. A. Senese and N. D. Jespersen,
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Chemistry, 5 ed., John Wiley & Sons, 2009. Structure and bonding in carbon compounds,
2. T. L. Brown, H. E. LeMay, B. E. Bursten, C. J. Murphy hybridization, resonance, shapes of organic molecules,
and P. Woodward, Chemistry: The Central Science, structure drawings.
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12 ed., Pearson Education, Prentice Hall, 2011.
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