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Faculty of Science Handbook, Session 2019/2020

JOB OPPORTUNITIES 5. P. W. Atkins and J. de Paula, Physical Chemistry, 11
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ed., Oxford University Press, 2018.
Courses offered by the Department meet the current 6. P. Atkins, T. Overton, J. Rourke, M. Weller and F.
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requirements to accommodate job and career Armstrong, Shriver & Atkins' Inorganic Chemistry, 5
advancement. Chemistry is recognised as a professional ed., Oxford University Press, 2010.
field by Malaysian Institute of Chemistry and to date, our
chemistry graduates have filled the job market in both public
and private sectors. Job opportunities are available in basic SIC1002 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
research and development areas in research institutions
such as FRIM, SIRIM, MARDI, Petronas, MPOB and IMR. Chemical Bonding: Ionic, covalent and metallic bonding,
In addition, graduates are employed in the teaching bond polarity and electronegativity
profession in schools, colleges and universities. Career Intermolecular forces: Metallic bonding, the hydrogen
opportunities are also available in the chemical and bonds and dipole-dipole forces.
manufacturing industries, oil and gas industries,
petrochemicals, energy and fuel industries, polymer and Lewis structures and geometry, hybridization, VSEPR and
materials, electronics, sales and marketing, and new resonance
growth areas of green and sustainable technologies. Molecular orbital theory, valence bond theory

COURSE SYNOPSIS Types of solids: Closest packing, different types of crystal
structures (molecular, ionic, covalent and metallic);
Note: All level 1 students are required to attend a practical relationship between structure and properties, packing
safety class before commencing their practical class. Time efficiency, density calculation for metallic structures, radius
of class will be announced on the first week of the teaching ratio for ionic solids.
session.
Chemistry of s and p-block elements: Occurrence and
abundance, extraction, physical properties and chemical
SIC1001 PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY properties.
Arrhenius and Ostwald Theory, Bronsted acidity, Bronsted
Stoichiometry equilibrium, periodic trend in Bronsted acidity, Lux concept
The mole concept, chemical formulas (empirical and oxoacids, polyoxoacids, Pauling’s rule, Lewis acids and
molecular), balanced chemical equations (molecular and bases, relative strength of Lewis acids and bases, Hard-soft
redox), percentage yield, chemical reactions in aqueous theory for acids and bases, Thermodynamic parameter for
solution, molarity, and analytical chemistry (gravimetric and acids and bases, Drago-Wayland equation.
volumetric).
Oxidation and reduction reactions; definition and types of
Atomic structure redox reactions; oxidizing and reducing agents, oxidation
Models of atomic structure (Dalton, Bohr, Quantum Theory) number (O.N.) and its importance, procedure for calculating
Wavefunction (quantisation, atomic orbitals) O.N., elements with more than one O.N. Half redox
Many-electron atoms (Heisenberg uncertainty principle, reactions and balancing of redox reaction equations,
Pauli exclusion principle, Hund’s rule, Aufbau principle, Standard electrode potential and electrochemical series,
electronic configuration) Frost diagrams, Pourbaix Diagram and its interpretation,
Ellingham diagram.
Periodic Table
Trends in physical and chemical properties of elements in Assessment Methods:
relation to electronic configuration (atomic size, ionic radius, Practical: 25%
ionization energy, electron affinity, electronegativity and Continuous assessment: 15%
metallic properties, acid-base and redox). Final examination: 60%

Introduction to chemical bonding Medium of instruction:
Ionic versus covalent bonding, nature of the covalent bond, English
valence bond theory (hybridization), molecular orbital
theory. References:
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1. J. Mcmurray and R.C. Fay, Chemistry, 5 ed., Prentice
Gas Hall International, 2008.
The kinetic theory of gas and equation of state for ideal and 2. J. E. Brady, F.A. Senese and N.D. Jesperson,
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real gases. Chemistry, 5 ed., John Wiley, 2009.
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3. D. F. Shriver and P. W. Atkins, Inorganic Chemistry, 5
Assessment Methods: ed., Oxford University Press, 2010.
Continuous assessment: 30% 4. Catherine E. Housecroft and Alan G. Sharpe, Inorganic
Final examination: 70% Chemistry, 4th ed., Pearson Prentice Hall, 2012.

Medium of instruction:
English SIC1003 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I

References: Structure and bonding in carbon compounds,
1. J. E. Brady, F. A. Senese and N. D. Jespersen, hybridization, resonance, shapes of organic molecules,
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Chemistry, 5 ed., John Wiley & Sons, 2009. structure drawings.
2. T. L. Brown, H. E. LeMay, B. E. Bursten, C. J. Murphy
and P. Woodward, Chemistry: The Central Science, Chemical reactivity: energy, orientation, and other
12 ed., Pearson Education, Prentice Hall, 2011. requirements for chemical reaction, electrophiles and
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3. M. S. Silberberg, Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of nucleophiles, acidity and basicity, factors affecting pKa
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Matter and Change, .6 ed., McGraw-Hill, 2011. values, (e.g., role of substituents), Lewis acids and bases,
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4. L. Pauling, General Chemistry, 3 ed., Dover organic acids and bases; Reaction mechanisms: bond
Publications, 1988. formation and bond breaking and description by use of
curly arrows.
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