Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, the students should be able to:
1. define atom, molecules and chemical reactions;
2. discuss the Modern electronic theory of atoms;
3. write electronic configurations of elements on the periodic table;
4. justify the trends of atomic radii, ionization energies, electronegativity of the elements based
on their position in the periodic table;
5. identify and balance oxidation – reduction equation and solve redox titration problems;
6. illustrate shapes of simple molecules and hybridized orbitals;
7. identify the characteristics of acids, bases and salts, and solve problems based on their
quantitative relationship;
8. apply the principles of equilibrium to aqueous systems using LeChatelier’s principle to predict
the effect of concentration, pressure and temperature changes on equilibrium mixtures;
9. analyse and perform calculations with the thermodynamic functions, enthalpy, entropy and
free energy; and
10. determine rates of reactions and its dependence on concentration, time and temperature.
Course Contents
Atoms, molecules and chemical reactions. Modern electronic theory of atoms. Electronic
configuration; periodicity and building up of the periodic table. Hybridisation and shapes of simple
molecules. Valence Forces. Structure of solids. Chemical equations and stoichiometry. Chemical bonding and intermolecular forces. Kinetic theory of matter. Elementary thermochemistry, rates
of reaction, equilibrium and thermodynamics. Acids, bases and salts. Properties of gases. Redox
reactions and introduction to electrochemistry. Radioactivity.
