Chemistry 2

This subject provides the continuation of the introduction to the basic concepts of General Chemistry, including chemical kinetics; a revision of carbon-based acids and bases; nucleophilic substitution reactions; elimination reactions; addition reactions; electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions; nucleophilic addition reactions; redox reactions in carbon compounds; spectroscopy and determination of structure; redox reactions and electrochemistry; isolation processes of metals; transition-metal compounds and their nomenclature; coordination chemistry; molecular orbital theory and band structures; properties and structures of solids; aspects of main-group chemistry.

学习化学进阶概念、原理与实验技能。

• 1Define the role of chemistry in biology, technology and the physical environment, including the evolution of current theories;
• 2Illustrate how the individual concepts taught throughout this subject connect with each other and with the concepts learned in Chemistry 1 to form a fundamental basis of the chemical sciences;
• 3Execute basic laboratory experiments; analyse and interpret experimental data and write laboratory reports;
• 4Apply safe handling and disposal of laboratory chemicals associated with health and safety issues;
• 5Describe the kinetics of chemical reactions; synthetic strategies to obtain carbon-based molecules and pure metals; concepts of redox chemistry; the connection between molecular orbital theory and band structures; typical characteristics of structures of solids;
• 6Determine chemical structures through the analysis of spectroscopic data;
• 7Outline the unique characteristics of main-group and transition-metal compounds;
• 8Identify the general scientific research process and how to critically analyse scientific data.