CHEM-24013 credit hours

Inorganic Chemistry I

Chemistry · 3 hrs Lecture | 3 hrs Lab

Offered: Fall and Winter Both, Every Year

CHEM-2401 prerequisites

3 courses appear in this chain, up to 2 levels deep. 2 are needed whichever route you take: CHEM-1111 → CHEM-1112

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CHEM-1111Introduction to Chemical Properties of Matter

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Pre-Calculus Mathematics 40S

Applied Mathematics 40S

Chemistry 40S

CHEM-0100Foundations of Chemistry

CHEM-1112Basic Principles of Chemical Reactivity

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Chemistry 40S

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Pre-Calculus Math 40S

Applied Math 40S

CHEM-0100Foundations of Chemistry

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Taking CHEM-2401 is a prerequisite for 2 courses directly, and opens 3 once their own follow-ons are counted.

CHEM-3401Inorganic Chemistry II: Coordination Chemistry
CHEM-4403Advanced Main Group Chemistry

Where CHEM-2401 counts

Required by 4 programs:

BCHM HONOURS BSc IN BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEM 3-YEAR BSc IN CHEMISTRY
CHEM 4-YEAR BSc IN CHEMISTRY
CHEM BSc (HONOURS) IN CHEMISTRY

Counts toward 3 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:

BCHM 3-YEAR BSc IN BIOCHEMISTRY
BCHM 4-YEAR BSc IN BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEM MINOR IN CHEMISTRY

Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 71 of 141 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.

Description

This course provides an introduction to Inorganic Chemistry with a focus on fundamental concepts. The first part of the course deals with understanding and predicting molecular bonding and structure with examples taken mostly from the main group. The second part of the course deals with understanding and explaining the trends in chemical behaviour with emphasis being placed on the main group elements. Laboratory work demonstrates reactivity trends discussed in lecture and introduces the techniques associated with the synthesis and characterization of main group compounds.

Requisite courses

CHEM-1111 and CHEM-1112 [prerequisite(s)]; CHEM-2401L (lab) (must be taken concurrently).

Restrictions

Students may not hold credit for this course and CHEM-3402.

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