CHEM 231Chemical Bonding, Structure and Main
- Faculty
- Science
- Last listed
- 1975–76
No longer offered. It’s in Waterloo’s scanned calendars from 1963–64 to 1975–76; the 1995–96 to 2023–24 calendars are on ucalendar.
Group Chemistry Modern concepts of chemical bonding and their application to the inorganic chemistry of the Main Group elements emphasizing the Periodic Table and the interrelationships between structure, bonding and reactivity. 2 lectures, for two terms (full-year course)
As printed in the 1975–76 calendar, read by OCR; the scanned page is the original.
Requirements, as last listed
Prerequisite: A first year Chemistry course, e.g. Chemistry 121*-122*
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In the scanned calendars
How it read in each calendar from 1963–64 to 1975–76, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.
1975–76 1 calendar
Group Chemistry
Modern concepts of chemical bonding and their application to the inorganic chemistry of the Main Group elements emphasizing the Periodic Table and the interrelationships between structure, bonding and reactivity.
2 lectures, for two terms (full-year course)
Prerequisite: A first year Chemistry course, e.g. Chemistry 121*-122*
1971–72 to 1974–75 3 calendars
Titled Chemical Bonding and Structure.
Classical and wave theories of the electronic structure of atoms. The Periodic Table. Formation and properties of ionic covalent and coordinate bonds. Bonding in molecular ionic and metallic solids. Molecular orbital and valence bond theories. Some methods for the establishment of molecular shapes. Application of the concepts of chemical bonding to the stereochemistry, structure and properties of main group element compounds. Relationship of bonding to reactivity and electronic structure. Periodicity and periodic trends in group chemistry. Synthesis of selected groups of inorganic compounds. Prerequisite: A first year Chemistry course, e.g. Chemistry 121*-122* 2 lectures, for two terms (full-year course).
1965–66 to 1970–71 5 calendars
Titled Chemical Bonding and Structure.
Classical and wave theories of the electronic structure of atoms developed and applied to the rationalisation of the periodic table and the problems of chemical bonding. The formation and properties of the covalent bond; bonding in ionic and metallic solids; methods for the establishment of the shapes of molecules. 2 lectures. 3 hours laboratory. (Laboratories 10 be taken only by Honours Chemistry students).
1963–64 to 1964–65 2 calendars
Titled Chemical Bonding and Structure.
Electronic structure of atoms; the periodic table; nature and classification of chemical bonding; bond energies and electronegativity scales; structure and shape of molecules; crystal structure of common inorganic substances.
2 lectures (For General students, 1 hour problem).