Overview

To provide a diverse range of students an appreciation and understanding of the fundamental concepts of chemistry enabling them to undertake further study in the chemistry, environmental science, biochemistry, and biotechnology majors.

Requisites

Prerequisites
CHE10001 Chemistry 1

Rules

Assumed Knowledge
VCE 3 and 4 Chemistry or equivalent

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Demonstrate theoretical comprehension of key chemical theories and concepts
  • Apply problem solving skills to tasks involving the above theoretical skills
  • Conduct accurate and precise laboratory analyses using a range of laboratory techniques
  • Articulate understandings of the theory through the medium of laboratory report writing
  • Describe and employ laboratory occupational health and safety best practices

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Lecture
2.00  12 weeks  24
On-campus
Class
2.00  10 weeks  20
On-campus
Lab
2.00  9 weeks  18
Online
Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning
5.00  12 weeks  60
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning
2.33 12 weeks  28
TOTAL     150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
ExaminationIndividual 40 - 50% 1,2 
Laboratory ReportIndividual 10 - 20% 1,2,3,4,5 
Practical ExaminationIndividual 10 - 20% 1,2,3,4,5 
QuizzesIndividual 5 - 15% 1,2 
TestIndividual 10 - 20% 1,2 

Hurdle

As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:

(i) An aggregate mark of 50% or more, and (ii) At least 40% in the final exam, and (iii) Completion of a specific fraction of non-reportable laboratory work based on the criteria for successful completion as explained in the lab handout(s).Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirements (ii) and (iii) will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.

Content

  • Matter, atoms and bonding to make compounds
  • The mole concept, chemical equations and stoichiometry
  • Gas laws
  • Colligative properties
  • Nuclear Chemistry
  • Chemical equilibria
  • Acids and bases
  • An introduction to quantitative spectroscopy
  • Kinetics

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.