Course Overview
Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of chemistry and how it provides the foundation and understanding of its application in the marine industry. They will be introduced to the classification, properties, and behaviour of matter. They will acquire an understanding of electronic structure and bonding of atoms and molecules. Chemical bonding, intermolecular interactions, and chemical reactivity will be dealt with. The course will cover the chemical composition and physical structure of water. The different characteristics of water and its relationship with ferrous and non-ferrous metals will be explained. Methods of water treatment, recovery, and re-use of water will be covered.
Prerequisite(s)
- Term 1.
Credits
4.0
- Retired
- This course has been retired and is no longer offered. Find other Flexible Learning courses that may interest you.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- Differentiate between atoms and molecules.
- Explain the different physical stages of matter (Physical and chemical properties and change in state).
- Describe the arrangement of elements in terms of metallic and non-metallic elements in the Periodic Table.
- Describe ionic, covalent, and polarity bonding.
- Explain radioactivity and nuclear fission and working of Geiger counters.
- Use empirical formulas to get molecular formulas (Quantitative information from balanced equations).
- Explain the chemical characteristics of water and its properties.
- Describe the ways in which water interacts with solids, gases, and metals.
- Describe the process of corrosion and methods of protection of metals from corrosion.
- Explain the different methods of water treatment (Treatment of boiler feed-water, recovery, and re-use of water).
Effective as of Winter 2012
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