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Second Year lecture Notes Now available for download.

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This webpage will be continually updated, so you should check back on a regular basis.

2nd year Physical Chemistry (CH203): Spectroscopy & Equilibrium

Two topics, 3 lectures on each topic, 2 questions in exam paper. The handouts are available for downloading below, no guarantees with regard to content, the required reading has to be undertaken.
For 2012-13 academic year, the start date is Wednesday the 7th Nov. for spectroscopy and Friday the 9th for Equilibrium.

Spectroscopy (CH203): This course gives an introduction to Molecular, & Vibrational spectroscopy. Specific topics to be covered include:

Introduction to Spectroscopy.
Quantitative Spectroscopy (Beer-Lambert Law).
Electronic spectroscopy.
Vibrational Spectroscopy (FT-IR and Raman spectroscopy).
Energies of Vibrational transitions.
Polyatomic Vibrational spectroscopy.

The syllabus and learning outcomes for this section can be downloaded from blackboard.

Lecture Notes: These are only study aids, please also study the required texts. The notes are downloadable from Blackboard only.

Required Reading:

Elements of Physical Chemistry, Atkins & de Paula, 4th Edition:
Chapter 19: Molecular rotations and vibrations, sections 19.1-19.3/19.9-19.13 & 19.15
Chapter 20: Electronic transitions and photochemistry, sections 20.1/20.4/20.5.

Optional Texts:

Foundations of Spectroscopy, Duckett & Gilbert, Chapters 2,3, and 4.
Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences, Atkins & de Paula, Chapter 13.

Internet resources: The following websites have various documents and tutorials covering various aspects of spectroscopy.

Foundations of spectroscopy, Colorado State University. pdf handout that covers some of the basics.
Raman spectroscopy, tutorial and history, from Horiba Jobin Yvon.
FT-IR spectroscopy, links page.
UV-Visible, tutorial from MSU,
Fluorescence spectroscopy, tutorial (1), tutorial (2) molecular probes.
Virtual Textbook of Organic Chemistry, sections on spectroscopy.
Optics of Spectroscopy, From Horiba Jobin Yvon, a detailed resource on spectrometers and the physics behind the instrumentation.

Video Links: The following videos on Youtube are useful for illustrating various aspects of the course: RSC-UV-VIS tutorial. Beer-Lambert experiment demonstration (very similar to lab practical)

RSC-MIR tutorial. Assigning MIR spectra. Molecular spectroscopy in the dark ages (e.g. before PCs).

Hand-held Raman spectrometers ( Thermo company). Molecular fingerprinting (plastic recycling application). Forensic Ink analysis by Raman.

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Equilibrium (CH203): This course covers the principles of chemical equilibrium, How far do reactions go? Specific topics to be covered include:

Reaction Gibbs Energy.
Variation of Reaction Gibbs Energy with composition.
Reactions at equilibrium / equilibrium constants.
Standard reaction Gibbs Energy.
The equilibrium composition.
Coupled reactions & Response of equilibria to conditions.

The syllabus and learning outcomes for this section can be downloaded from here.

Lecture Notes: These are only study aids, please study the required texts. The notes (for all 3 lectures) are downloadable from Blackboard.

Video Links: The following videos on Youtube are useful for illustrating various aspects of the course: Simulated equilibrium. Le Chatelier's Principle (same chemistry as the BL practical in CH203). Equilibrium with bangs & stuff.

Required Reading:

Elements of Physical Chemistry, Atkins & de Paula, 4th Edition:
Chapter 6: sections 6.1 & 6.2 (chemical potential)
Chapter 7: Principles of chemical equilibrium

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2nd year ANALYTICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL (CH205):

A Blackboard page for this module is available and contains all the course information. Please ensure that you are registered in time for the start of semester II..

Module Outline 2012/13: as of 05/01/2013.

Topic	Lecture Hours	Lecturer
Sampling and Electrochemistry^1,2	4	D. Leech
Atmospheric Chemistry^3,4	4	H. Curran
Water Chemistry, Water Treatment⁵&Atomic Spectroscopy⁶	6	L. Jones
Applied Spectroscopy & Forensics^8,9	4	A. Ryder
Separation Science/Chromatography⁷	3	L. Carroll
BioAnalytical Chemistry	3	P. Crowley

2012-13 Lecture Notes:
All lecture notes are available on the Blackboard site.

Lectures:

Lectures begin at the start of the second semester ( Wednesday, 9th January 2013) and are in the D'Arcy Thompson Lecture Theatre every Wednesday at 12 noon and every Friday in the Kirwan Lecture Theatre at 10 am.

Written Examination:
Science Students and Biomedical Science: Examinations will consist of one two hour paper comprising of one hundred Multiple Choice Questions (all to be attempted).

Engineers: Conventional paper, examined in Spring, 4 questions to be answered.

Practical Course:
The practical course will start in February 2013. Attendance records are taken at all practical classes.

Reading Material:

There is no set single textbook. We recommend Baird for the environmental aspects of the course and Harris (8th edition) for most of the analytical components.

¹ D. C. Harris, Quantitative Chemical Analysis, Pub. Freeman (2010), 8th Edn., Aspects of Chapters 0-15, 14, & 27.
² E. Prichard, Quality in the Chemistry Laboratory, Pub. Wiley (1995), Chapters 2 and 6.
³ C. Baird, Environmental Chemistry, Pub. Freeman (1995), Chapters 2, 3, 4.
⁴ Lecture notes are available for downloading.
⁵ C. Baird, Environmental Chemistry, Pub. Freeman (1995), Chapters 7 and 8.
⁶ D. C. Harris, Quantitative Chemical Analysis, Pub. Freeman (2010), 8th Edn., Chapter 20.
⁷ D. C. Harris, Quantitative Chemical Analysis, Pub. Freeman (2010), 8th Edn., Chapters 22 and 24.
⁸ D. C. Harris, Quantitative Chemical Analysis, Pub. Freeman (2010), 8th Edn., Chapters 17,18,19
⁹ G. Schwedt, The Essential Guide to Analytical Chemistry, Pub. Wiley (1997),

3rd year Physical Chemistry (CH313): Spectroscopy & Quantum Chemistry

Two topics, 4 lectures on each topic, 2 questions in exam paper. Lectures start in early January 2013 in the Dillon Theatre .

Spectroscopy (CH313): New page here with all resources.

Quantum Chemistry (CH313) : New page here with all resources.

3rd year analytical chemistry & molecular structure (CH326): XRF Spectroscopy

Two lectures on this topic, 1 question in exam paper. Details of the course and lecture notes are available here.

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4th year Physical Chemistry: FLUORESCENCE Spectroscopy

Two topics with one questions in each exam paper (Updated 03-09-13).

Spectroscopy (CH424: CP-406): Examined at Christmas, one question. New page here with all resources.

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3rd year Physical Chemistry (CH313): Spectroscopy & Quantum Chemistry

Two topics, 4 lectures on each topic, 2 questions in exam paper. Lectures start in early January 2009 in the Dillon Theatre .

Spectroscopy (CH313): New page here with all resources.

Quantum Chemistry (CH313) : New page here with all resources.

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4th year Physical Chemistry: Spectroscopy & Quantum Chemistry

Two topics with one questions in each exam paper (Updated 12-11-08).

Spectroscopy (CH424: CP-406): Examined at Christmas, one question. New page here with all resources.

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Quantum Chemistry (CH426: CP-405) : Examined at Summer, one question. New page here with all resources.

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Nanoscale Biophotonics Laboratory
Dr. Alan G. Ryder
Senior Lecturer, School of Chemistry, NUI Galway,
National University of Ireland, Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland.
Tel: +353 (0)91 492943 or ext. 2943 (internal)
Fax: +353 (0)91 495576
E-mail: alan.ryder

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