CH4716 Electrochemistry and Computational Chemistry

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

10

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 10

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

Not automatically available to General Degree students

Planned timetable

To be arranged.

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Prof M Buck

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Prof M Buck, Prof M Buehl

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

One component of the module covers electrolyte solutions and ionic conductivity, equilibrium electrochemistry, electrode processes and applications of electrochemistry. The other component is a computational element, and will introduce aspects of modern computational chemistry related to the electronic structure of atoms, molecules and solids to achieve a basic understanding of the underlying approximations made in practical calculations, and consider applications of computed structures and energies in chemistry.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST ( PASS CH2701 AND PASS 1 MODULE FROM {CH2501, CH2601, CH2603} ) OR ( PASS 2 MODULES FROM {CH2501, CH2701} AND PASS CH1601 OR PASS CH1202 )

Anti-requisites

YOU CANNOT TAKE THIS MODULE IF YOU TAKE CH4458

Assessment pattern

2-hour Written Examination = 100%

Re-assessment

Oral Re-assessment = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

2 - 3 lectures per week over 9 - 10 weeks (within Weeks 1-11) and 2 - 3 tutorials in total

Scheduled learning hours

20

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

80

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Have a notion of the scale and relevance of electrochemistry in industry
  • Know about equilibrium electrochemistry
  • Be familiar with basic aspects of electrode kinetics
  • Be familiar with the Hartree-Fock method and basis sets used with it.
  • Know about electron correlation and its approximations through ab initio and density functional methods.
  • Be familiar with applications of computed structures and energies in chemistry.