BASIC CHEMISTRY

About this Course

Course Description

This is a basic chemistry course aimed to provide foundation in physical, organic, and inorganic chemistry. The topics covered include introduction to safety, safety awareness, MSDS and occupational safety and health act, mole concepts, reactions of acids and bases, atomic structure, periodic table, chemical bonding and redox reactions.

Course Learning Outcomes

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Course Details

STATUS : Open
DURATION : FLEXIBLE
EFFORT : 1 hour per week
MODE : 100% Online
COURSE LEVEL : Beginner
LANGUAGE : English
CLUSTER : Science & Technology ( ST )

 Syllabus

1.1 S.I unit of mass, length, time, temperature, amount of substance, electrical current and luminous intensity.
1.2 Conversion of S.I units.
1.3 Significant figures.

2.1 Definitions of atom, ion, molecule and compound.
2.2 Symbol, chemical formula and naming of element, molecules and compounds.
2.3 Mass relationship of atom and concept of mol: atomic mass, molecular mass, formula mass, Avogadro’s number, number of mol, number of atoms, number of ions and number of molecules.
2.4 Definition and calculation of composition of compounds, empirical formula and molecular formula.
2.5 Writing and balancing chemical equations.
2.6 Stoichiometric calculations: Limiting reactant, amounts of reactants and products and concept of percent yield.

3.1 Electrolytes and non-electrolytes, weak and strong electrolytes.
3.2 Definition of acids and bases by Arrhenius, Bronsted- Lowry and Lewis.
3.3 Definition and properties of strong acids, weak acids, strong bases and weak bases.
3.4 Calculation involving concentration and molarity, pH and pOH, and dilution.
3.5 Titration of acids-bases: theory, volumetric calculation and titration curve.

4.1 Definition and calculation of electron, proton, neutron, atomic number, mass number and isotope.
4.2 Properties of light involving calculation of wavelength, frequency, energy and change in energy.
4.3 Introduction to Bohr’s theory.
4.4 Quantum numbers: description and relationship of Principle, Angular, momentum, Magnetic and Electron spin quantum numbers.
4.5 Arrangement of electrons: Pauli’s Principle, Hund’s Rule and Aufbau’s principle.
4.6 Electronic configuration of atom and ion: spdf notation and orbital diagram.


5.1 Importance of atomic number in the classification of elements.
5.2 Periodic trends
5.2.1 Atomic and ionic radii
5.2.2 Electronegativity
5.2.3 Metallic character
5.2.4 1st ionization energy
5.2.5 Electron affinity

6.1 Definition of the chemical bond, valence electrons, noble gases and octet stability.
6.2 Lewis Structure: Ionic and covalent bonds, examples of structures of simple molecules and calculation of formal charge.
6.3 Lewis Structure: Determination of electron bonding, non electron bonding, electron pair, molecular geometry of simple compounds using VSEPR theory (i.e. linear, trigonal planar, trigonal pyramidal, angular and tetrahedral)
6.4 General characteristics of covalent compounds.
6.5 Basic concept and examples of dative covalent bond, hydrogen bond, Van der Waals forces.

7.1 Definition of oxidation and reduction.
7.2 Determination of oxidation number of elements in compounds.
7.3 Writing and balancing Redox equations in acidic and basic solution.
7.4 Definition and examples of agents of oxidation and reduction.


8.1 Types of hydrocarbons (alkanes, alkenes, alkynes)
8.2 Nomenclature (IUPAC) of straight chain, branch and cyclic hydrocarbons
8.3 Structural isomerism of alkane, alkene and alkyne
8.4 cis and trans of alkene


Our Instructor

NOR AZIRA IRMA BINTI MUHAMMAD

Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Arau

CHE FARIDAH BT OSMAN

Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Arau

HANANI BINTI YAZID

Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Arau

MOHD FAUZI BIN ABDULLAH

Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Arau

FARIDAH HANUM BT BADRUN

Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Arau

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