| CODE | AGR0200 | ||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Principles of Agricultural Chemistry | ||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 00 - Mod Pre-Tert, Foundation, Proficiency & DegreePlus | ||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Rural Sciences and Food Systems | ||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | To introduce the students to the basic concepts of chemistry and illustrate the relevance of chemistry in the agricultural field. Contents Introduction to Chemistry; Definition; Branches of chemistry; The Atom, Elements; Composition and valency; Chemical Bonding; Intermolecular Forces; Shapes of molecules; Moles; Properties and Kinetic Theory of Matter; Stoichiometry and Reaction types; Periodicity and the elements of the periodic table. Nutrient Cycles. Reading List: - Lister, J. and Crenshaw, W. (1994) Understanding Chemistry, London: Stanley Thorns; - Lecture handouts. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||||||
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