ESS 109: Inorganic Chemistry of Earth’s Materials

[3.0 units]

Chemical principles, structure, and bonding of minerals and Earth materials, including crystallography (symmetry, space groups, group theory), coordination chemistry, bonding models (valence bond, crystal field, and MO theories), and electronic and magnetic properties.

Prerequisite: ESS 100 or ENVE 100 or CHEM 010 or CHEM 010H .