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XVII. student examination Records
Student
Continuous assessments and quizzes
Final
Cumulative
Name
Exams
total Marks
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
7 %
15 %
20 %
8 %
10 %
40 %
100 %
XVIII. Main author of the Module
Dr. Chrispin Kowenje is a lecturer in the Department of Chemistry Maseno University
Kenya. Kowenje joined Egerton University, Njoro Kenya for both his BSc. degree
in Chemistry and Mathematical statistics as well as for his MSc. in Chemistry. The
MSc. work (1998), which inspired his interest in the inorganic chemistry, was on
Soil factors that affect fertilizers dissolution in soils. From 1998-2002, Dr. Kowenje
was an assistant lecturer of Chemistry at Maseno University Kenya. In 2002, he
then proceeded to the State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton for his
Doctoral studies. His PhD work was in the chemistry of cations exchanged zeolite.
Currently, (since 2006), Dr. Kowenje is interested in the interactions of zeolites with
various environmental contaminants.
(Contacts: e-mail: kowenje@yahoo.com P.O.Box 94, Maseno, Kenya: Tel. +254-
57-351622 ext. 3318).
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Accompanying files
1. Reading 1 (PDF Compulsory reading for unit 1)
2. Reading 2 (PDF Compulsory reading for unit 2)
3. Reading 3 (PDF Compulsroy reading for unit 3)
4. Reading 4 (PDF Compulsory reading for units 4 & 5)
5. FICN 01 – HCCl Molecule – doc.
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6. FICN 02 – CCl Molecule – doc
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7. FINC 03 – group 13 elements – pdf
8. FINC 04 – group 1 & 17 electronegativity trends – word doc.
9. FINC 05 – ionization trends – word doc.
10. FINC 06 – general chemistry of non-metals -pdf
11. FINC 07 – group 14 chemistry - pdf
12. FINC o8 – electron sharing in bonds – doc