CHEN20010 Material and Energy Balances (University of Melbourne): rated 4.5/5 overall, difficulty 1.5/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 4.0/5 across 8 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
CHEN20010 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology in Chemical Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 物料与能量衡算
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Chemical Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This subject introduces chemical engineering flow sheet calculations, including material balances, energy balances and compositions of mixtures. The concept of conversion of mass is developed as the basis for determining mass flows in chemical processing systems involving chemical reactions and .
CHEN20010 has 8 scored reviews: overall 4.5/5 · usefulness 3.8 · difficulty 1.5 · would-recommend 4.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 reviews by UniMelb students on UniMelb Wall (4.0/5 overall); 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 5.0 stars); 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.3/5).
On Reddit: "Can confirm CHEN20010 is a MASSIVE WAM booster that does NOT take up ANY of your time and has a VERY high pass rate!"
On Reddit: "Did the two last year. Both subjects (CHEN20010 in particular), will be massive time sinks. Make sure you complete all weekly problem sheets for CHEN20010 and don't procrastinate doing them - there are a lot of questions but they prep you well for the exam. CHEN20012 is more pro…"
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Q: Is CHEN20010 hard?
A: Students rate CHEN20010's difficulty 1.5/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is CHEN20010 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 8 reviews: would-recommend 4.0/5, usefulness 3.8/5, overall 4.5/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches CHEN20010, and when is it offered?
A: CHEN20010 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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