Overview

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

The principles of analytical chemistry and their practical application to solution samples. Titrimetric and electrochemical methods. Quantitative.

COURSE DETAILS:

2 lecture hours/week; 4 lab hours/week

General Course Description:  The fundamental principles of analytical sciences are introduced in this course. The concepts of sampling, experimental uncertainty, statistical data analysis and calibration will be covered in the lecture and put into practice in laboratory sessions. The principles of acid-base equilibria in solution are fully developed throughout the course. Complex reaction equilibria involving metal ions and multidentate ligands are treated from the perspective of individual species measurement. Titrimetric and electroanalytical techniques (e.g. potentiometry, coulometry, and voltammetry) for solution species are discussed. The analytical instrumentation methods: atomic spectroscopy and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) will also be covered.

Lecture Topics:
Fundamentals of Chemical Analysis
Gravimetric Analysis
Solution Equilibria
Titrimetric Methods
Electroanalytical Methods (e.g. Potentiometry, Coulometry, and Voltammetry)
Chromatography
Atomic Spectroscopy

Laboratory Experiments:
Calibration, Gravimetry, Titrimetry, Potentiometry, Voltammetry, Atomic Spectroscopy, GC-MS

Grading

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

Lab coat and safety glasses/goggles

Notes:

Lab coats and safety glasses/goggles are mandatory for all Chemistry labs.
The tuition for this course includes an $8 fee for the laboratory manual.

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