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Course Outlines

Fall 2021 - CHEM 210 D100

Introduction to Analytical Chemistry (2)

Class Number: 2527

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Mon, Fri, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Oct 14, 2021
    Thu, 6:30–8:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

    Nov 18, 2021
    Thu, 6:30–9:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

    Dec 17, 2021
    Fri, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    CHEM 122 with a minimum grade of C-.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

The principles of analytical chemistry and their practical application to solution samples. Titrimetric and electrochemical methods. This course has the same lecture component as CHEM 215 but no laboratory work. Students with credit for CHEM 215 may not take this course for further credit. Quantitative.

COURSE DETAILS:

Please note, this course outline was accurate at the time of publication but is subject to change.

Mode of Teaching:
3 lecture hours/week for 9 weeks; 1 tutorial hour/week 
Lecture: In-Person, Burnaby Campus
Tutorial: In-Person, Burnaby Campus

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.

The concepts of solution equilbria (solubility, acid-base and complex) and activity will be covered. 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.

Two other analytical instrumentation methods: atomic spectroscopy, gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) will also be briefly introduced.    

Lecture Topics:
Fundamentals of chemical analysis
Gravimetric analysis
Solution equilibria
Titrimetric methods
Chromatography
Atomic spectroscopy
Electroanalytical methods

Grading

  • LON-CAPA Assignments 10%
  • iClicker 10%
  • Midterm Exam 25%
  • Final Exam 55%

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

Required Materials:

  • Scientific calculator

REQUIRED READING:

Daniel C. Harris. Quantitative Chemical Analysis. 10th Edition, 2019. Publishers: W. H. Freeman & Company.
ISBN: 9781319274023

RECOMMENDED READING:

Alternative to Quantitative Chemical Analysis by Daniel C. Harris, you may use the following text: 

Skoog, West, Holler, Crouch. Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry. 9th Edition, 2014. Publishers: Cengage Learning.
ISBN: 9781285607191

Department Undergraduate Notes:

A grade of C- or better is required for all prerequisite courses.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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TEACHING AT SFU IN FALL 2021

Teaching at SFU in fall 2021 will involve primarily in-person instruction, with approximately 70 to 80 per cent of classes in person/on campus, with safety plans in place.  Whether your course will be in-person or through remote methods will be clearly identified in the schedule of classes.  You will also know at enrollment whether remote course components will be “live” (synchronous) or at your own pace (asynchronous).

Enrolling in a course acknowledges that you are able to attend in whatever format is required.  You should not enroll in a course that is in-person if you are not able to return to campus, and should be aware that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as early as possible in order to prepare for the fall 2021 term.