ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 1
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- Assessment methods
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- Bibliography
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The achievement of the first year course of General Chemistry is required. Basic knowledges of mathematics, static/dynamic physic and electromagnetism are required.
Final examination comprises one written test and two oral tests for module A and module B, respectively.
Writtent test content: one exercise of statistic, one exercise of stoichiometry related to laboratory arguments, two open-answer questions related to theoretical issues.
Oral examination for Module B: related to laboratory and statistic issues
Oral examination for Module A: related to theoretical issues.
To get the 12 credits of Analytical Chemistry I, students are expected to pass succesfully the written test and the two oral examination. the final mark will be the weighted average of the three examinations
The goal of this course is to furnish theoretical knowledges about quantitative analytical chemistry. Conventional gravimetric and volumetric analytical method will be deeply addressed. Moreover, theoretical and instrumental aspects of gas chromatographic, UV-Vis and IR spectroscopic method will be issued.
Students are expected to prove to possess the following skills: i) well assessed knowledges about chemical equilibria in aqueous media, which governs the feasibility of conventional gravimetric and volumetric methods; ii)deep understandings of the theoretical basis of hardware organization in spectroscopic and gaschromatographic instrumentations.
Module A:
Fundamental theoretical aspects of electrolytes and their effects on ionic aqueous equilibria; ionic strength and activity; systematic treatment of complex equilibria; theoretical background on electrochemistry; gravimetric methods.
Volumetric and gravimetric analysis – pH of acid and basic solutions; acid/base titration; acid/base buffers; precipitation titrations; complexometric titrations; redox titrations; acid-base, adsorption, redox and complexometric indicators.
Instrumental Analysis – theory and applications of potentiometry; UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy; introduction to chromatographic methods; gaschromatography.
Module B:
General conduct in the laboratory
Basic safety rules
Lab equipment and lab diary
Volumetric analysis
- Endpoint of the titration, stoichiometric point, errors
- Standard solutions
- Indicators
- Acid–base titrations
- Complexometric titrations
- Redox titrations
- Precipitation titrations
- Conductometric titrations
Instrumental analysis
- Gas chromatographic qualitative and quantitative analysis
- Spectrophotometric quantitative analysis
- Ion-selective electrode quantitative analysis
Introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics.
Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry - Holler, Crouch - Skoog, West.
Quantitative Chemical Analysis- Daniel Harris - W H Freeman & Co.
The art and science of chemical analysis – C.G. Enke – Wiley & Sons.
the course foresees 48 hours of frontal lessons for Module A. For module A it is suggested, but not mandatory, to follow the lessons. Module B forsees 32 hours lectures and 40 hours laboratory practices, mandatory attendance.
Students will be recieved by e-mail appointment at the DiSAT offices of Via Valleggio, 9 in Como.
Contact sandro.recchia@uninsubria.it for module A, barbara.giussani@uninsubria.it for module B
Modules
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Credits: 6
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Credits: 6