Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry (5 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

After completing this course student:
- understands the basic laws, concepts and processes of chemistry
- can calculate, write and balance chemical equations
- knows how to handle safely the chemicals and wastes in the laboratory
- knows how to use a range of laboratory equipments and is familiar with the steps of chemical analysis.

Content (course unit)

Chemical equilibrium, acids and bases, redox reactions, chemical law, acts, decrees, chemical equipments, basic qualitative and quantitative methods with use in analysis of environmental samples

Prerequisites (course unit)

5E00BF56 Basic Chemistry or corresponding course

Exam schedules

Two partial exams: one in the middle and the second at the end of the course. Retakes will be agreed later.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Grading scale is 0-5. The course grade will form according to the points collected as follows:
1.7 short assignments (max 3 points/assignment), containing the home exercises which are given weekly: max. 21 points
2. 6 laboratory exercises and related reporting: max.30 points
3.Exam ( given in two parts): max. 30 +20 = 50 points
Grading: grade 0: 0-29 points; grade 1: 30-44 points; grade 2: 45-59 points; grade 3:60-74 points; grade 4: 75-89 points; grade 5: 90-100 points.

Teaching methods

Contact teaching, exercises, self study, assignments, laboratory exercises, reporting, exam

Learning materials

Handouts ( and exercises) and additional material posted in Tabula
Books: Karen Timberlake & William Timberlake: Basic Chemistry, Pearson international edition

Student workload

Contact lessons and discussions 58 h
Laboratory exercises 18 h
Self-study 54 h
Exam and feedback 5
Total 135 h

Content scheduling

Structure of liquids and solids, gases, chemical equilibrium, acids and bases, buffers, oxidation and reduction, energy in redox reactions, radioactivity, titration, water quality indicators, spectrophotometry

Further information

Learning goals
•to understand the phenomena that determine the structures of liquids and solids
•to understand the fundamentals of chemical equilibrium, acids and bases and buffers
•to solve problems related to gas laws, solubility, pH
•to calculate the oxidation numbers and identify the oxidizing and reducing compounds in a redox reaction
•to understand the fundamentals of qualitative, quantitative and instrumental analysis

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student participated in the exam and laboratory exercises.
Overall the achieved competence is sufficient but narrow.
Student shows throughout the course (assignments, classroom discussions,laboratory exercises and exam) that:
-is familiar with the basic concepts and phenomena related to the subjects discussed during the course:structure of matter, gases, equilibrium, acids , bases and buffers, redox processes, radioactivity.
-can solve model exercise correcctly
-has the basic skills in water sampling and is able to perform the analysis of water samples under supervision
-has basic skills in reporting the results of the analysis

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student participated in the exam and laboratory exercises.
Overall the achieved competence is structural.
Student shows throughout the course (assignments, classroom discussions,laboratory exercises and exam) that:
-is fluent in the basic concepts and phenomena related to the subjects discussed during the course:structure of matter, gases, equilibrium, acids , bases and buffers, redox processes, radioactivity.
-can solve model exercise and new exercises correctly
-has sufficient skills to be able to perform water sampling and analysis independently
-the reporting of the the results of the analysis shows that the student can apply the theoretical knowledge in explaining the results
-understands the background of analytical method
-student is clearly motivated and interested in the subjects discussed

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student participated in the exam and laboratory exercises.
Overall the achieved competence is wide.
Student shows throughout the course (assignments, classroom discussions,laboratory exercises and exam) that:
-is fluent in the basic concepts and phenomena related to the subjects discussed during the course:structure of matter, gases, equilibrium, acids , bases and buffers, redox processes, radioactivity.
-can solve model exercise and new exercises correctly, shows creativity in solving tasks
-has sufficient skills to be able to perform water sampling and analysis independently
-understands the background of the analyrtical method
-the reporting of the the results of the analysis shows that the student can apply the theoretical knowledge in explaining the results and can think about alternative solutions
-student is clearly motivated and interested in the subjects discussed