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| CHIM0606-2 | Analytical Chemistry
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Gauthier Eppe |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, examination in June with partial in January |
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Course contents :
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| During the first 11 courses, the balanced reactions (acid-bases, redox, complexation, precipitation) are treated in terms of exchange of particles between donors and acceptors, thus unifying the concepts used in the study of the various reactions in aqueous solution. The next step consists in establishing a relationship between the variations of the conditional constants (acidity constants, formation constants of complex, normal potentials, exchange and partition constants) and the conditions of the medium (pH, ionic strength, complexing agent). These concepts being acquired, the implementation and the quantitative application of these various reactions with the purpose of analysis (titrimetry and gravimetry, primarily) are considered while insisting on accuracy which one should expect.
During the last 3 courses, we discuss the basic principles of chromatographic separation mechanism. We will detail the different parameters that characterize a chromatographic separation. We discuss the main types of chromatography:
Gas chromatography
Liquid chromatography
Ionic chromatography
Size exclusion chromatography |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| To present with some details, the most current methods of analysis, based on chemical and physical processes. Within the framework of the chemical methods, the mainly developed aspect is quantitative analysis with an emphasis on the concept of precision, trueness and accuracy. This course also includes the methods of chromatographic analysis. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Good knowledge of the basic concepts of the course of generalchemistry |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| See below |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Theoretical course: 30 h during the 1st semester; Laboratory work: 15 h during the 1st semester;
The rehearsals are important from several points of view: they illustrate the course and contribute to its understanding by a series of problems and exercises to solve.They give the opportunity to student to improve their understanding of the various calculation methods seen within the course: Acid-base titrations, complexometric titrations, oxydoreduction potentials, Pourbaix diagrams. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| - Notes were written and are available for the whole course. - These notes are accompanied with a booklet of exercises.
Reference work: the students can obtain additional information, in particular in the excellent book: ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY by SKOOG, WEST and HOLLER |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The evaluation includes:
1) an interrogation with possible exemption (in January), (written interrogation: exercises + theory, but mainly focused on exercises)
2) a general examination in June (one hour of written preparation followed by an oral defense). |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Pr. Gauthier Eppe
Institut de Chimie, Bat B6c, Local 1/9A
Tel. +32-4-366.3422
e-mail. g.eppe@ulg.ac.be |
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