University of Liege | Version française
Academic year 2014-2015Value date : 12/05/2015
CHIM0606-2  Analytical Chemistry

Duration :  30h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits :  
Bachelor in engineering (Bachelor in engineering sciences, civil engineer orientation), 3rd year4
Master in Chemical Engineering and Materrial Sciences, research focus, 1st year4
Master in Chemical and Material Sciences, specialized approach, 1st year4
Lecturer :  Gauthier Eppe
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Course contents :  
During the 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
Learning outcomes of the course :  
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.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
Good knowledge of the basic concepts of the course of generalchemistry
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
See below
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
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.
Recommended or required readings :  
- 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
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Examination: The examination is a written exam. It involves mostly numerical exercises, a few theoretical questions directly from the course, and applications: interpretation or layout of titration curves, calculations of conditional constants, chromatogram analysis... The examination relies on the entirety of the course. The first exam session is in January, the second is in August/September.
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
Contacts :  
Pr. Gauthier Eppe Institut de Chimie, Bat B6c, Local 1/9A Tel. +32-4-366.3422 e-mail. g.eppe@ulg.ac.be

Items online :  
Chemical methods of analysis
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