Single-Course Dansk 5 ECTS

Applications of Analytical Chemistry in Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, laboratory course

Overall Course Objectives

The aim of the course is to provide the students with knowledge of elementary laboratory methods and instrumental and non-instrumental analytical methods and their applications in inorganic and physical chemistry.

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Learning Objectives

  • Explain and perform good and safe experimental practice
  • Quantify samples and chemical regents
  • Plan and execute experiments timely in the laboratory and calculate results with the correct number of significant digits
  • Perform volumetric titration using a classic glass burette
  • Standardise a titrant with 0.3% precision
  • Account for the Kjeldahl-method for the determination of nitrogen content
  • Use automatic potentiometric titrations where the glass/reference electrode system is calibrated before use and determine instrument parameters
  • Perform quantitative analysis using spectrophotometry
  • Determine solubility of a heavy metal salt in water and a series of different aqueous salt solutions
  • Measure electronic conductivity and perform conductivity titration

Course Content

Applications of analytical chemistry in inorganic and physical chemistry: laboratory experiments and theory. The quantitative analyses include and volumetric methods and instrumental methods. 8 exercises.

Possible start times

  • 23 – 26

Recommended prerequisites

Teaching Method

Laboratory exercises and Q&A sessions concerned with the topics of the submitted group reports.

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Registration

Language

Dansk

Duration

3 weeks

Institute

Chemistry

Place

DTU Lyngby Campus

Course code 26374
Course type Graduate Engineer
Semester start Week 23
Semester end Week 26
Days Mon-fri 8:00-17:00
Price

9.250,00 DKK

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