KE514: Analytical Chemistry (5 ECTS)

STADS: 10001501

Level
Bachelor course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the spring semester.

Teacher responsible
Email: raewyn.town@sdu.dk

Timetable
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Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
First year pass. KE521 Chemistry of the Elements and KE523 Physical Chemistry A (former KE502 Chemistry of the Elements and Physical Chemisty) assumed known.

Course introduction
The course will provide students with an introduction to a range of analytical techniques, their mode of operation, and applications.

Qualifications
At the end of the course students will be able to make a critical selection of the most appropriate technique for a given analysis (based on e.g. necessary detection limit, selectivity, sensitivity, matrix), have the knowledge to optimise the measurement parameters, and to perform the necessary data treatment to obtain the final sample results.

Expected learning outcome
After completing the course the student will be able to:
• explain the principles of operation of several analytical techniques
• select a suitable technique for a given analysis
• design an analytical protocol for a given target
• interpret analytical data
• paraphrase simple literature descriptions of analytical determinations

Subject overview
Principles of operation, general features (detection limit, measurable compounds, selectivity, sensitivity, matrix interferences) and typical applications of:
• Chromatography (gc and hplc)
• Atomic absorption spectroscopy
• Inductively coupled plasma spectroscopy
• Potentiometry

Literature

• Holler, Skoog, Crouch: Principles of Instrumental Analysis, 6th edition. (NB. Det er ikke nødvendigt at købe denne bog).

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:

1. Project report and compulsory problem-solving, internal censor with the teacher, passed/fail.

Reevaluation by agreement with the teacher.

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.
Intro phase: 28 hours
Skills training phase: 27 hours, hereof:
 - Tutorials: 7 hours
 - Laboratory exercises: 20 hours

Educational activities Study phase: 84 hours

Language
This course is taught in English.

Course enrollment
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Tuition fees for single courses
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