KE521: Chemistry of the elements (5 ECTS)

STADS: 10004801

Level
Bachelor course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the autumn semester.
1st quarter.

Teacher responsible
Email: adb@ifk.sdu.dk

Timetable
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Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
Students from the Faculty of Science: KE501 Fundamental chemistry, FY501 or 519/520, MM501 and MM502 are recommended.
Students from the Faculty of Engineering: KE501-T Fundamental chemistry is recommended.

Course introduction
The aim of the course is to provide the students with knowledge of and skills in elementary inorganic chemistry at such a level that this knowledge can support the learning and understanding of subsequent courses included in the studies of chemistry, biology, molecular biology and cell biology. The aim of the laboratory part is to provide the students with broad knowledge of the elements’ most important compounds and their reactions, as well as fundamental laboratory skills and skills in report writing.

Expected learning outcome
At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to:
- Classify the chemical elements according to the periodic system.
- Apply this classification to predict important properties of chemical compounds, including stability, solubility, redox properties and reactivity.
- Identify a given inorganic compound based on a series of analytical reactions.
- Argue for the suggested identification.

Subject overview
• Periodicity, tendencies in ionization energies and electron affinities
• Oxidation states
• Ions in solids: lattice energies and structure types
• Ions in solution: thermodynamics and structure
• Thermochemical cycles
• Free elements: structure and properties
• Hydrogen and s-block elements
• p-block elements
• Selected d-block elements
• Identification of inorganic salts

Literature

• Selected chapters from C. E. Housecroft and E. C. Constable: Chemistry, custom edition, purchase only from the SDU Bookstore.
• A. D. Bond: Chemistry of the Elements, Laboratory Manual, 2010.

Syllabus
See syllabus.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
a) 2 hour written examination with delivered aids. External marking with 7-point grading scale (weight 3 ECTS).
b) Attendance at 20 hours of laboratory exercises and approval of two wirtten reports. Evaluated jointly by internal marking of pass/fail (weight 2 ECTS).

Re-examination after 2nd quarter.

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.

20 timer forelæsninger og 20 timer øvelser.
Educational activities

Language
This course is taught in English.

Remarks
This course replaces the Chemistry of the elements part of KE502.

Course enrollment
See deadline of enrolment.

Tuition fees for single courses
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