KE521: Chemistry of the elements (5 ECTS)

STADS: 10009901

Level
Bachelor course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the autumn semester.

Teacher responsible
Email: klr@sdu.dk

Timetable
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Comment:
Holdene H6 og H7 er forbeholdt studerende fra Det Tekniske Fakultet.

Prerequisites:
The course cannot be chosen by students, who previously passed the course KE528 Introductory inorganic chemistry.

Academic preconditions:
Students taking the course are expected to have fundamental knowledge of general chemistry, including thermodynamics and electrochemistry, as well as elementary physics.

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 chemical engineering, pharmacy or biochemistry and molecular 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.

The course builds on fundamental knowledge within general chemistry, physics and mathematics, corresponding to the first year of the study programme.

In relation to the competence profile of the degree it is the explicit focus of the course to:

Chemical engineering

• Knowledge:
• Acquire broad knowledge of general and organic chemistry, biochemistry and microbiology, thermodynamics, unit operations, environment and materials.
• Skills:
• make and justify decisions based on scientific background
• describe, formulate, and communicate problems and results in a scientific context
• Competencies:
• to conduct analyzes using scientific methods and critically evaluate and reflect on scientific theories and models in a chemical context

Pharmacy

• Knowledge:
• knowledge creation and experimental methods in the pharmaceutical area and adjacent areas
• Skills:
• understand how knowledge of nature is achieved by an interplay between theory and experiment
• perform analyzes using scientific methodology;
• make and justify decisions based on scientific background
• Participate in academic and interdisciplinary collaboration with a professional approach in the light of experience with group-based project
• describe, formulate, and communicate problems and results in a scientific context
• Competencies:
• combine the scientific disciplines with the more application-oriented medical disciplines, specifically for the solution of pharmaceutical issues and development of new drugs

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology:

• Knowledge:
• Acquire a broad knowledge on key theoretical issues
• Understand how scientific knowledge is achieved by an interplay between theory and experiment
• Conduct analyzes using scientific methods and critically evaluate and reflect on scientific theories and models within the biochemical and molecular biological disciplines
• Acquire new knowledge in an effective and independent manner and to apply this knowledge reflective
• Skills:
• Examine specific biochemical and molecular biological phenomena theoretically and / or experimentally
• Competencies:
• Participate in academic and interdisciplinary collaboration with a professional approach based on group-based project

Expected learning outcome
The learning objectives of the course is that the student demonstrates the ability 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
The following main topics are contained in the course:

• 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

• Andrew D. Bond: Chemistry of the Elements, Laboratory Manual.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam

1. Attendance at 20 hours of laboratory exercises is a prerequisite for participating in evaluation a). Pass/fail, internal evaluation by teacher.

Assessment and marking:

1. Approval of 3 written reports. Evaluated jointly by internal marking of pass/fail. 2 ECTS
2. 3 hour written examination with delivered aids. External grading with 7-point scale (weight 3 ECTS).
   A closer description of the exam rules will be posted under 'Course Information' on Blackboard.

The mode of exam at the reexamination in both a) og b) may differ from the mode of exam at the ordinary exam.

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.
Intro phase: 20 hours
Skills training phase: 28 hours, hereof:
 - Tutorials: 8 hours
 - Laboratory exercises: 20 hours

Educational activities
Activities during the study phase:

• Writing of reports
• Solution of old exam questions that are provided on blackboard (with key answers)

Educational form

Language
This course is taught in English.

Course enrollment
See deadline of enrolment.

Tuition fees for single courses
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