KE521: Chemistry of the elements
Study Board of Science
Teaching language: English
EKA: N530002112, N530002122, N530002102
Assessment: Second examiner: None
Grading: Pass/Fail
Offered in: Odense
Offered in: Autumn
Level: Bachelor
STADS ID (UVA): N530002101
ECTS value: 5
Date of Approval: 19-03-2018
Duration: 1 semester
Version: Archive
Comment
Entry requirements
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.
Content
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.
See Blackboard for syllabus lists and additional literature references.
See Blackboard for syllabus lists and additional literature references.
Examination regulations
Prerequisites for participating in the exam a)
Tests
Participation in 20 hours of laboratory exercises
EKA
N530002112
Assessment
Second examiner: None
Grading
Pass/Fail
Identification
Full name and SDU username
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Examination aids
To be announced during the course
ECTS value
0
Additional information
The prerequisite examination is a prerequisite for participation in exam element a)
Exam element a)
Timing
Autumn
Prerequisites
| Type | Prerequisite name | Prerequisite course |
|---|---|---|
| Examination part | Prerequisites for participating in the exam a) | N530002101, KE521: Chemistry of the elements |
Tests
Approval of 3 written reports evaluated collectively
EKA
N530002122
Assessment
Second examiner: None
Grading
Pass/Fail
Identification
Full name and SDU username
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Examination aids
To be announced during the course
ECTS value
2
Additional information
The examination form for re-examination may be different from the exam form at the regular exam.
Exam element b)
Timing
January
Tests
3 hours written examination
EKA
N530002102
ECTS value
3
Additional information
The examination form for re-examination may be different from the exam form at the regular exam.
Indicative number of lessons
Teaching Method
Activities during the study phase:
- Writing of reports
- Solution of old exam questions that are provided on blackboard (with key answers)