Trent University Department of Chemistry

CHEM 2400H Analytical Chemistry

2016 Fall

Peterborough

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705-748-1011 ext 7505

Course Description:

Analytical chemistry is fundamental to all chemical disciplines. Whether you are working with the environment, food or material science, molecular biology, drug discovery or any other chemical science, analytical methods and instruments will be critical.

This course focuses on traditional wet chemistry concepts such as chemical equilibria and acid-base chemistry as well as giving an introduction to instrumental analytical techniques which will prepare you for future courses in analytical chemistry as well as giving you a broad understanding of modern instrumentation.

While the textbook is extensive and covers a large amount of material, this course will focus on the fundamentals of instrumental analysis with an introduction to different techniques without going into in-depth details.

Course Pre-requisites:

CHEM 1000H and CHEM 1010H

Required Text:

James W. Robinson, Eileen Skelly Frame, George M. Frame II, Undergraduate Instrumental Analysis, 7th Ed., CRC Press, ISBN-10: 1-4200-6135-6, ISBN-13: 978-1-4200-6135-2

Recommended Text:

Daniel C. Harris, Quantitative Chemical Analysis, 8th Ed., Freeman, New York, ISBN-10: 1-4292-1815-0, ISBN-13: 978-1-4292-1815-3

LearningSystem/Blackboard:

The Trent University Learning System is used within this course. Please refer to the course site on a regular basis for updates, announcements, course notes, and other materials

Course Format:

Peterborough Campus

Please check the Trent U timetable to confirm times and locations.

Type / Day / Time / Location
Lecture / Tuesday / 12:00-12:50 pm / GCS 114
Lecture / Friday / 9:00-10:50 am / SC 137
Laboratory
Tutorial / Alternates weekly
Please check your individual schedule / CSB D113
DNA B105

Learning Outcomes/Objectives/Goals/Expectations:

I have developed the course to address several learning outcomes. By the end of the course a successful student should:

  1. Understand the theory and principles of analytical chemistry
  2. Understand the theory of equilibria and acid-base chemistry
  3. Have an introductory knowledge of modern analytical techniques such as spectroscopy and chromatography
  4. Understand sources of uncertainty in quantitative analysis
  5. Develop practical analytical laboratory skills

Course Evaluation:

Normally, at least 25% of the grade in an undergraduate half-credit course offered in the Fall/Winter academic session must be determined and made available by the final date for withdrawal.

For fall 2016, the final date for withdrawal is November 8, 2016.

No final examination is worth more than 50% of the final grade.

Type of Assignment / Weighting / Due Date
Laboratories / 36% / One week after completion of the experiment
Assignments / 24% / The following week
Mid-term test / 15% / October 14, 2016 (in-class)
Final Exam / 25% / TBA – See exam schedule

As analytical chemistry is a laboratory based subject, with a strong emphasis on practical skills and techniques, a high weighting of this course is allotted to the laboratory component. There are a total of 5 laboratory experiments and 1 excel tutorial exercise; each equally weighted at 6%.

Week-by-week schedule:

Topic / Chapter(s) / Topic Breakdown / Week
Fundamentals of analytical chemistry / 1 / - Sample preparation
- Statistics and errors
- Calibration methods / 1 & 2
Introduction to wet chemistry and titration techniques / Lecture notes based on Quantitative Chemical Analysis (Daniel C. Harris) / Introduction to Quantitative Analysis:
- Methods of quantitative analysis
- General aspects of volumetric analysis
- Chemical concentrations
- Units
Introduction to Chemical Equilibria:
- Equilibrium constant
- Types of chemical equilibria
- Equilibrium calculations
Acid-Base Equilibria:
- Indicators
- Strong acid-strong base titrations
- Weak acid-strong base/weak base-strong acid titrations
- Buffers
- Polyfunctional acids and bases
- Amphiprotic salts / 3 & 4
Introduction to the principles of analytical spectroscopy / 2.1 – 2.7
3.1 & 3.6
4.1 & 4.6
5.1 & 5.5
6.1 & 6.5 & 7.1
8.1 & 8.4 / - Introduction to spectroscopy
- Magnetic resonance spectroscopy
- Infrared spectroscopy
- Raman spectroscopy
- UV-Visible spectroscopy
- Flame atomic emission spectroscopy
- X-ray spectroscopy / 5,6, & 7
Introduction to the principles of chromatography / 11.1 - 11.12
12.2 - 12.7
13.1 / - Principles of chromatography
- Gas chromatography
- High-performance liquid chromatography / 8 & 9
Introduction to electro-analytical techniques / 15.1 - 15.3 / - Fundamentals of electrochemistry
- Electroanalytical methods / 10 & 11
Thermal analysis techniques / 16.1 - 16.3 / - Thermogravimetry
- Differential thermal analysis
- Differential scanning calorimetry / 11 & 12

Although specific dates are not listed, I will follow the order of topics as given and will regularly communicate in class and on the learningSystem/Blackboard about the pacing of the lectures. For this reason, it is important for you to attend class and log on to the learningSystem/Blackboard regularly.

Department and/or Course Policies:

Chemistry Department Policy on Completion of Course Work:

The Department of Chemistry considers that completion of all components of a course is necessary for a student to be given credit in that course. Therefore, it is the policy of the Department that a student must complete, and hand in if applicable, all material associated with each component of the course. This applies equally to work that is handed in or completed too late to earn any marks in the course, in conjunction with the policy of the course instructor on lateness.

Students who fail to meet this requirement for reasons that would make it reasonable to assign an ”incomplete” mark for the course should consult the instructor well before on which final marks are due for the course in question. In the absence of an incomplete standing being assigned, the student will receive a mark of “0” and an “F” grade in the course.

University Policies

Academic Integrity:

Academic dishonesty, which includes plagiarism and cheating, is an extremely serious academic offence and carries penalties varying from failure on an assignment to expulsion from the University. Definitions, penalties, and procedures for dealing with plagiarism and cheating are set out in Trent University’s Academic Integrity Policy. You have a responsibility to educate yourself – unfamiliarity with the policy is not an excuse. You are strongly encouraged to visit Trent’s Academic Integrity website to learn more.

Access to Instruction:

It is Trent University's intent to create an inclusive learning environment. If a student has a disability and documentation from a regulated health care practitioner and feels that he/she may need accommodations to succeed in a course, the student should contact the Student Accessibility Services Office (SAS) at the respective campus as soon as possible.

Student Accessibility Services Office

Blackburn Hall, Suite 132

(705) 748-1281

SafeAssignment:

Assignments/Lab Reports must be submitted electronically to the SafeAssign drop box in Blackboard.SafeAssignutilizes plagiarism-checking software. Further information about SafeAssign will be provided on the class LearningSystem/Blackboard site.