Analytical chimistry

Teacher(s)

Dupont Christine (coordinator); Garcia Yann;

Language

French

Prerequisites

It is recommended to have acquired the knowledge and skills developed in the teaching units:

LCHM1111	Chimie générale
LCHM1211	Chimie générale 2
LPHY1101	Physique 1
LPHY1102	Physique 2

Main themes

At first, the course brings the student to a good knowledge in solution thermodynamics and to the quantitative prediction of their behaviour. Activity and standard state concepts must be used in a reasonable way at this stage. The different classes of reactions are then developed in order to rigorously exploit basic operations in quantitative chemical analysis. The study of gravimetry and titration allows illustrating fundamental bases of operating modes. Theoretical aspects of chromatographic separation methods as well as an introduction to spectrochemical analysis are given. Finally, theoretical bases and applications of potentiometry to an analytical problem are described. The student is here sensitised to important concepts such as electrode potentials, reference electrode, indicator electrode, and to the correspondence of an electrochemical circuit to the needs of analysis as well as analytical performances. The care specific to potentiometric methods is also outlined.

Content

Introduction
- Chemical analysis and information (analysis performances, experimental error and its treatment)
- Aqueous solutions of electrolytes (ionic strength, activity coefficient, chemical potential)   
 
Introduction to spectroscopy (phenomena, devices, quantitative exploitation)
- precipitation and gravimetry
- volumetry
- redox reactions
- potentiometry (indicator and reference electrodes, membrane potential, complex sensors)
 
Introduction to chromatography (theory)

Teaching methods

Lectures / exercise sessions (after preparation of exercises made available online).
Some classes could be given remotely depending on the pandemic situation.

Evaluation methods

Tests during the semester (20%) -  Written exam (80%)

Online resources

LCHM1321 Moodle website and LCHM1321 Teams

Faculty or entity

CHIM