KA1020 Fundamental Chemistry
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Completed upper secondary education including documented proficiency in English corresponding to English A. For students who received/will receive their final school grades after 31 December 2009, there is an additional entry requirement for mathematics as follows: documented proficiency in mathematics corresponding to Mathematics A.
And the specific requirements of mathematics, physics and chemistry corresponding to Mathematics E, Physics B and Chemistry A.
- Balancing chemical reactions, stoichiometry
- Oxidation and reduction
- An introduction to the theoretical foundations of chemistry: electronic structure of atoms, chemical bonding, isomerism, chemical reactivity, the structure of the periodic system
- General thermodynamics, enthalpy, entropy, Gibbs energy, thermochemical problems
- Ideal gas law, partial pressure
- Chemical equilibrium and the law of mass action with applications to acid-base equilibria, complex equilibria, solubility equilibria, redox equilibria, and partition equilibria
- pH in acid and basic solutions
- Chemical nomenclature
- Electrochemistry, electrochemical cells
- Chemical instrumental methods of analysis, spectroscopy
- Historical examples of advances in chemistry and environmental problems with relations to chemistry
- Practical laborations, chemical work environment, safety regulations, chemical analysis and synthesis
After the course the student should be able to:
- Balance chemical reactions, solve stoichiometric and thermodynamic problems
- Solve problems related to atomic structure and chemical bonding
- Solve problems related to chemical equilibria, gases, electrochemistry, organic nomenclature, and spectroscopy
- Perform elementary chemical laboratory work with respect to work environment, safety regulations, and safe handling of chemicals, as well as compile and communicate the results in writing in a clear manner.
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