KD1210 Analytical Chemistry
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Basic eligibility and the specific requirements of mathematics, physics and chemistry corresponding to Mathematics E, Physics B and Chemistry A, and minimum of 7.5 credits in organic chemistry.
Lectures: Spectroscopy, Chromatography, Potentiometry, Calibration
Laboratory work: Chromatography, Potentiometry, Spectrophotometry and two short laboratory projects
One of the projects includes development of a suitable analysis method for a given problem and the other to demonstrate and explain the method to a group of students from upper secondary school or similar.
After completing the course the student should be able to:
- describe and use some basic chemical analysis techniques
- define which alternative methods are available within each technique, explain the principles for these and name advantages and disadvantages
- describe the function of the different parts of the instrumentation for the various techniques/methods
- choose and apply appropriate calibration models
- choose a technique, method and instrumentation, which is suitable for a specific analytical problem and be able to motivate the choice
- evaluate the usefulness and limitations of different analytical techniques
- demonstrate and explain an analytical method before a group of pupils/students
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