ML0023 Chemistry for Technical Preparatory Year I

Matter and chemical bonding

• Models and theory of the structure and classification of matter.
• Chemical bonding and its effect on, for example, properties, abundances and applications of organic and inorganic compounds.

Chemical reactions and changes

• Acid base reactions, including the concept of pH and buffer solutions.
• Redox reactions, including electrochemistry.
• Precipitation reactions.
• Energy conversion in chemical reactions and phase transitions.

Stoichiometry

• Basic nomenclature of chemical compounds and writing balanced chemical equations.
• Reaction stoichiometry, concentrations, limiting reactant and chemical yield in chemical reactions.

Analytical chemistry

• Quantitative and qualitative methods for chemical analysis, e.g. reagents and titration.

The overall outcome of the course is to make the student well prepared for engineering studies at KTH and to provide an understanding for chemistry and its role in our society.

Intended Learning Outcome

On completion of the course the student should be able to:

1) Laboratory work

perform chemical experiments, related to selected parts of the course content, with satisfactory precision and from a satisfying safety and environmental point of view. The student should also be able to process, interpret and report the results in both written reports as well as oral presentations.

(Learning outcome 1 will be examined in LAB1.)

2) Models

understand and explain chemical and physical properties of matter based on atomic model theory, the chemical composition of substance and the periodic table of elements.
(Learning outcome 2 will be examined in TENA.)

3) Reactions

describe different types of chemical reactions and write balanced chemical equations.
(Learning outcome 3 will be examined in TENA.)

4) Calculations

perform calculations on chemical compounds in different aggregation forms, in solutions and in chemical reactions.
(Learning outcome 4 will be examined in TENA.)