CHEM223 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY
| Course Code: | 2340223 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (0.00 - 6.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Chemistry |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
By the end of this course the students will be able to
- follow written analytical procedures and write lab reports understandable to others
- know the underlying principles of statistics in both lecture and laboratory
- apply chemical equilibria to the various chemical processes
- comprehend the basic principles of spectrophotometry and solve problems involving light absorption and emission.
- solve problems dealing with the principles of electrochemistry.
Course Content
(For CHEM and CHED students) Gravimetric and volumetric methods of analysis, applications. Related projects.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:
- understand the use and calibration of laboratory equipment
- prepare a lab notebook for data collection and reference
- understand the safe handling of chemicals and disposal methods of chemical wastes
- understand how solutions are prepared and work solution problems involving dilutions
- work solution problems using the various concentration expressions
- understand the concept of significant figures
- distinguish between the different types of experimental errors
- estimate the uncertainty in measurements
- determine and understand the statistical analysis of experimental data
- understand the concepts involving the chemical equilibrium constant, K
- review acid-base concepts like pH and use of ionization constants
- determine and use the solubility product constant, Ksp, and the effects of complex ion
- review the technique of titration and learn a variety of methods to determine information
about the analyte
- understand spectrophotometric concepts like absorbance, emission, transmittance, and Beer's Law, and gain experience with these concepts using instrumentation
- review the concepts of electrochemistry and extract chemical information using potentiometry.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Capable of designing solutions for a problem defined with a purpose by taking experimental steps, performing experiments, using standard and modern instruments, analysing data, interpreting results. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Capable of using modern methods and computational tools necessary for chemistry applications. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Capable of doing both disciplinary and interdisciplinary teamwork. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Capable of acting independently, taking initiatives and having analytical thinking skills. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Capable of using mathematics, physics and biology knowledge to solve chemistry problems. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Capable of grasping the importance of lifelong learning, following the developments in science and technology and on contemporary issues for self development | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Capable of working individually and making independent decisions, expressing own ideas verbally and non-verbally. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Capable of having professional and ethical responsibility. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Competent in a foreign language to follow latest technological developments in chemistry. | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Capable of following the developments in chemistry both at national and international level. | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Capable of doing laboratory experiments, in a green and sustainable way, without harming humans, environment and nature, and taking the necessary precautions to reduce the harmful chemicals and waste. | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Capable of explaining the differences between chemistry and chemical engineering education and job descriptions at various levels including students, society and the industry. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution