Chemical Calculations

The course is divided into a theoretical and a laboratory part. Learning outcome 9 only relates to the laboratory part while the others can be treated in both parts.

Learning outcome 1: numerical values, significant figures, converting units, unit analysis
Learning outcome 2: the perfect gas equation, pressure, volume, temperature, amount of substance, the gas constant
Learning outcome 3: empirical formula, molecular formula
Learning outcome 4: chemical reactions in general, redox reactions in particular, molecular reaction equation, ionic reaction equation, net ionic reaction equation, limiting reagents, yield in chemical reactions, simple electrolysis problems, concentration, amount of substance, mass, molar mass
Learning outcome 5: dynamic equilibrium, activity, activities at equilibrium, concentrations at equilibrium, the acid constant (Ka), the base constant (Kb), conjugated acid-base pair, solubility product (Ksp), solubility, complex constant, equilibrium constant (concentration, Kc and pressure, Kp), reaction quotient, Le Châtelier's principle, common reactant, the autoionization of water, pKa, pKb, pKw
Learning outcome 6: pH, pOH, pH indicators, pH calculations, buffert solutions, buffert equation (Henderson-Hasselbalch), preparation of buffert solutions
Learning outcome 7: concentration, amount of substance, mass, molar mass, calculate on the dilution of solutions, redox titration, acid-base titration
Learning outcome 8: kinetics, the rate of a reaction, rate constant, half-life, the Arrhenius equation, activation energy
Learning outcome 9: practical laboratory work based on theory treated. Results from the laboratory work are reported according to instructions within a given time limit.

Master of Science Engineering students also undergo a safety test before doing laboratory work.

Progressive specialisation: G1F (has less than 60 credits in first‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Education level: Undergraduate level

Admission requirements: Enrollment in the courses Introductory Chemistry (KEGA21), 7.5 ECTS cr or Matter (CBGAM0), 7.5 ECTS cr, or equivalent

Selection:

Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.

This course is included in the following programme

• Drug Analysis - Bachelor Programme in Chemistry (studied during year 1)
• Engineering: Industrial Engineering and Management-Chemical Engineering (studied during year 2)
• Engineering: Chemical Engineering (studied during year 2)
• Master of Science in Chemical Engineering (studied during year 2)