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Inorganic Chemistry , 6 ECTS credits.
/Oorganisk kemi/
For:
KA
KeBi
Kem
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 72
Rec. self-study hours: 88
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Area of Education: Science
Main field of studies: Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Chemical Biology
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Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): G1
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Aim:
The aim of the course is to give the basis of inorganic chemistry for further studies in chemistry. After passing the course the student is able to:
- describe the relationship between the electronic structure of atoms/ions and important chemical parameters such as electronegativity, oxidation state, ionic radius, and coordination number
- discuss the acidic and basic properties of metal ions and oxo anions in water solutions
- explain the concept lattice energy and how it can be calculated
- explain the concepts Lewis acid and Lewis base and how they can be applied in the analysis of chemical reactions
- explain how E/pH-diagrams can be used to predict inorganic redox reactions
- discuss the most common coordination geometries of the d-elements and the basis of ligand (crystal) field theory
- apply some important inorganic synthesis methods
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
General Chemistry
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
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Organisation:
The course consists of lectures, lessons, and laboratory exercises
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Course contents:
The chemical and physical properties of the elements taking as starting point their positions in the periodic table. The geometry of s-, p-, and d-orbitals and the origin of s, p and d bonds. The difference between ground state and bonding state. Important trends in the periodic table, e.g. acidic and basic properties of cations and anions in water. The relationship between the crystal structure of ionic compounds and their stabilty. The concepts Hard and Soft Acids and Bases (HSAB), Lewis acid and Lewis base. Thermochemical cycles (Born-Haber cycles). Inorganic redox reactions and E/pH-diagrams (Pourbaix diagram). Coordination compounds and Ligand (Crystal) Field Theory.
The laboratory course includes the synthesis of a few inorganic compounds. Determination of the oxidation states of vanadium by redox titration. Synthesis of cobolt containing coordination compounds and spectroscopic determination of their ligand field splitting.
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Course literature:
G. Rayner-Canham & T. Overton, �?oDescriptive Inorganic Chemistry�?�, 6th ed.
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Examination: |
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Written examination
Laboratory course
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4,5 ECTS
1,5 ECTS
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Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: IFM.
Director of Studies: Magdalena Svensson
Examiner: Henrik Pedersen
Course Syllabus in Swedish
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