Analytical Chemistry 1   (301H2)

Academic year:

2024/2025.

Attendance requirements:

There are no requirements.

ECTS:

5

Study level:

Study program:

Teacher:

Filip Lj. Andrić, Ph.D.
associate professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Assistants:

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Hours of instruction:

Weekly: two hours of lectures + two hours of exercises (2+2+0)

Goals:

The goal of this course is to provide basic theoretical and practical knowledge of chemical and physical principles which are important in analytical chemistry and chemistry in general.

Outcome:

During the course, a student should learn the basic concepts regarding solutions, protolytic theory of acids and bases, buffers, ion dissolution and precipitation, complex and redox systems, extraction and chromatography; perform a complete classical qualitative analysis of an unknown sample; write simple reports and use the literature from the field of analytical chemistry.

Teaching methods:

Lectures, practical/calculation exercises.

Extracurricular activities:

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Coursebooks:

• Dr Tomislav Janjić: Teorijski osnovi analitičke hemije, Naučna knjiga, Beograd, 1994.

Additional material:

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Lectures:

10 points (2 hours a week)

Syllabus:

• The subject, development and importance of analytical chemistry.
• Solutions.
• The law of mass action.
• The behavior of strong electrolytes in solutions.
• The newer theories of acids and bases.
• Proton activity.
• The ionic product of water and pH.
• Acid-base constants.
• The degree of protolysis.
• Graphical representation of acid-base equilibria.
• Protolysis of polyprotic acids.
• Ampholytes.
• Buffers.
• Indicators.
• The product of solubility.
• The formation and dissolution of precipitate.
• The role of complex ions in analytical chemistry.
• Oxidation and reduction.
• Theories of chromatography.
• Extraction.
• Ion chromatography.

Exercises:

20 points (2 hours a week)

Written exam:

70 points