Course code:
301A2		 Course name:
Analytical Chemistry 1

Academic year:

2024/2025.

Attendance requirements:

There are no requirements.

ECTS:

4

Study level:

basic academic studies, integrated basic and graduate academic studies

Study programs:

Environmental Chemistry: 1. year, summer semester, compulsory course

Chemical Education: 1. year, summer semester, compulsory course

Teacher:

Jelena Đ. Trifković, Ph.D.
full 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 help students acquire fundamental theoretical and practical knowledge of chemical and physical principles relevant to analytical chemistry and chemistry in general.

Outcome:

Upon completing this course, the student is able to: understand the interactions between ions in an aqueous solution, understand the principles of the chemical equilibrium in aqueous solutions of acids, bases, salts, sparingly soluble electrolytes, coordination compounds, redox systems; calculate the content of equilibrium particles in a solution; understand the fundamentals of the distribution between phases in extraction and chromatographic methods of separation; perform a complete qualitative analysis of an unknown sample; write simple reports and use the literature in the field of analytical chemistry.

Teaching methods:

Lectures, theory / calculation exercises.

Extracurricular activities:

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

Additional material:

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  Course activities and grading method

Lectures:

10 points (2 hours a week)

Syllabus:

  • The subject, development and importance of analytical chemistry.
  • Solutions.
  • The chemical equilibrium.
  • Behavior of strong electrolytes in solutions.
  • 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.
  • Polyprotic acids.
  • Ampholytes.
  • Buffers.
  • Indicators.
  • The product of solubility.
  • The formation and dissolution of precipitates.
  • Equilibria in the solution of complexes.
  • Redox equilibria.
  • Separation methods.
  • Extraction.
  • Chromatography.

Exercises:

20 points (2 hours a week)

Written exam:

70 points