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1.1 EST 2207: Analytical Chemistry
Course Number: EST 2207
Course Title: Analytical Chemistry
Credit: 2 [2 hours per week for a period of 13 (2X13 hours) weeks]
1. Introduction: What is Analytical Chemistry? The Analytical Perspective, Common Analytical Problems
2. Basic Tools of Analytical Chemistry: Numbers in Analytical Chemistry, Units for Expressing
Concentration, Stoichiometric Calculations, Basic Equipment and Instrumentation, Preparing Solutions,
3. The Language of Analytical Chemistry: Analysis, Determination, and Measurement, Techniques,
Methods, Procedures, and Protocols, Classifying Analytical Techniques, Selecting an Analytical Method,
Developing the Procedure, Protocols, the Importance of Analytical Methodology
4. Evaluating Analytical Data: Characterizing Measurements and Results, Characterizing Experimental
Errors, Propagation of Uncertainty, the Distribution of Measurements and Results, Statistical Analysis of
Data
5. Analytical sampling: Solid, liquid and gaseous samples, sampling procedure and sample population,
operations of drying and preparing a solution of the analyses.
6. Titrimetric analysis: Titrimetric analysis, classification of reactions in titrimetric analysis,
Standard solutions, preparation of primary and standards. principles of neutralisation titrations,
titration curves, detection of the end point, indicators, oxidation reduction reactions, normality,
molarity and equivalent weight calculations of some common oxidizing and reducing agents.
7. Complexometric titration: Principles of complexometric titration, important complexing
reagents with emphasis EDTA, EDTA titration curves and detection of end points.
8. Gravimetric analysis: Introduction to gravimetric analysis, precipitation methods, unit
operations in gravimetric analysis, impurities in precipitates, Gravimetric calculation.
Recommended References:
1. D. A. Skoog, D. M. West, F. J. Holler, Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry, , 7th edn, Saunders
College Publishing, 1996.
2. David Harvey, 2000, Modern Analytical Chemistry, The McGraw-Hill Companies
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