2024 Faculty Courses School of Science Undergraduate major in Chemistry
Basic Analytical Chemistry
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Chemistry
- Instructor(s)
- Masaki Kawano
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Mon / 5-6 Thu
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- CHM.B202
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 17, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course teaches solution thermodynamics and chemical equilibria in solutions. We would not know the concentrations of chemical species in solution without chemical analyses. However, we can find out them by calculations if all of the equilibrium relations are quantitatively known.
Gravimetric and volumetric analyses are designed based on solution thermodynamics and equilibria. Although these analytical methods appear classical, some of the advanced technologies strongly rely on these methods that are highly reliable. Solution thermodynamics and chemical equilibria are essential fundamentals of chemistry. What is taught in this course may be considered as simple extensions of what was studied in chemistry classes in high school. The essential nature of the theme treated in this course is, however, conceptual and often difficult to understand. This course facilitates students' ability to understand the concepts of solution equilibria and apply the knowledge studied in the classes to practical systems, including acid rain and effect of carbon dioxide on the concentration level of carbonate in sea water.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will:
1) Understand basic solution thermodynamics.
2) Be able to calculate the concentrations of chemical species based on solution equilibria.
3) Be able to explain the principle of titration.
Keywords
Propagation of error, Solution thermodynamics, Chemical equlibria, Acid and base, Complexation, Redox, Titration
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
1) At the beginning of each class, solutions to homework are reviewed.
2) Students are given exercise problems as homework in each class.
3) Before coming to class, students are required to read the corresponding part of the textbook.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Propagation of error | Understand the content of Chapter 1 in the textbook |
| Class 2 | Solution thermodynamics | Review basic thermodynamics and understand solution thermodynamics |
| Class 3 | Activity and concentration | Explain ideal solution and real solution systems |
| Class 4 | Acids and bases in aqueous solutions | Understand the content of Chapter 3 in the textbook |
| Class 5 | Equilibrium of Brønsted acids and bases | Understand the content of Chapter 4 in the textbook |
| Class 6 | Acid-base titration | Understand the content of Chapters 5 and 6 in the textbook |
| Class 7 | H buffer | Understand the content of Chapter 7 in the textbook |
| Class 8 | Complex formation equilibria | Understand the content of Chapter 8 in the textbook |
| Class 9 | Precipitation equilibria | Understand the content of Chapter 9 in the textbook |
| Class 10 | Complex Equilibrium System | Understand the content of Chapter 10 in the textbook |
| Class 11 | Redox Equilibria | Understand the content of Chapter 11 in the textbook |
| Class 12 | Complex redox equilibria | Understand the content of Chapter 12 in the textbook |
| Class 13 | Redox Titration | Understand the content of Chapter 13 in the textbook |
| Class 14 | Exercise |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Okada, Tetsuo et al. Fundamentals in Analytical Chemistry -Quantitative Approach-. Kagaku Dojin ,978-4-7598-1465-1 (Japanese)
Reference books, course materials, etc.
1) Harris, D.C. "Quantitative Chemical Analysis", W.H.Freeman and Company (NY) 978-1-4292-1815-3
2) Course materials are provided during class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Course scores are based on final exams (90 %) and homework (10 %).
Related courses
- LAS.C107 ： Basic Chemical Thermodynamics
- CHM.C202 ： Chemical and Statistical Thermodynamics
- CHM.C202 ： Chemical and Statistical Thermodynamics
- LAS.C101 ： Basic Inorganic Chemistry
- CHM.B201 ： Inorganic Chemistry I
- CHM.B204 ： Exercise in Basic Analytical Chemistry
Prerequisites
No prerequisites are necessary, but enrollment in the related courses is desirable.