SYLLABUS

CHEM 281 Analytical Chemistry (3+3P) 4 credits

Catalog Description

Fundamentals of instrumental chemical analysis. Topics include: statistical methods, digitron control and data acquisition, gas/liquid chromatography, emission/absorption spectroscopy, capillary electrophoresis, volumetric, gravimetric, and electrochemical analysis. For chemistry and some pre-professional majors. Prerequisite: CHEM 112 or equivalent. Semester Offered-On Demand.

General Objectives: Upon completion of the course, the student should have a working knowledge of the following:
 

  1. Error Analysis
  2. Statistics
  3. Volumetric Analysis
  4. Spectrophotometry
  5. Acid/Base Systems
  6. Potentiometry
  7. Chromatography

Specific Objectives: Upon completion of this course the student should be able to:
 

  • 1.1 add errors in quadriture
  • 1.2 distinguish between systematic and random errors
  • 1.3 use spreadsheets and graphs in data analysis
  • 2.1 apply Student's t test to data
  • 2.2 apply the Q test for bad data
  • 2.3 perform least squares analysis on linear data
  • 2.4 construct calibration curves
  • 3.1 prepare solutions of desired molarity
  • 3.2 interconvert between wt% , density, molarity, parts per million, and parts per billion
  • 3.3 perform a back titration
  • 3.4 perform a blank titration
  • 3.4 perform a direct titration
  • 3.5 perform standardization
  • 4.1 describe and calculate properties and quantities involving light
  • 4.2 use Beer's law
  • 4.3 describe photo-detection schemes including diode array and photo-multiplier-tubes
  • 4.4 describe single and double beam spectrophotometers
  • 4.5 describe absorbance and luminescence in terms of electronic transitions and instrumentation
  • 4.6 describe and operate an atomic absorption spectrophotometer
  • 4.7 describe and operate an inductively coupled plasma spectrophotometer
  • 5.1 perform calculations involving monoprotic systems
  • 5.2 prepare and use buffer solutions
  • 5.3 perform pH electrode titrations
  • 5.4 perform calcualtions involving polyprotic systems
  • 5.5 perform indicator titrations
  • 5.6 describe autotitrations
  • 6.1 describe and use reference electrodes
  • 6.2 describe the function of the AgCl electrode
  • 6.3 describe the function of a calomel electrode
  • 6.4 describe and use a silver indicator electrode
  • 6.5 describe and use ion selective electrodes
  • 6.6 describe and use pH electrodes
  • 7.1 calculate theoretical plates and resolution of columns
  • 7.2 describe band dynamics
  • 7.3 describe and use gas/liquid chromatographic theory, equipment, and techniques
  • 7.4 describe and use capillary electrophoresis theory, equipment, and techniques


    Eric Miller San Juan College
    Farmington, NM 87402 505-566-3229
    FAX 505-566-3385 miller_e@sjc.cc.nm.us