Instrumental Analytical Chemistry

ENBE600006

Prerequisites

–

Course Type

Compulsory

Credit Hours

3

Course Learning Outcomes

  • Apply the concepts and laws of analytical chemistry, organic chemistry, and physical chemistry.
  • Solve everyday problems using these chemical principles.

Course Content / Syllabus

  • Process Skills Workshop

    • Development of laboratory and analytical skills
    • Hands-on practice with scientific equipment and techniques
  • Electrochemistry

    • Principles of electrochemical reactions
    • Applications in energy storage and corrosion
  • Potentiometry

    • Theory and applications of potentiometric methods
    • Use of ion-selective electrodes for analysis
  • Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS)

    • Principles of atomic absorption for element analysis
    • Instrumentation and sample preparation techniques
  • Infrared Molecular Spectroscopy

    • Fundamentals of IR spectroscopy
    • Identification of functional groups in organic and inorganic compounds
  • Gas Chromatography (GC)

    • Principles and operation of gas chromatography
    • Applications in separation and analysis of volatile compounds

Recommended References

  1. D. A. Skoog, et al., Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry, 9th ed., Cengage Learning, Inc., 2013.
  2. G. D. Christian & J. E. O’Reilly, Instrumental Analysis, 7th ed., Allyn Bacon Inc., 2003.
  3. D. A. Skoog, et al., Principles of Instrumental Analysis, 7th ed., Cengage Learning, Inc., 2016.
  4. D. L. Pavia, et al., Introduction to Spectroscopy, 5th ed., Cengage Learning, Inc., 2014.