DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES
Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Chemistry
Academic Year 2020/2021 - 2° Year

ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY I AND LABORATORY

Teaching Staff

Learning Objectives

• Analytical Chemistry I
  

  Educational goals: to provide the student with a solid background in those chemical principles that are particularly important to Analytical Chemistry. Basic knowledge of the Solution Equilibria and of the concerning applications.

• Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry I
  

  Educational goals: to provide the student with a solid background in those chemical principles that are particularly important to Analytical Chemistry. Basic knowledge of the Solution Equilibria, of the most important apparatuses and determinations in Gravimetric and Volumetric Analysis.

Course Structure

• Analytical Chemistry I
  

  Lessons and exercises

  If the course would be at distance, or in presence and at distance at the same time, the necessary and appropriate changes to the statement originally declared will be introduced to comply to the program reported in the syllabus.

• Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry I
  

  Lessons, exercises and laboratory excercises.

  If the course would be at distance, or in presence and at distance at the same time, the necessary and appropriate changes to the statement originally declared will be introduced to comply to the program reported in the syllabus.

Detailed Course Content

• Analytical Chemistry I
  

  Course Introduction. Statistics. Errors in Analytical Chemistry. Reports of the Results. Most utilized Statistical Tests in Analytical Chemistry. Solution Equilibria. Acid-Base Equilibria and Calculations, Precipitation, Complexation and Redox Equilibria. Applications. Description of the analytical process in chemistry. Application of specific analytical methodologies to the solution of practical problems. Analytical Apparatuses, precision, accuracy, sensitivity. Gravimetric Analysis. Analysis by precipitation. Formation of precipitates. General Concepts on the Titrations. Primary Standard Substances. Preparation of Standard Solutions. Standardization Procedures. Acid-Base Titrations. Acidimetric and Alkalimetric. Precipitation Titrations: argentimetric methods. Complexometric Titrations: EDTA Titrations. Oxidation-Reduction Titrations. Potassium Permanganate methods. Iodimetry and Iodometry: Iodometric Determinations.

• Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry I
  

  Laboratory apparatuses: Analytical Balance and Calibrated Glassware.

  Practical exercises:

  1) Calibration of Glassware.

  2) Determination of nickel as the dimethylglioximate.

  3) Determination of Na₂B₄O₇.10H₂O.

  4) Determination of chlorides by Mohr, Fajans and Volhard procedures. Separation of carbonates and chlorides.

  5) EDTA Titrations. Determination of Cu²⁺. Determination of Pb(II).

  6) Oxidations with Potassium Permanganate. Determination of iron by permanganate methods.

  7) Iodometric Determination of Cu²⁺.

Textbook Information

• Analytical Chemistry I
  

  1. Kolthoff, Sandell, Meehan e Bruckenstein: Analisi Chimica Quantitativa. Vol. 1 e Vol. 2 - Piccin Editore, Padova.

  2. Freseir & Fernando: Gli Equilibri Ionici nella Chimica Analitica - Piccin Editore, Padova.

  3. De Simoni Chimica Analitica, Equilibri ionici e fondamenti di analisi chimica quantitativa, Clueb Editore, Bologna.

• Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry I
  

  1. Kolthoff, Sandell, Meehan e Bruckenstein: Analisi Chimica Quantitativa. Vol. 1 e Vol. 2 - Piccin Editore, Padova.

  2. Freseir & Fernando: Gli Equilibri Ionici nella Chimica Analitica - Piccin Editore, Padova.

  3. De Simoni Chimica Analitica, Equilibri ionici e fondamenti di analisi chimica quantitativa, Clueb Editore, Bologna.