9 ECTS credits
245 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 1015201ANR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.
LECTURES:
Elementary chemistry and stoichiometrical calculations
Atomic structure and Mendeleev's Periodic Table
Ionic compounds: the electrostatic bond
Molecules: covalent bond; geometry; redox reactions and introduction to electrochemistry
The atomic nucleus: radioactivity and radiochemistry
Macroscopic properties of matter: states of aggregation and phase equilibria
The chemical reaction: chemical kinetics and chemical equilibrium
Properties of (aqeuous) solutions
Solubility and precipitation reactions in aqueous solution
Chemical thermodynamics
SEMINAR, EXERCISES OR PRACTICALS
This sections consists of a number of seminars (theoretical exercises) and practical exercises (laboratory sessions). During the seminars, the students are
further familiarized with the concepts and principles that were treated during the lectures. In the laboratory sessions (sessions of 3 or 4 hours), attention is paid to the observation
of a number of phenomena discussed during the lectures and the students will learn how to measure some relevant properties. The interpretation, critical analysis and written report of the results are of utmost importance.
The participation to the laboratory sessions is obligatory !
The following laboratory sessions will be treated:
- Preparation of a solution
- Redox- and acid-base titrations
- Study of phase equilibriu: distillation
- Prepartion of hydrogen peroxide and calculation of the reaction yield
- Reaction kinetics
In a separate exercise session, an introduction to organic chemistry is given.
No additional information.
Goals :
The goal of this course is to provide insight into both the microscopic structure of matter (atoms, molecules, ionic and covalent compounds, ...) and the macroscopic aspects (bulk properties: phase transitions, properties of aqeuous solutions, ..). Subsequently,
this basic knowledge is used to study inorganic compounds and their reactions. Finally, an introduction to organic chemistry is provided and some special attention is devoted to the impact on biology.
During the seminars (guided exercise sessions) and the laboratory courses, the concepts introduced in the lectures are praticed, illustrated and applied.
Final competences:
The student :
- obtains insight into the atomic composition of matter, the relationship between the atomic/molecular world and the macroscopic properties of mater and the most important reaction types of inorganic chemistry
- can critically judge and assess the models used and the approximations applied
- can solve simple problems with the correct use of concepts and principles and can correctly perform numerical calculations with a critical judgement of the results obtained
- can interpret and critically assess experimental results and can adequately perform written reports on the experiments conducted
- is familiar with safety aspects associated with working in a chemical laboratory and applies these aspects very meticulously
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 75% of the final mark.
PRAC Lab Work determines 25% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the PRAC Lab Work category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Participation in the lab sessions is obligatory. Incomplete participation to these sessions will give rise to a reduction of the mark for this part depending on the percentage of incomplete participations. Unauthorized absences amounting to 30 % or more for the practicals will automatically give rise to a mark of 0/20 for the laboratory part of the mark. For the lab sessions, there is no possibility for a second examination session. For the second examination session, the mark for laboratory, which is obtained during the academic year, is automatically taken over from the first examination session.
In the first block of examinations of the first examination period, a preliminary exam will be organized. If the student obtains for this examination a mark that is higher than the mark on the written examination in the second block of examinations of the first examination period (june), the final mark of the written examination of june is composed of 30 % of the mark of the preliminary exam and 70 % of the mark of the original written examination in june. If the students obtains a mark on the preliminary exam that is lower than the mark on the written examination in june, the final mark for the written examination is just the mark obtained on the written examination. Participation in the preliminary exam is obligatory. The subject material for the preliminary exam is again part of the subject material for the exam in the second block of examinations of the first examination period (june), augmented with the course subject material in the second semester.
The result of the preliminary exam is taken into account in the second examination period.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Biology: Default track (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Science in Biology: Standaard (ad hoc) (only offered in Dutch)