General Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory

Course Information
TitleΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΡΙΟ ΓΕΝΙΚΗΣ ΑΝΟΡΓΑΝΗΣ ΧΗΜΕΙΑΣ / General Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
CodeΥΧΑ102
FacultySciences
SchoolChemistry
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID40000974

Class Information
Academic Year2018 – 2019
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Class ID
600124097
Course Type 2016-2020
  • General Knowledge
  • Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction)
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course students should be able: •Το οperate with simple laboratory devices and instruments. •Το πerform simple experiments and to analyze and present the results in a protocol work.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
Course Content (Syllabus)
Laboratory exercises: Safety rules in Chemical laboratories. Reagent’s hazards. Mass and volume measurement. Expression of solution concentration. Preparation of solutions with specific concentration. Simple methods for separation of mixtures. Decantation, filtration, centrification. Study of homogeneous and heterogeneous equilibrium and effect of mass and temperature on the equilibrium. Equilibriums in aqueous solutions of electrolytes. The meaning of pH and its measurement using indicators and pH meters (Principle of pH meter operation). Estimation of the pK of a weak electrolyte. Preparation and study of the buffering ability of buffers. Estimation of the hydrolysis constant of salts in aqueous solutions. Principles and techniques of volumetric analysis. Preparation of standard solutions. Acidimetry – alkalimetry – complexometry – redox volumetric analysis. Redox reactions. Study of the reactivity series of metals and non-metals. Oxidative properties of typical oxidants in aqueous media. Voltaic cells, electrolysis, determination and application of electrolysis laws. Principles of spectroscopy. Application of electronic spectroscopy in the identification and study of inorganic compounds. Homeworks.
Keywords
Chemical equilibrium, Acids-bases, Buffer-solutions, Red-ox, Electrolysis, Spectroscopy
Educational Material Types
  • Book
  • Laboratory Experiments
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures26
Laboratory Work26
Total52
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Oral Exams (Formative)
  • Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
  • Report (Formative)
  • Labortatory Assignment (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Γενική & Ανόργανη Χημεία Αρχές & Εργαστηριακές Ασκήσεις, Μ. Λάλια-Καντούρη, Σ. Παπαστεφάνου, Κωδικός 22766911, ISBN 978-960-456-335-7.
Last Update
19-09-2013