Course Overview
Teaches the principles and applications of chemistry, chemical reactions and analytical measurements, enabling the student to communicate effectively with plant chemists and engineers. Topics include stoichiometry, chemical reactions (including endothermic and exothermic reactions), chemical equilibrium, acid-base titrations and their application to pH and conductivity measurements.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
- Solve basic problems involving molarity & normality calculations.
- Write correctly balanced equations.
- Assign oxidation states based on chemical formula.
- Describe the hydration of ionic solids.
- Discuss the properties of electrolyte solutions.
- Recognize the main aspects of electrochemistry.
- Demonstrate a familiarity with conductance measurements, both in a written sense and from a practical viewpoint.
- Understand the various theories used to describe acids and bases.
- Recognize buffer solutions and what makes a buffer solution.
- Discuss the concepts of pH and the practical use of pH measurements both in chemical and process control situations.
Effective as of Fall 2003
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