In-depth general chemistry [SCHIB113]

Learning outcomes

The student will be able to, for the General Solution Chemistry course • Identify the factors influencing the conductivity of an aqueous solution; • establish the relationship between the conductivity and mobility of ions in an electrolyte solution; • describe the principle of a conductimetric titration • describe the graph of a conductimetric titration • to explain deviations from ideality using the notion of activity • to define the standard reduction potential • establish the Nernst equation and apply it in calculations of potential variation • describe the potentiometric determination of pH using several electrodes • establish the relationship between the redox potential and the equilibrium constant • use electrochemical concepts to describe some applications such as batteries, electrolysis, iron corrosion, ...

Objectives

The objectives of this course are to: • to give the student a rigorous basic training in all aspects of General Chemistry; • explain in the three levels of knowledge (macroscopic, microscopic and symbolic) and predict chemical transformations using different theoretical concepts; • solve problems using mathematical reasoning and tools; • interpret data presented in different forms (table, graph, text, etc.)

Content

This course, in a first step, takes up the complements of theory to the chemistry of reactions in aqueous solution (dissociation, acid-base, redox, precipitation, complexation). The second part is an introduction to electrochemistry.