Course content

The theoretical part contains the gas laws, chemical equilibrium and the law of mass action, acids and bases, aqueous equilibria, solubility and complex formation, basic thermodynamics and electrochemistry. A compulsory safety course, including fire prevention and first aid has to be passed in order for admission to the laboratory course.

Learning outcome

The subject gives an introduction to general chemistry, and includes an introduction to chemical laboratory work including laboratory safety.
The subject provides the foundation for later courses in inorganic, organic and physical chemistry, and chemical engineering.
The laboratory exercises illustrate topics treated in the lectures. Upon completion the students are required to have basic knowledge of laboratory work and to be able to perform simple analyses (i.e., acid-base titrations, molar weight determination, calorimetry). The students are expected to be able to perform equilibrium calculations for gas mixtures and aqueous solutions including calculation of pH and solubility. The students are expected to be able to perform simple electrochemical calculations. Other expected skills are to use enthalpy, entropy and Gibbs free energy in simple thermodynamic calculations and analyses.
The subject includes also an introduction to electronic configuration of the atom and the concepts of atom orbital’s.

Learning methods and activities

The course is taught through lectures and group exercises. The exercises are compulsory and 70% must be approved together with the laboratory course, to give access to the final exam, which may include topics that have been treated in the laboratory course. The project work during Teknostart is part of the course. Two mid term exams are arranged. The course grade is composed of the result at the final exam (80%) and each of the mid term exams (10%). If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may change from written to oral.

Compulsory assignments

• Exercises
• Laboratory work

Recommended previous knowledge

2KJ.

Course materials

Steven S. Zumdahl: Chemical Principles, 6rd ed, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, MA, 2008. Hilde Lea Lein, Sidsel Meli Hanetho, Gunn Torill Wikdahl og Katrine Seip Førland: Laboratoriekurs i generell kjemi, Tapir, 2009. G. Aylward: SI Chemical Data, 6th ed., Wiley, 2007. Printed material and alternative text books are announced at the start of the course.

Credit reductions