Course

Anvendt industriell uorganisk kjemi (KJE220)

Facts

Course code KJE220

Credits (ECTS) 10

Semester tuition start Autumn

Language of instruction Engelsk

Number of semesters 1

Exam semester Autumn

Time table View course schedule

Literature The syllabus can be found in Leganto

Introduction

The course provides a general understanding of the theories and reaction patterns of the elements and their common compounds. This is useful in many career directions including environment, minerals/metal manufacturing, petroleum, health/bioinorganic, geochemistry, batteries, etc. The course contains a compulsory, but exciting, lab course.

Innhold

NB! This is an elective course and may be cancelled if fewer than 10 students are enrolled by August 20th for the autumn semester.

The basic principles of atomic structure, the periodic system, the relationship between the atomic structure of the elements and their physical and chemical properties. The biological and environmental significance of each element. Descriptions of the chemistry to most of the elements will be discussed including the transition metals and a little organometallic chemistry. Scarcity of some metals, as well as recycling/recovery of metals.

In addition, industrial processes used in production of the elements and their compounds will be reviewed, together with their technological, biological and material uses.

The course includes a laboratory course in basic inorganic experiments and qualitative inorganic analysis.

Læringsutbytte

After completing the course the student should:

  • Have a basic knowledge of the various bonding theories
  • Understand the interplay between thermodynamics and kinetics and reactions
  • Have a basic knowledge of the physical and chemical properties of many of the elements in the periodic table
  • Basic knowledge of inorganic chemistry issues in industry (e.g. offshore petroleum industry, metal industry including recycling)
  • Be able to carry out simple qualitative tests for inorganic cations and anions
  • Be able to write a lab report of their experimental observations

Required prerequisite knowledge

None

Recommended prerequisites

Grunnleggende kjemi (KJE101), Generell kjemi (KJE150)

Exam

Skriftlig prøve og prosjektoppgave

Skriftlig prøve

Weight 9/10

Duration 4 Timer

Marks Bokstavkarakterer

Aid Formelsamling, Bestemt enkel kalkulator, Godkjente tabeller

Exam system Papirbasert

Prosjektoppgave

Weight 1/10

Marks Bokstavkarakterer

Aid - 1)

Exam system Canvas

1) Labhefte med egne notater

Both the written exam and the project assignment is by pen and paper.

The project assignment consists of a test of unknown ions in the lab. Both assessment forms must be passed in order to get a pass grade in the course.

No resit is offered for the project assignment. If a student wishes to redo this, this can be done next time the course is taught.

Coursework requirements

Obligatorisk frammøte på laboratoriet og 10 innleveringer av laboratorieoppgaver.
  • Compulsory attendance at laboratory
  • 10 compulsory assignments of laboratory assignments.

Compulsory activities must be approved to access the written exam.

Arbeidsformer

Each week: 4 hours of teaching per week. 10 laboratory exercises.

Bruk av KI som studiestøtte i studiearbeidet

AI tools may be used in KJE220 as a learning aid, but must never substitute for the inorganic-chemistry competence the course builds — understanding bonding theory and identifying unknown ions in the lab yourself is precisely what you must master yourself. Productive uses include asking AI to explain a concept (e.g., what the bonding theories explain, how thermodynamics and kinetics relate, or how an ion is identified), to help you prepare for a lab session, or to improve the structure and language of a report you have written yourself. Any use of AI must always be disclosed in your submission as specified in the syllabus, and you remain responsible for critically evaluating whatever the AI produces.

Open for

Open course for all who meet the requirements for general university admissions certification (GSK).

Admission requirements

General university admissions certification (GSK).

Course assessment

The faculty decides whether early dialogue will be held in all courses or in selected groups of courses. The aim is to collect student feedback for improvements during the semester. In addition, a digital course evaluation must be conducted at least every three years to gather students’ experiences.

Contact

Ansvarlig laboratorieøvelser:
Lyudmyla Nilsen
Instituttleder:
Päivi Annele Teivainen-Lædre
Emneansvarlig:
Jelena Popovic-Neuber

Offered by

Det teknisk-naturvitenskapelige fakultet

Institutt for kjemi, biovitenskap og miljøteknologi

The course description is retrieved from FS (Felles studentsystem). Version 1