Degree | Type | Year |
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2502444 Chemistry | FB | 1 |
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Since it is a first-year course, there are no academic prerequisites to enrol.
In any case, it must be taken into account that the subject contains a large part of laboratory sessions and requires a specific regulation. The behavior in the laboratory must follow the Safety Standards in the Teaching Laboratories published by the Chemistry Department.
Before starting the course, students have to fill in the security test that appears on the "Campus Virtual" and, once passed, print and sign the sheet that accredits it. This sheet must be delivered the first day of the laboratory. Without this document you cannot do the practices.
The rules can be found at the following address: http://www.uab.cat/doc/DOC_Normativa_Segur_Lab_Docent
During practices, students must wear the lab coat and approved safety glasses. In addition to the usual writing tools, they have to carry (and know how it works) a scientific calculator that can perform regression calculations. It is advisable that they go in the laboratory with a laptop to do calculations with Excel
The final objective of the subject is that the student reaches the indicated competences.
The part of Experimentation in the laboratory has some general objectives:
- weigh out
- Cleaning the glass material
- Measurement and transfer of liquids
- Preparation of solutions
- Heating of substances
- Agitation
- Evaporation
- Crystallization
- Filtering and washing substances
- Simple Extraction
- Thin layer chromatography
- Distillation
- Use of the laboratory notebook
- Graphic, numerical and computer treatment of laboratory data
As specific objectives of each practice:
Practice 1: Data processing
Practice 2: Densities
Practice 3: Precipitation reactions. Limiting reagent concept
Practice 4: Redox reactions. Reaction stoichiometry in aqueous solution
Practice 5: Determination of atomic and molecular masses
Practice 6: Using the calorimeter to study phase change and dissolution processes
Practice 7: Determination of heat of reaction and dissolution
Practice 8: Determination of the enthalpy and entropy variation of the urea solution
Practice 9: Liquid-liquid extraction and separation of mixtures
Practice 10: Kinetics of the reaction of methyl violet in basic medium
Practice 11: Measurement of pH. Relative strength of acids and bases
Practice 12: Acid-base volumes. Indicators
Practice 13: Determination of the acidity constant of acetic acid
Practice 14: Solubility and Kps of salts poorly soluble in water. Effect of the common ion
Practice 15: Electrochemical Cells
Practice 16: Synthesis of acetylsalicylic acid
Computer Resources
The general objective of this part of the subject is to provide a basis for students in transversal computer skills in science and specific to the field of chemistry.
It is intended for students to acquire skills in the management and analysis of experimental data, in the visualization and manipulation of three-dimensional and electronic structures and finally in programming.
The subject consists of two differentiated parts:
Each of the parties has a specific content.
The Experimentation part is structured in 3 blocks, and each consists of several practices in the laboratory.
The Computer Resources part consists of 20 sessions divided in 4 blocks.
PRACTICES OF EXPERIMENTATION IN CHEMISTRY
BLOCK 1: Introduction to experimentation in Chemistry
Practice 1: Data processing. Measurement of volumes. Experimental errors. Use of Excel to make graphs and calculations.
Practice 2: Densities. Determination of the concentration of a solution from its density. Use of excel to make graphs and linear regressions.
Practice 3: Precipitation reactions. Limiting reagent concept. Performance of precipitation reactions of CaCO3.
Practice 4: Redox reactions. Stoichiometry of the reactions in aqueous solution. Redox reactions in test tube. Determination of the concentration of a test solution by means of a redox reaction.
Practice 5: Determination of atomic and molecular masses. Determination of the molecular mass of a gas. Determination of the equivalent mass and the atomic mass of a metal.
BLOCK 2: Thermodynamics and kinetics
Practice 6: Use of the calorimeter to study phase change processes. Calibration of a digital thermometer. Calculation of the calorific capacity of the calorimeter. Determination of hot melting ice.
Practice 7: Determination of heat of reaction. Determination of neutralization enthalpies in acid-base reactions and dissolution enthalpies.
Practice 8: Determination of the enthalpy and entropy variation of the urea solution. Calculation of the Gibbs free energy and the reaction constant of the urea solution in water.
Practice 9: Liquid-liquid extraction and separation of mixtures. Separations of known and unknown mixtures of two and three components. Identification by thin layer chromatography.
Practice 10: Kinetics. Kinetics of the reaction of methyl violet in basic medium. Study of reaction kinetics following spectrophotometrically the concentration of methyl violet. Calculation of the order of the reaction and the speed constant.
BLOCK 3: Chemical equilibrium, electrochemistry and organic functional groups
Practice 11: Measurement of pH. Relative strength of acids and bases. Calibration and use of a pH meter. Study of buffer concept. Calculation of the degree of dissociation of a weak acid.
Practice 12: Acid-base volumes. Indicators. Performance of acid-base titrations with indicators and potentiometric monitoring. How to choose the right indicator for a valuation.
Practice 13: Determination of the acidity constant of acetic acid. Application of the method of solutions. Using a graphical method and the least-squares adjustment to find a dissociation constant.
Practice 14: Solubility and Kps of salts poorly soluble in water. Effect of the common ion. Determination of the solubility of PbCl2 in water. Preparation and use of ion exchange resins. Determination of the Kps of PbCl2. Effect of the common ion.
Practice 15: Electrochemical Cells. Construction of galvanic cells. Calculation of potential tables.
Practice 16: Synthesis of acetylsalicylic acid. Obtention and purification of the product from commercial salicylic acid.
The content of the Computer Resource part includes the following practices:
Block A. Basic Excel
Block B. Structures and databases
Block C. Advanced Excel
Block D. Programming in the field of Chemistry
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Computer classrom sessions/online mentoring (depending on pandemic situation) | 40 | 1.6 | 1, 11, 8, 3, 22, 23, 4, 13, 9, 10, 7, 12, 19, 20, 14, 15, 21, 5, 27, 17, 25, 26 |
Laboratory Practices (depending on the pandemic situation) | 74 | 2.96 | 1, 11, 8, 3, 22, 23, 4, 13, 9, 6, 16, 12, 18, 19, 20, 21, 5, 27, 17, 26 |
Theory lesson | 1 | 0.04 | 11, 9, 6, 27 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Reading guides and preparation of laboratory practices (experimental part) | 18 | 0.72 | 11, 8, 9, 10, 20, 5, 27 |
Solving problems related to learning of the Computational Resources part | 39 | 1.56 | 8, 3, 22, 23, 9, 10, 7, 12, 18, 20, 14, 21, 5, 27, 25, 26 |
The subject "Experimentation and Computer Resources" has two main parts. One of experimentation that focuses on the work of chemical laboratories. The other of computer resources that is oriented to the acquisition of knowledge and skills of fundamental computer tools to perform data analysis, carry out searches for bibliographic holdings, introduce advanced concepts of security and generation of supporting materials. chemical field (molecular drawing, models).
Experimentation.
The subject "Experimentation and Computer Resources" (8 ECTS), together with the subject "Fundamentals of Chemistry I" and "Fundamentals of Chemistry II (16 ECTS), is part of the" Chemistry "subject of the Chemistry degree, which has a total of 24 ECTS of a basic nature and located in the first year of the Degree. The subjects are totally independent with respect to the evaluation, but they are coordinated, so that the evaluation of the part of the subjects "Fundamentals of Chemistry I and II "which is related to the practices, is done after finishing the corresponding block of practices, so the practices benefit from having the theoretical explanations close to time and serve to finish understanding the theory.Computer Resources.
Due to the different levels of complexity of the topics covered in each block, teaching will be given in various ways.
The standard procedure for most practices in blocks A, B and C will be:
1. A few days before class, students receive introductory material to the theoretical and practical knowledge of the practice. (Introductory videos by teachers, study documents, internet links, etc.). It can include some basic exercises to solve.
2. On the scheduled day of the classes, the teachers briefly recapitulate the fundamental concepts and develop practical cases.
3. At the end of the class, students will have to solve an online test in person and lasting between 10 and 20 minutes. It is not allowed to take the test from any other classroom or place other than the one assigned by the face-to-face class.
For block D (programming), introductory videos will also be offered but the face-to-face class will propose an extensive presentation and cases to be developed together with the teacher for a better homogeneity in overcoming the contents and competences. Occasional work, face-to-face or non-face-to-face, must be solved and submitted. Depending on the degree of comprehension or progress, the student may have the option of more or less complex statements. Finally, a group work will be requested with its presentation on the last day of the blog.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Assessment in the form of tests and project | 100% | 10 | 0.4 | 8, 22, 10, 7, 12, 18, 20, 14, 15, 21, 5, 25, 26 |
Practice Report (part Experimentation) | 80% | 15 | 0.6 | 1, 11, 8, 3, 23, 4, 13, 9, 10, 6, 16, 2, 24, 19, 20, 21, 5, 27, 17, 26 |
Preparation of practices. Pre-laboratory exercise (Experimentation part) | 20% | 3 | 0.12 | 11, 3, 6, 5, 27 |
All the activities that are carried out count for the evaluation.
Both parts of the course have an individual and independent assessment. The final grade is the average of the marks of the two parts of the subject, weighted by the number of credits of each part. A grade of "not presented" will only be possible for cases where the student has not submitted the assessments of more than 4 practices (approximately 20%). It is necessary to pass both parts to pass the course. The pass is obtained with a 5/10.
Regarding the part of Experimentation in the laboratory: A system of continuous evaluation is followed, without the possibility of re-evaluation with a special work or examination. The minimum grade to pass it is 5 points (out of 10). In this note the most important weight are the reports that are delivered at the end of each practice (weight 80%). The report must put the experimental results obtained into practice and answer the questions asked, leaving a record of the necessary graphs and calculations. The methodology followed for the answers, the way in which the answers are communicated and the goodness of the experimental data found are assessed. Preliminary tests will also be taken into account (before starting each practice) to show that the reports and the work attitude in the laboratory have been read (weight 20%). Failure to attend the correction and comment session of the blog practices has a penalty of 1 point (out of 10) on the blog note. The final grade for this part will be the average of the grades for all blocks.
Attendance is mandatory. An unjustified misconduct implies a zero of practice.
Laboratory Safety Warning: A student who is involved in an incident that may have serious safety consequences may be expelled from the laboratory and suspended from the subject.
Regarding the part of Computer Resources: The quizzes in block A, B and C have the same weighting as 1. For block D, the non-face-to-face assessments will weigh 0.5 and the final group work 2.5. Non-contact assignments will be assessed in proportion to the difficulty of the chosen statement.
The internships are compulsory and can be done individually or in groups as indicated by the teacher. An unjustified lack of attendance implies a zero in practice. The teaching staff reserves the right to carry out additional assessments to those established at the beginning of the course. It is emphasized that face-to-face tests can only be taken in the classroom on the day of the practice (with the exception of indications to the contrary by the teacher). Any attempt to perform the test from another location will be valued at zero. Repetitive attempts of this kind or other types of fraud will lead to the immediate suspension of the subject.
The non-delivery of 4 or more works of the 20 implies not passing of this part and therefore of all the matter.
Main reference textbooks:
- The main document for the laboratory part is the "Book of practices of the subject Experimentation in Chemistry". Chemistry Department. It contains the necessary information to work in the laboratory and the guides of all the practices. Each practice indicates which concepts of the book should review. It is located in the "Campus Virtual" of the UAB.
- The textbook "R. H. Petrucci, F.G. Herring, J. D. Madura, C. Bissonnette, Química General, Pearson Prentice Hall (11ena Ed.) 2017" will provide the theoretical information necessary for each practice. In the guide of each one are indicated the pages of the book that should be read. (online book: https://www-ingebook-com.are.uab.cat/ib/NPcd/IB_BooksVis?cod_primaria=1000187&codigo_libro=6751)
- Book on Python programming for the Computer Resources part : Learning Python, 5th Edition: Lutz, Mark; O'Reilly Media, Inc. 2013.
Complementary textbooks:
- A book of laboratory practices that can be found in the library in case one of the experiments is not clear. Manuel Fernández González, Laboratory Operations of Chemistry, Ed. Anaya (2004).
-A textbook that is in the library and that contains explanations about the use of Excel, significant figures and complementary information on block 4 (Chemical Balance). Daniel C. Harris. "Quantitative chemical analysis". Ed. Reverté S.A. Barcelona (2006)
- A book that is in the library and that provides more information about block 3 (Thermodynamics and kinetics) and block 4 (Electrochemistry). R. Chang. General Chemistry, 9th edition, Ed. McGraw-Hill, 2007.
Other resources:
Safety regulations in the teaching laboratories of the Chemistry Department: http://www.uab.cat/doc/DOC_Normativa_Segur_Lab_Docent
Orbital viewer: http://www.orbitals.com/orb/ov.htm
Analysis of properties: EI, AE, density, electrical conductivity: http://www.webelements.com/ and http://www.dayah.com/periodic/
Different resources of visualization of atomic and molecular orbitals: http://www.mpcfaculty.net/ron_rinehart/orbitals.htm
Excel.
Gaussian 16. Electronic structure calculation program.
GaussView 6. Molecular visualization program.
Python. programming language.
UCSF Chimera. Molecular visualization program with Python integration.
Jupiter Notebook. Python program manager.
Conda. Python package manager.
Marvin Beans. Molecular visualizer. 2D drawings and 3D structures.
SciFinder. Scientific database manager.
Rdkit. Python package for handling chemical structures
Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
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(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 1 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 2 | Catalan/Spanish | annual | morning-mixed |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 3 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 4 | Catalan/Spanish | annual | morning-mixed |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 5 | Catalan | annual | afternoon |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 6 | Catalan/Spanish | annual | afternoon |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 7 | Catalan/Spanish | annual | afternoon |
(TE) Theory | 1 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 2 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |