Chemistry - programme subject in Programmes for Specialization in General Studies (KJE1-01)
Chemistry 2
Research
- find and present examples of current chemical research within environmental science and industry
- publish reports from their own experiments, with and without digital tools
- discuss how researchers ensure that research is ethically defensible
- give an account of features of scientific method in chemistry, and give examples of explanatory models that are inconsistent with chemical evidence
Analysis
- detect metals in alloys and ions in salts and give an account of the results
- carry out analyses with colorimetry and interpret simple mass spectra and 1H-NMR spectra
- plan and implement simple water analyses and evaluate the results in relation to the water’s range of use
- explain how buffer solutions function, and calculate pH and capacity in buffers
Organic chemistry 2
- give an account of oxidation, substitution, addition, elimination, condensation and hydrolysis as types of reactions, and carry out experiments with at least two of them
- explain the reaction mechanism of addition and elimination
- carry out experiments to detect simple organic compounds
- give an account of and carry out experiments with chromatography, distillation and recrystalization
- give an account of the structure and properties of amino acids, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates and ATP
- explain the role of hydrogen as energy carrier in photosynthesis and cell respiration
- explain the significance of stereoisomerism in biochemical reactions
- carry out experiments with enzymes and explain how they function
Redox reactions
- carry out experiments with combustion reactions and explain what happens
- balance redox reactions using half-reactions and oxidation number
- carry out corrosion experiments and explain how corrosion can be prevented
- plan and carry out analyses using redox titration
- carry out experiments with electrochemical cells and give an account of spontaneous and non-spontaneous redox reactions
- calculate the capacity and cell potential of a battery and the yield in electrolysis
- carry out experiments with anti-oxidants and explain how they work
Materials
- describe the chemical structure and properties of some synthetic polymers and their additives
- give examples of nano materials, how they are produced, what differentiates them from ordinary materials, and what they can be used for
- assess the production, storage and controlled dumping of traditional and new materials in terms of their environmental impact
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