General Chemistry, 9 credits

Allmän kemi, 9 hp

NKEA32

The course is disused.

Main field of study

Chemical Engineering Chemistry

Course level

First cycle

Course type

Programme course

Examiner

Helena Herbertsson

Director of studies or equivalent

Magdalena Svensson

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 86 h
Recommended self-study hours: 154 h

Possible deviation from course syllabus/programme syllabus

ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary

Course offered for		Semester	Period	Timetable module	Language	Campus	ECV
6KBIO	Biology, Bachelor's Programme	1 (Autumn 2017)	1	3+4	Swedish	Linköping, Valla	C

Main field of study

Chemical Engineering, Chemistry

Course level

First cycle

Advancement level

G1X

Course offered for

Biology, Bachelor's Programme

Entry requirements

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Intended learning outcomes

The aim of the course is to introduce a basic knowledge in chemistry for further studies. After completing this course, the student should be:

able to describe the electronic structures of atoms and molecules.
able to give the symbols and names for the elements (except for the lanthanides and actinides) as well as naming simple inorganic compounds.
able to calculate and solve stoichiometric parameters and problems.
explain driving forces and kinetics of chemical reactions.
define chemical equilibrium and solve problems concerning chemical equilibrium, e.g., equilibria of acids and bases and solubility.
describe the basic laws of thermodynamics, in particular their application on chemical systems.
explain basic electrochemical principles.
aware of fundamental safety regulations for laboratory work.
trained in basic laboratory techniques as titrations and spectrophotometric analysis.
able to write a laboratory report.
able to briefly describe the importance of chemical knowledge in society.

Course content

Chemical nomenclature and stoichiometry. Chemical reactions. The gas law. Thermochemistry. The electronic structures of atoms and molecules. Orbital theory. Important trends within the periodic table. Chemical equilibrium, e.g. equilibria of acids and bases and solubility. Reaction kinetics: zero, first and second order kinetics. Activation energy and Arrhenius equation. The three laws of thermodynamics and the concepts enthalpy, entropy, and free energy. Electrochemistry.

Teaching and working methods

The course consists of lectures, lessons and laboratory work, including two short written tests.

The five laboratory exercises illustrate important principles discussed in the course.

Examination

LAB1	Laboratory work including two written tests	2.5 credits	U, G
TEN1	Written examination	6.5 credits	U, 3, 4, 5

To pass the laboratory course, two short written tests must be approved as well as four laboratory reports, and the presence at the mandatory lab seminars must be noted.

Grades

Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5

Other information

Supplementary courses: Organic chemistry and Biochemistry 1.

Department

Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

Director of Studies or equivalent

Magdalena Svensson

Examiner

Helena Herbertsson

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 86 h
Recommended self-study hours: 154 h

Code	Name	Scope	Grading scale
LAB1	Laboratory work including two written tests	2.5 credits	U, G
TEN1	Written examination	6.5 credits	U, 3, 4, 5

To pass the laboratory course, two short written tests must be approved as well as four laboratory reports, and the presence at the mandatory lab seminars must be noted.

Regulations (apply to LiU in its entirety)

The university is a government agency whose operations are regulated by legislation and ordinances, which include the Higher Education Act and the Higher Education Ordinance. In addition to legislation and ordinances, operations are subject to several policy documents. The Linköping University rule book collects currently valid decisions of a regulatory nature taken by the university board, the vice-chancellor and faculty/department boards.

LiU’s rule book for education at first-cycle and second-cycle levels is available at http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/Innehall/Utbildning_pa_grund-_och_avancerad_niva.

Student rights and obligations (login required)
Linköping University common rules and regulations (in Swedish)

Course literature is preliminary.

There is no course literature available for this course in studieinfo.

Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.

I = Introduce, U = Teach, A = Utilize

		I	U	A	Modules
1. DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE AND REASONING
	1.1 Knowledge of underlying mathematics and science (G1X level)	X	X		LAB1 TEN1
	1.2 Fundamental engineering knowledge (G1X level)	X
	1.3 Further knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural science (G2X level)
	1.4 Advanced knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural sciences (A1X level)
	1.5 Insight into current research and development work
2. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
	2.1 Analytical reasoning and problem solving		X		TEN1
	2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery		X		LAB1
	2.3 System thinking
	2.4 Attitudes, thought, and learning
	2.5 Ethics, equity, and other responsibilities
3. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION
	3.1 Teamwork	X			LAB1
	3.2 Communications	X	X		LAB1
	3.3 Communication in foreign languages			X	TEN1
4. CONCEIVING, DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING SYSTEMS IN THE ENTERPRISE, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT
	4.1 External, societal, and environmental context	X
	4.2 Enterprise and business context
	4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management
	4.4 Designing
	4.5 Implementing
	4.6 Operating
5. PLANNING, EXECUTION AND PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS
	5.1 Societal conditions, including economic, social, and ecological aspects of sustainable development for knowledge development
	5.2 Economic conditions for knowledge development
	5.3 Identification of needs, structuring and planning of research or development projects
	5.4 Execution of research or development projects
	5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects

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