Module Code - Title:

CH4304 - ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2

Year Last Offered:

2025/6

Hours Per Week:

Lecture

3

Lab

3

Tutorial

0

Other

0

Private

5

Credits

6

Grading Type:

A

Prerequisite Modules:

CH4303

Rationale and Purpose of the Module:

To provide students with an understanding of some key elements of the theory of separation science and their application to analytical techniques

Syllabus:

Introduction to separation science Solvent extraction. Countercurrent extraction. Introduction to chromatography, modes of separation. Gas Chromatography. Liquid Chromatography. HPLC, Ion Chromatography, Size exclusion chromatography Mass Spectrometry Hypenated techniques, GC-MS HPLC-MS

Learning Outcomes:

Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)

Demonstrate an understanding of separation techniques and their application to analytical chemistry. Extract and evaluate quantitative data from GC and HPLC experiments. Recognise the limitations of each technique

Affective (Attitudes and Values)

Appreciate the importance of separation and purification in analytical science. Identify the appropriate separation technique for a particular sample and analytical technique Develop an understanding of the limitations of each technique

Psychomotor (Physical Skills)

Demonstrate safe practice in handling, using and disposing of chemical comounds. Preparation of standards and samples for GC & HPLC Operation of Gas chromatograph and HPLC. Recording and presentation of experimental results

How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:

This module will taught over a 12 week period through a formal interactive teaching mode (2 x 1 hour lectures), weekly on-line tutorials. Students will undertake 5 x 3 hour laboratory experiments associated with lecture material. The module will be assessed by an end-of-semester written exam (75% of final marks); students will record their laboratory work in a written report for each experiment (20% of final marks). Completion of on-line tutorials 5%.;

Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):

Prime Texts:

Harris (2007) Quantitative Chemical Analysis , Freeman

Pavia (2009) Introduction to spectroscopy , Books Cole

Other Relevant Texts:

Rouessac F (2007) Chemical Analysis , Wiley

Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:

Semester(s) Module is Offered:

Module Leader:

soumya.mukherjee@ul.ie