Syllabus
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Course Code: CHEM 401 Course Name: Inorganic Chemistry Special-III |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Errors and Evaluation Definition of terms in mean and median. Precision-standard deviation, relative standard deviation. Accuracy-absolute error, relative error. Types of error in experimental data-determinate (systematic), indeterminate (or random) and gross. Sources of errors and the effects upon the analytical results. Methods for reporting analytical data. Statistical evaluation of data-indeterminate errors. Significance of the F test, the student ‘t’ test and the Chi-test. Nephelometry and Turbidimetry Theory - light scattering, choice and comparison between nephelometry and turbidimetry, factors affecting measurement, instrumentation, applications |
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| 2 | Sewage and fertilizers Sewage treatment, Biochemistry of sewage, fertilizers - Nitrogen; ammonification, nitrification, denitrification, fixation of nitrogen, biochemistry and ecology of nitrogen fixation, nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers in agriculture, eutrophication, surfactants - cationic, anionic and non ionic, specific properties, degradation. Analysis of air pollutants Biochemical effect of As and Heavy metals such as Cd, Pb and Hg. Molecular luminescence Fluorimetry and Phosphorimetry: Introduction, principles of fluorescence and phosphorescence, interpretation of fluorescence spectra, factors, fluorescence intensity and concentration, instrumentation for fluorimetry, applications of fluorimetry. Phosphorimetry, instrumentation, applications, comparison between fluorimetry and phosphorimetry. |
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| 3 | Chromatography General principles, types of chromatography, absorption chromatography, partition chromatography, vapour phase chromatography, paper and thin layer chromatography, retardation factor, retention volume, mechanism and efficiency of separations. Ion-Exchange General principles, ion exchangers-natural and synthetic, ion-exchange capacity, purification of water and other applications. Solvent Extraction General Principles, extraction coefficients, Batch, continuous, and counter current extractions, applications. |
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| 4 | Ion selective electrodes Fundamental types of electrodes, gas sensors, ion sensors and enzyme electrodes, principle involved in measurements with ion selective electrodes with special reference to halide, sulphide and oxygen electrodes. Thermal Techniques Thermogravimetry, differential thermal analysis (DTA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) principles and applications. |
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