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CHEM 43144

>< Type/Status : Compulsory
>< Title : Advanced Analytical Chemistry
>< Objectives : To provide an advanced knowledge of classical and instrumental methods of chemical analyses.
>< Course Content :

Principles of Instrumentation

Principles of electrical measurements, elementary electronics, operational amplifiers, devices for measurement of current and voltage, transducers, design of digital and analog instruments, signals to noise ratio and signal enhancement techniques.

Complex Chemical Equilibria

Acid-base equilibria in polyprotic systems, buffer systems, metal-ligand complexes; theoretical equilibrium models, formation constants and analytical applications, design of reagents and speciation.

Analytical Separations

Separation equilibria and operational aspects of separation, solvent extraction, ion exchange chromotography; gas chromatography, liquid chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography and electrophoresis.

Electroanalytical Techniques

Coulometry; electrogravimetry, potentiostatic and amperostatic coulometry, polarography; DC polarography, pulsed polarography, cyclic voltammetry, amperometric techniques, potential sweep and step methods, controlled current techniques and hydrodynamic methods.

Analytical Spectroscopy

Molecular ultraviolet and visible absorption spectroscopy, molecular fluorescence, phosphorescence and chemiluminescence spectroscopy, atomic absorption, emission and fluorescence spectroscopic techniques based on flame and furnance atomization, arc, spark and plasma atomization, X ray spectroscopy, Fourier transformed spectroscopy.

Thermal Methods of Analysis

Thermogravimetry, Differential thermal analysis and differentiated scanning calorimetry, Thermochemical Analysis

Kinetic Methods of Chemical Analysis

Methods based on chemical kinetics, Radiochemical Methods of Analysis, Flow injection Analysis

>< Process : A combination of lectures and tutorial discussions
>< Scheme of Evaluation : 100% end of course examination
>< Recommended Reading :
1. Kellner, R., Mermet, J. M. Otto, M. and Widmer, M. (1997), Analytical chemistry, Wiley-VCH.
2. Harris, D. C. (1995), Quantitative chemical analysis, 4th edition, Feeman.
3. de Levie, R. (1997), Principles of Quantitative chemical analysis, RSC
4. Laitinen, H. A. and Harris, W. E. (1975), Chemical Analysis, McGraw Hill.
5. Harvey, D. (2000), Modern Analytical Chemistry, McGraw Hill.

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