Analytical Chemistry: Fundamentals and Electroanalysis/analytical Chemistry Laboratory: Fundamentals and Electroanalysis

(a) Theory module: Getting acquainted with fundamental definitions and concepts in Analytical Chemistry. Learning elements of error analysis and statistics, particularly applied to analytical chemistry. Discussing at a more advanced level, also in terms of activities, acid/base, redox, precipitation and complexation equilibria in aqueous solutions, also applied to the interpretation of titration curves in volumetric analysis. Getting to know at basic level a first family of instrumental analytical techniques, i.e. the electroanalytical ones; in particular conductimetry, potentiometry, voltammetry and amperometry will be discussed, to understand their theoretical background as well instrumental and applicative issues. (b) Laboratory module: Knowledge of the procedures, the experimental protocols and the fundamental calculations in Analytical Chemistry. Knowledge of colorimetric titrations and of the basic electroanalytical techniques: conductimetry, potentiometry, amperometry.

(a) Theory module: - Acquaintance with fundamental definitions and concepts in Analytical Chemistry - Ability to apply basic error analysis and statistics to estimate reliability and significance of analytical data, also in connection with the laboratory module. - Ability to manage solution equilibria and electrode potentials also in terms of ionic activities, and to exploit them for prediction and interpretation of titration curves based on acid/base, precipitation, complexation and redox equilibria, as concurrently practiced in the laboratory module. - Basic knowledge of fundamentals, procedures and applications of electroanalytical techniques (conductimetry, potentiometry, voltammetry, amperometry), some of them possibly practiced in the laboratory module. (b) Laboratory Module: Use, also at experimental level, of the basic analytical techniques: colorimetric titrations and fundamental electroanalytical methodologies. Use of an electronic spreadsheet for data treatment. Principles of statistical data treatment and error theory.