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Inorganic Chemistry

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Course abstract

In the study course “Inorganic chemistry” students are acquainted with the basic theoretical issues of general chemistry. This course of study gives the review of biologically most important chemical elements, emphasizes their biological importance and their use in the veterinary medicine

Learning outcomes and their assessment

Students are able to show deep knowledge of important issues of the general chemistry as well as the chemical elements important for biological systems.
In the study course students master skills of carrying out the chemical experiments, as well as the quantitative determination of some chemical compounds with classical and instrumental methods of analyses. Obtained theoretical and practical skills allow to acquire organic chemistry, biochemistry and pharmacology.
Students are able independently formulate and critically analyze problems connected with the influence of biogene elements on human and animal organisms

Course Content(Calendar)

1. Lecture Atomic structure. Chemical bonds (2h), workshop Classification of inorganic compounds (2h)
2. Lecture Chemical kinetics, catalysis, equilibrium. Dissociation (2h), 1st laboratory work Use of acid-base indicators. Copper and zinc reactions with weak oxidizing acids. Obtaining and properties of zinc and copper hydroxides. Normal salts (2h)
3. Lecture Osmosis. Biogene elements. IA and IIA main group elements (2h), workshop Oxidation-reduction reactions, 2nd laboratory work Oxidation-reduction reactions, 1st test Classification of inorganic compounds
4. Lecture IIIA and IVA main group elements (1h), 1st theory test (1h), 3rd laboratory work Determination of HCl by titration with NaOH, 2nd test Oxidation-reduction reactions (2h)
5. Lecture VA and VIA main group elements (1h), 2nd theory test (1h), 4th laboratory work Photometric determination of chromium (VI)
6. Lecture VIIA and B groups elements (2h), workshop Calculations of solutions concentrations (2h)
7. Lecture Complex compounds (2h), 3rd test Calculations of solutions concentrations (2h)
8. Lecture Water hardness (1h), 3rd theory test (1h), 5th laboratory work Determination of soda by potentiometric titration (2h)

Requirements for awarding credit points

At the times indicated by the lecturer, the student writes 3 tests and 3 theory tests, performs 5 laboratory works and submits protocols.

Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work

The student independently gets acquainted with the possibilities of instrumental methods of analyses, their advantages and disadvantages

Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes

The student can take the exam if all laboratory works have been completed at the scheduled times, protocols have been accepted, 3 tests and 3 theory tests have been successfully written. If average mark in the tests is not less than 6 (almost good), the exam may not be taken

Compulsory reading

1. Ozola B. Biogēnie elementi: mācību līdzeklis (elektroniskā formā). Jelgava: LLU, 2010, 75 lpp.
2. Čakste I. Vispārīgā ķīmija: mācību līdzeklis. Jelgava: Drukātava, 2008, 66 lpp.
3. Druviete B., Truksne D. Neorganiskie savienojumi, to klasifikācija un vispārīgās ķīmiskās īpašības: metodiskie norādījumi un vingrinājumi. Jelgava: LLU, 2008, 59 lpp.
4. Druviete B., Dūma M, Truksne D. Analītiskās ķīmijas uzdevumi ar risinājumiem un vingrinājumiem. Jelgava: LLU, 2008, 87 lpp.
5. Malone Leo J. Basic Concepts of Chemistry. John Willey&Sons, Inc., 1997, 591 p.

Further reading

1. Gļinka N. Vispārīgā ķīmija: mācību līdzeklis. Rīga: Zvaigzne, 1981,
686 lpp.
2. Rauhvargers A. Vispārīgā ķīmija.
Eksperimentāls mācību līdzeklis. Rīga: Zvaigzne, 1996, 383 lpp.
3. Martin S. Silberberg. Chemistry (fourth edition). Mc Graw-Hill International Education, 2006, 1088 p.
4. Peter G. Mahaffy, Bob Bucat, Roy Tasker. Chemistry. Human activity, chemical reactivity. Nelson Education, 2015, 1179 p.

Periodicals and other sources

1. Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl. Chemistry (ninth edition). New York, 2013, 1206 p.
2. Steven S.Zumdahl Donald J.DeCoste. Chemical Principles (seventh edition), Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning, 2013,1077 p.

Notes

2nd level professional study program “Veterinary medicine” (full time), first 8 weeks of the 1st semester