• Level of study

    BAC +1

  • ECTS

    4 credits

  • Component

    Faculty of Science

Description

This module focuses on an approach to experimental techniques in chemistry. A first part will be devoted to the presentation of the rules of hygiene and safety in the chemistry laboratory. Each lab session will be preceded by a preparatory lab session. At the end of each lab session, the student will have to write a laboratory notebook/report (analysis, exploitation of results...).

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Objectives

  • Acquire the practical basics in the laboratory (weighing, dilution, etc.)
  • To follow the rules of hygiene and safety
  • Understand an experimental protocol, implement it with care and rigor, and analyze and interpret the results obtained.
  • Use the appropriate course concepts
  • To carry out common assemblies in chemistry
  • Use of precision equipment (glassware, scales, etc.) and analysis of uncertainties.
  • Analyze, exploit and criticize experimental results
  • Learn to report on an experiment/manipulation
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Necessary pre-requisites

Chemistry basics equivalent to a science high school diploma

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Knowledge control

full continuous assessment

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Syllabus

Practical basics in laboratory, hygiene and safety rules.

Topics covered:

  • Determinations and balances: acid-base, redox, complexation, precipitation...
  • Separative methods and purification techniques: thin layer chromatography, column chromatography, liquid/liquid extraction, recrystallization, distillation, filtration...
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