LESSON PLAN

CHE 515 INSTRUMENTAL

CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS

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FACULTY OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

COURSE INFORMATION

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COURSE NAME

COURSE CODE
PROGRAM
SEMESTER
CREDIT HOURS
CONTACT HOURS
COURSE STATUS
PRE-REQUISITE

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INSTRUMENTAL CHEMISTRY FOR

ENGINEERS
CHE515
EH220, EH223
3/4
3.0
5.0
CORE (PASSING GRADE: C)
Nil

SYNOPSIS
This is an advanced chemistry course. The topics covered concern the use of modern
analytical methods in elucidating chemical compounds.

3.0

OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
Identify the most appropriate analytical method for structural determination and
environmental heavy metal pollution assessment.
2.
Analyze spectra and determine the functionality and structure of an unknown
substance.
3.
Perform experiments to achieve a predetermined goal.
1.

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METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
Lecture and Laboratory
Lecture
:
2 hours/week
Laboratory
:
3 hours/week

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LESSON PLAN
Week

12

34

56

Chapter/Content
Chapter 1:UV and Visible Spectroscopy
1.1 Excitation and Absorption Laws: HOMO and LUMO
1.2 Solvent Effects
1.3 Chromophores, Conjugation, Shifting
1.4 Electronic Transitions
1.5 Interpreting Spectra
1.6 Beer-Lambert Law
Chapter 2: Infrared Spectroscopy
2.1 FTIR Components (Interferometer)
2.2 Molecular Vibrations and Absorption Frequencies
2.3 Type of Samples
2.4 Interpreting Spectra
2.5 Hyphenated Methods Involving IR
2.6 Applications
2.7 Analysis (Quantitative and qualitative)
Chapter 3: Mass Spectroscopy
3.1 Ions Productions (Readily volatile and Poorly Volatile)
3.2 Relative Atomic Mass (RAM)

Activities
Read the
recommended text
and reference
books
Practice at the end of
the chapter
Discussion
Read the
recommended text
and reference
books
Practice at the end of
the chapter
Discussion
Read the
recommended text
and reference

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books

Practice
at the end of
3.3 Structural Information
the chapter
3.4 Ion Analysis
3.5 Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, and GC-MS Discussion

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13 14

Chapter 4: Atomic Spectroscopy

4.1 Atomization Methods
4.2 Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS)
4.3 Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP)
4.4 Atomic Fluorescence Spectroscopy (AFS)

Chapter 5: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

5.1 Nuclear Spin and Resonance
5.2 Chemical Shift
5.3 Factors Affecting Chemical Shifts
5.4 1H-NMR (Splitting, Coupling, Integration of 1H-NMR
Absorption)
5.5 13C-NMR

Chapter 6: Chromatography
6.1 Chromatographic Techniques
6.2 Theory of Column Efficiency in Chromatography
6.3 Thin Layer Chromatography
6.4 Gas Chromatography
6.5 Liquid Chromatography

Test 1
Read the
recommended text
and reference
books
Practice at the end of
the chapter
Discussion
Read the
recommended text
and reference
books
Practice at the end of
the chapter
Discussion
Read the
recommended text
and reference
books
Practice at the end of
the chapter
Discussion
Test 2

Laboratory Work*

4-12

6.0

1. Identification of organic compounds using UV-Vis and IR

spectroscopy.
2. ICP determination of metal in waste water.
3. AAS determination of calcium in commercial supplement
tablets.
4. NMR analysis of a constitutional isomer.
5. Determination of organic compound using HPLC
* Not limited to the above list but subjected to the
equipment availability

ASSESSMENT
Tests and Assignments :
Final Examination
:
Lab Report
:

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Hands on experiment
in the Instrumentation
Laboratory

30%
50%
20%

TEXTBOOKS
Williams, D.H. and Fleming, I., 2007. Spectroscopic Methods in Organic Chemistry. 6th ed.
London: McGraw-Hill
Atkins, P. and de Paula, J., 2009. Physical Chemistry. 9th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS

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FACULTY OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

REFERENCES
Yan, B., 2000. Analytical Methods in Combinatorial Chemistry. 1st ed. CRC.
Christian G. D., Analytical Chemistry, 6th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2009.
Skoog D. A., West D. M., Holler F. J., Crouch S.R., Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry, 8 th
Edition, Thomson Learning Inc, 2004.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Attendance is compulsory. Students who fail to comply 80% of the attendance will be barred
from taking the final exam. Absence from lecture, tutorial, test, presentation, etc must be
supported by relevant documents.

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OTHER INFORMATION/DETAILS

PREPARED BY :

APPROVED BY :

SIGNATURE:

SIGNATURE :

NAME: DR KAMARIAH NOOR ISMAIL

POSITION: SENIOR LECTURER

NAME :
POSITION :

DATE: 01 MAR 2015

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Chapter/Content

12

Chapter 1: UV and
Visible Spectroscopy
1. Excitation and
Absorption
Laws:HOMO and
LUMO
2. Solvent Effects
3. Chromophores,
Conjugation,
Shifting
4. Electronic
Transitions
5.
Interpreting
Spectra
6. Beer-Lambert
Law

DATE:

Course Outcome

Course Learning
Outcomes

Instructional
Method

Ability to interpret UV The student should be able Lectures

and Visible Spectra to
to:
Tutorials
elucidate
the
Describe UV and
Laboratory
functional activity of
Visible spectroscopy
chemical compounds

Analyse spectra

Identify
chromophores

Assessment

Assi
gnment

Quiz

Test

Exa
mination

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2.8

Infrared
Spectroscopy
FTIR Components
(Interferometer)
Molecular Vibrations
and Absorption
Frequencies
Type of Samples
Interpreting Spectra
Hyphenated Methods
Involving IR
Applications
Analysis
(Quantitative
and
qualitative)

Ability to interpret IR
Spectra

Mass Spectroscopy
3.7 Ions
Productions
(Readily
volatile and
Poorly
Volatile)
3.8 RAM
3.9 Structural Information
3.10 Ion Analysis
3.11 Liquid
Chromatograp
hy-Mass
Spectrometry,
and GC-MS
3.1
4.0 Atomic
Spectroscopic
Methods
4.1 Atomization
Methods
4.2 Atomic
Absorption
Spectroscopy (AAS)
4.3
Atomic
Emission
Spectroscopy (ICP)

Ability to interpret
Mass Spectra

2.9
2.10

2.11
2.12
2.13
2.14

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3.6

4.4

10
12

13
14

4.1
5.0

The student should be able Lectures

to:
Tutorials

Describe
IR
Laboratory
spectroscopy

Analyse spectra

Ass
ignment

Qui
z
Tes
t

The student should be able Lectures

to:
Tutorials

Describe Mass
Laboratory
spectroscopy

Analyse spectra

Exa
mination

Ass
ignment

Qui
z
Tes
t

Ability to interpret AA, The student should be able Lectures

Emission,
to:
Tutorials
Fluorescence
and
Describe
AA
Laboratory
ICP-AE Spectra
spectroscopy

Atomic
Fluorescence
Spectroscopy
(AFS)

Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance
5.1 Nuclear Spin
and
Resonance
5.2 Chemical
Shift
5.3 Factors Affecting
Chemical Shifts
5.4 1H-NMR (Splitting,
Coupling,
Integration of
1
H-NMR
Absorption)
13
5.5
C-NMR
5.1.1
6.0 Chromatography
6.6 Chromatographic
Techniques
6.7 Theory of Column
Efficiency in
Chromatography
6.8 Thin Layer
Chromatography
6.9 Gas Chromatography
6.10 Liquid
Chromatography

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Ass
ignment

Qui
z

Describe
Emission spectroscopy

Describe
Fluorescence
spectroscopy

Exa
mination

Describe
AE spectroscopy

Assi
gnment

Quiz

Test

Exa
mination

Assi
gnment

Quiz

Test

Exa
mination

Ability to interpret 1H
and 13C NMR Spectra

Exa
mination

ICP-

Analyse spectra

The student should be able Lectures

to :
Tutorials

Describe
NMR
Laboratory
spectroscopy

Tes
t

Analyse spectra

Ability to interpret Thin The student should be able Lectures

Layer, Gas and Liquid
to :
Tutorials
chromatographs

Describe Thin
Laboratory
Layer chromatography

Describe Gas
chromatography

Describe Liquid
chromatography

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Laboratory Work*
6.
Identification of
organic compounds
using UV-Vis and IR
spectroscopy.
7.
ICP determination of
metal in waste water.
8.
AAS determination of
calcium in commercial
supplement tablets.
9.
NMR analysis of a
constitutional isomer.
10. Determination of
organic compound
using HPLC
* Laboratory works are
not limited to the
above lists, but
subjected to the
equipment availability

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Ability
to
perform
experiments
independently and as
a member of a group

Analyse spectra

The student should be able

to :

Develop
comprehensive
experimental
procedures
independently

Write comprehensive
and clear reports

Explain their results

in a critical and
constructive manner

Apply knowledge
gained in the theory
component of this
course practically

Laboratory

Laboratory
Reports

Experiments