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Chemistry with Lab Exercises

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Chemistry with Lab Exercises
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Mechanical and Process Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2004
Module code: MAB-3.10
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
5V (5 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
6
Semester: 3
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
120-minute written exam

[updated 12.09.2004]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

MAB-3.10 Mechanical and Process Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2004 , semester 3, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
75 class hours (= 56.25 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 180 hours (equivalent to 6 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 123.75 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Timo Gehring
Lecturer:
Dr. Patrick Maurer


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Learning outcomes:
This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of chemistry and to aspects relevant to mechanical and process engineering. Students will learn to read and understand chemical texts, formulae and equations and to perform simple quantitative calculations.
In addition to helping students to understand elementary chemical processes and material properties, they will also be taught the correct procedures for handling hazardous substances and will learn about the relevant statutory regulations. The laboratory sessions are designed to assist student learning and to reinforce what they have been taught in the lectures.

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Module content:
Chemicals and mixtures of chemicals; separation processes; physical and chemical processes
atomic structure
Material quantities; the mole concept; concentration
Chemical bonding (ionic bonding; metal bonding; covalent bonding; bonding in complexes),
Physical bonding (London forces; dipole-dipole and ion-dipole bonds; hydrogen bridges).
Elementary reaction mechanisms (reactions of ions, acid-base reactions, redox reactions, radical reactions, nucleophilic and electrophilic reactions).
Energetics of chemical reactions (reaction energy and activation energy),
Reaction kinetics, catalysis
Equilibrium reactions, law of mass action
Electrochemistry (electrolytes; electrolysis; Faraday’s laws; decomposition voltage and overvoltage; electrodes and electrochemical potential; the Nernst equation; electrochemical production and energy conversion; electroplating; principles of electrochemical analysis; electrochemical corrosion)
Important inorganic and organic substances, nomenclature.
Plastics and polymers
Important chemical processes
Hazards associated with handling and using chemicals; fire and explosion protection; toxic substances; dose-effect relationships; acute and chronic poisons; sensibilization; carcinogens and reproductive toxins.
The German Chemicals Act; the German Ordinance on Hazardous Substances; Guidelines on hazardous substances; Technical Rules for Hazardous substances (TRGS)

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Teaching methods/Media:
Exercises and problems
Instructions for laboratory work

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Recommended or required reading:
H.-D. Gutbrod, K. Kontermann, A. Pfänder: Chemie - Theorie und technische Anwendungen. Hamburg: Handwerk und Technik.  
Michael Wächter: Stoffe, Teilchen, Reaktionen. Hamburg: Handwerk und Technik.
W. Amann et al.: Elemente Chemie II. Stuttgart: Klett.

[updated 12.09.2004]
 
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