Dept of Chemical and Metallurgical Eng

KMK008 Aquatic Chemistry 6.0 ECTS credits

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General information about studying at Luleå University
TIMEPERIOD: Q III

LANGUAGE: Swedish

EXAMINER
L Lindberg-Paumen Univ adj

PREREQUISITES
Basic course in General Chemistry i.e. KMK004, KMK002, KMK013 or KMK041.

COURSE AIM
The course provides knowledge in a variety of phenomena that occurs in natural water systems, specielly those phenomena that involves hydrolysis-, protolysis-, oxidation and reduction, solubility and komplex ion equilibria.

CONTENTS
Review of the chemical structure of water and his behaviour as solvent. Introduction in chemical kinetics. Mathematical and grafical study of equilibrium systems. Methods to solve equilibrium problems. Acid-base equilibria, the carbonate system, coordination chemistry, precipitation and dissolution, oxidation- reduction reactions, iron chemistry, chlorine chemistry. Applications i natural water systems. Environmental aspects.

TEACHING
The instruction consists of lectures and 3 compulsory laboratory classes.

EXAMINATION
A written examination which is graded, passed laboratory reports.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: U,3,4,5

ITEMS AND CREDITS 
Laboratory work                                             	1.2 ECTS
Written exam                                                	4.8 ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Snoeyink and Jenkins : Water Chemistry, Wiley & Sons. Compendium "Vattenkemi, KMK008", Kemiska Data.

REMARKS
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