Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.Tech - Chemical Engineering SCHA3003 Instrumental methods of analysis Syllabus
 

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.Tech - Chemical Engineering SCHA3003 Instrumental methods of analysis Syllabus

SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF BIO AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

SCHA3003 INSTRUMENTAL METHODS OF ANALYSIS
L T P Credits Total Marks
3 0 0 3 100

UNIT 1 FUNDAMENTALS OF SPECTROSCOPY 9 Hrs.
Electromagnetic Radiation: Properties, Various energy levels, Interaction of photons with matter, absorbance, transmittance
and their relationship, Permitted energy levels for the electrons of an atom and simple molecules. Beer-Lambert’s law,
Limitations, Deviations. Nephelometry and turbiditymetry, Duboscqcolorimetry, Estimation of inorganic ions such as Fe, Ni
using Beer-Lambert’s Law. Selection of instrumental methods, Instrumental errors, calibration, precision and accuracy.

UNIT 2 MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 9 Hrs.
Various electronic transitions in organic and inorganic compounds effected by UV, Visible and infra-red radiations, Various
energy level diagrams of saturated, unsaturated and carbonyl compounds, excitation by UV and Visible radiations,
Woodward-Fischer rules, Effects of auxochromes and effects of conjugation on the absorption maxima, Instrumentation and
applications of UV, Visible and IR spectrophotometer, Multi component analysis, Probe type photometer, Photometric
titration.

UNIT 3 ADVANCED SPECTROSCOPIC METHODS OF ANALYSIS 9 Hrs.
Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS): Principle, Instrumentation and Applications, Various interferences observed in AAS.
Principle, instrumentation and Applications of polarimetry and refractometry. Principle of flame photometry and Inductively
coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

UNIT 4 ELECTROMETRIC METHODS OF ANALYSIS 9 Hrs.
Introduction of electrometric methods, difference between redox and acid- base reactions, types of cells, schematic
representation of cell, single electrode potential, laboratory reference electrodes (Standard hydrogen, saturated calomel, Ag
-AgCl and inert electrodes), ion-selective electrodes. Potentiometry: Nernst equation, experimental set-up and measurement
of pH; Conductometry- Measurement of conductance, experimental set-up and various conductometric titrations.

UNIT 5 CHROMATOGRAPHIC METHODS 9 Hrs.
Basic principles of chromatography, Classification of chromatographic methods, types of chromatography- Column, Thin
layer, Paper, Gas, High Performance Liquid Chromatography (Principle involved, instrumentation and applications).
Max.45 Hrs.

COURSE OUTCOMES
On completion of the course, student will be able to
CO1 - Knows the basic principles of analytical instruments along with their limitations.
CO2 - Acquire basic knowledge of fundamental of molecular spectroscopy.
CO3 - Understand the principle and technical details of Atomic absorption spectroscopy.
CO4 - Distinguish the various electrometric methods and conductometric methods.
CO5 - Ability to understand the chromatographic method of analysis.
CO6 - Knows the current scenario and advanced instrumental methods.

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Gurdeep R. Chatwal and Sham K. Anand, Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis, 5th Edition, Himalaya Publishing
House, Mumbai, 2002.
2. Sharma B.L., Instrumental methods of chemical analysis, 24th Edition, Goel Publishing House, 2005.
3. Skoog D.A., James Holler F., Stanky, R.Crouch, Instrumental Methods of Analysis. Cengage Learning, 2007.
4. Skoog D.A and Weswt D.M.M., Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry, 8th Edition, Saunders College Publishing, 2004.

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
Max. Marks: 100 Exam Duration: 3 Hrs.
Part A: 10 Questions of 2 marks each - No choice 20 Marks
Part B: 2 Questions from each unit of internal choice; each carrying 16 marks 80 Marks