KEMP1120 Chemical Equilibrium and Energy (5 cr)

• Liquid phase chemistry: solubility, colligative properties
• Reaction kinetics, chemical equilibrium
• Acids and bases, pH, buffer solutions
• Thermochemistry and thermodynamics: enthalpy, entropy, and Gibbs energy
• Electrochemisty: electrochemical cells, normal potentials and cell potentials, electrolysis

A student who has passed the course:

• Knows the concept of solubility and the factors affecting solubility, and knows how to calculate the solubilities of substances
  
• Can explain how the colligative properties affect melting and boiling points of substances
• Knows how the rate of a chemical reaction can be changed; can determine the reaction order from experimental results
• Knows how the chemical equilibrium can be changed; can determine the equilibrium constants and equilibrium concentrations
• Knows the concept of acid-base reactions and related phenomena; can interpret acid-base titration curves
• Knows the basics of thermochemistry and calorimetry
• Can represent the state of a chemical system using thermodynamical functions
• Knows the principles of an electrochemical cell; can represent it in the language of chemistry

Working life skills:

• Data processing by computer technology
  
• Trained in using a science book written in English
  

Recommended KEMP1110 The World of Molecules (or KEMP111 Basics in Chemistry 1 or equivalent) and mathematical proficiency at upper secondary school or higher.

• Tro, Nivaldo J.: Chemistry - A Molecular Approach, Pearson Education, 
• • Ch. 7, 14-20 (5th Ed.) or
  • Ch. 6, 13-19 (4th Ed.) or 
  • Ch. 6, 12-18 (1st–3rd Eds.).