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CM3192 - PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENTS

Academic Year 23/24 - Semester 1

Assessments:​

  • Lab Proforma: 44%

  • Mini-viva: 8%

  • Pre-labs: 8%

  • Test: 40%

Lecturer: Dr Michael Yudistira

Lab Instructor: Dr Michael Yudistira, Dr Tan Wee Boon, A/P Fan Wai Yip, A/P Chuah Gaik Khuan

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Course Overview: 

  • Physical Chemistry:

    • Rovibrational spectroscopy of CO2

    • Liquid-vapour equilibrium of a binary mixture

    • Crystal structure analysis by powder x-ray diffraction

    • Au nanoparticles: synthesis, characterisation and stability studies

  • Analytical Chemistry:

    • Emission studies : Fluorescence of Riboflavin and Inductively-Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES) of Copper

    • Fluoride ion analysis using Ion-Selective Electrodes (ISE), Capillary Electrophoresis (CE) and Ion Chromatography (IC)

    • Hyphenated chromatography techniques : Identification of essential oils using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) and  Quantification of a drug tablet using Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS)

    • Isolation of carotenoids and their quantification using UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy

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Difficulty of the course: Average

Pace of the course: Just Right

Duration provided to prepare for tutorials: 1-2 Days

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REVIEW

What advice would you give to someone considering to take this course?

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Anonymous: always remember to prepare for your lab session by reading the lab manual/ consulting the materials provided!

 

What did you enjoy or find most useful from this course?

 

Anonymous: useful pchem concepts in the form of experiments make it easier to learn and understand certain key concepts.

 

What aspects of the course did you find most challenging, and why?

 

Anonymous: some lab sessions are extremely tiring/ tedious, long reports are tedious so best to start the report early.

 

What resources did you find most helpful in helping you better understand the course material?

 

Anonymous: the materials provided are good enough

 

What other courses do you think should be taken before or concurrently with this course?

 

Anonymous: CM3131 and CM3141 (either before or during are fine)

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