LESSON PLAN

FACULTY OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

CHE 515 INSTRUMENTAL
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS

1.0 COURSE INFORMATION

COURSE NAME : INSTRUMENTAL CHEMISTRY FOR

ENGINEERS
COURSE CODE : CHE515
PROGRAM : EH220, EH223
SEMESTER : 3/4
CREDIT HOURS : 3.0
CONTACT HOURS : 5.0
COURSE STATUS : CORE (PASSING GRADE: C)
PRE-REQUISITE : Nil

2.0 SYNOPSIS
This is an advanced chemistry course. The topics covered concern the use of modern
analytical methods in elucidating chemical compounds.

3.0 OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Identify the most appropriate analytical method for structural determination and
environmental heavy metal pollution assessment.
2. Analyze spectra and determine the functionality and structure of an unknown substance.
3. Perform experiments to achieve a predetermined goal.

4.0 METHODS OF INSTRUCTION

Lecture and Laboratory
Lecture : 2 hours/week
Laboratory : 3 hours/week

5.0 LESSON PLAN

Week Chapter/Content Activities

 Read the
Chapter 1:UV and Visible Spectroscopy
1.1 Excitation and Absorption Laws: HOMO and LUMO recommended text
1.2 Solvent Effects and reference
1–2
1.3 Chromophores, Conjugation, Shifting books
1.4 Electronic Transitions  Practice at the end
1.5 Interpreting Spectra of the chapter
1.6 Beer-Lambert Law
 Discussion

Chapter 2: Infrared Spectroscopy

 Read the
2.1 FTIR Components (Interferometer)
2.2 Molecular Vibrations and Absorption Frequencies recommended text
2.3 Type of Samples and reference
3–4 2.4 Interpreting Spectra books
2.5 Hyphenated Methods Involving IR  Practice at the end
2.6 Applications of the chapter
2.7 Analysis (Quantitative and qualitative)
 Discussion

Chapter 3: Mass Spectroscopy  Read the

5–6 3.1 Ions Productions (Readily volatile and Poorly Volatile)
recommended text
3.2 Relative Atomic Mass (RAM)
3.3 Structural Information and reference
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CHE 515 INSTRUMENTAL
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS

3.4 Ion Analysis books

3.5 Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, and GC-MS  Practice at the end
of the chapter
 Discussion

Test 1
 Read the
Chapter 4: Atomic Spectroscopy recommended text
4.1 Atomization Methods and reference
7–9 4.2 Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) books
4.3 Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP)  Practice at the end
4.4 Atomic Fluorescence Spectroscopy (AFS) of the chapter
 Discussion

 Read the
Chapter 5: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
5.1 Nuclear Spin and Resonance recommended text
5.2 Chemical Shift and reference
10 – 12 5.3 Factors Affecting Chemical Shifts books
5.4 1H-NMR (Splitting, Coupling, Integration of 1H-NMR  Practice at the end
Absorption) of the chapter
5.5 13C-NMR
 Discussion

 Read the
Chapter 6: Chromatography recommended text
6.1 Chromatographic Techniques and reference
6.2 Theory of Column Efficiency in Chromatography books
13 – 14
6.3 Thin Layer Chromatography  Practice at the end
6.4 Gas Chromatography of the chapter
6.5 Liquid Chromatography
 Discussion

Test 2
Laboratory Work*
1. Identification of organic compounds using UV-Vis and IR
spectroscopy.
2. ICP determination of metal in waste water.
3. AAS determination of calcium in commercial supplement Hands on experiment
4-12 tablets. in the Instrumentation
4. NMR analysis of a constitutional isomer. Laboratory
5. Determination of organic compound using HPLC
* Not limited to the above list but subjected to the
equipment availability

6.0 ASSESSMENT
Tests and Assignments : 30%
Final Examination : 50%
Lab Report : 20%

7.0 TEXTBOOKS
Williams, D.H. and Fleming, I., 2007. Spectroscopic Methods in Organic Chemistry. 6th ed.
London: McGraw-Hill

Atkins, P. and de Paula, J., 2009. Physical Chemistry. 9th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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CHE 515 INSTRUMENTAL
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS

8.0 REFERENCES
Yan, B., 2000. Analytical Methods in Combinatorial Chemistry. 1st ed. CRC.

Christian G. D., Analytical Chemistry, 6th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2009.

Skoog D. A., West D. M., Holler F. J., Crouch S.R., Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry, 8 th
Edition, Thomson Learning Inc, 2004.
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9.0 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Attendance is compulsory. Students who fail to comply 80% of the attendance will be barred
from taking the final exam. Absence from lecture, tutorial, test, presentation, etc must be
supported by relevant documents.

10.0 OTHER INFORMATION/DETAILS

PREPARED BY : APPROVED BY :
SIGNATURE: SIGNATURE :

NAME: DR KAMARIAH NOOR ISMAIL NAME :

POSITION: SENIOR LECTURER
POSITION :

DATE: 01 MAR 2015 DATE:

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Week Chapter/Content Course Outcome Course Learning Outcomes Instructional Method Assessment
1-2 Chapter 1: UV and Visible Ability to interpret UV and Visible The student should be able to:  Lectures  Assignment
Spectroscopy Spectra to elucidate the functional  Describe UV and Visible spectroscopy  Tutorials  Quiz
1. Excitation and Absorption activity of chemical compounds
 Analyse spectra  Laboratory  Test
Laws:HOMO and LUMO
2. Solvent Effects  Identify chromophores  Examination
3. Chromophores, Conjugation,
Shifting
4. Electronic Transitions
5. Interpreting Spectra
6. Beer-Lambert Law

2.8 Infrared Spectroscopy

3-4
2.9 FTIR Components
Ability to interpret IR Spectra The student should be able to:  Lectures  Assignment
(Interferometer)  Describe IR spectroscopy  Tutorials  Quiz
2.10 Molecular Vibrations and  Analyse spectra  Laboratory  Test
Absorption Frequencies
2.11 Type of Samples  Examination
2.12 Interpreting Spectra
2.13 Hyphenated Methods
Involving IR
2.14 Applications
Analysis (Quantitative and
qualitative)

3.6 Mass Spectroscopy

5-6 Ability to interpret Mass Spectra The student should be able to:  Lectures  Assignment
3.7 Ions Productions (Readily
volatile and Poorly Volatile)  Describe Mass spectroscopy  Tutorials  Quiz
3.8 RAM  Analyse spectra  Laboratory  Test
3.9 Structural Information
3.10 Ion Analysis
 Examination
3.11 Liquid Chromatography-Mass
Spectrometry, and GC-MS
3.1
4.0 Atomic Spectroscopic Methods
7-9 Ability to interpret AA, Emission, The student should be able to:  Lectures  Assignment
4.1 Atomization Methods
Fluorescence and ICP-AE Spectra  Describe AA spectroscopy
4.2 Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy  Tutorials  Quiz
(AAS)  Describe Emission spectroscopy  Laboratory  Test
4.3 Atomic Emission
 Describe Fluorescence spectroscopy  Examination
Spectroscopy (ICP)
4.4 Atomic Fluorescence  Describe ICP-AE spectroscopy
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Spectroscopy (AFS)
 Analyse spectra
4.1

5.0 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

10-12 Ability to interpret 1H and 13C NMR The student should be able to :  Lectures  Assignment
5.1 Nuclear Spin and Resonance
Spectra  Describe NMR spectroscopy
5.2 Chemical Shift  Tutorials  Quiz
5.3 Factors Affecting Chemical  Analyse spectra  Laboratory  Test
Shifts
5.4 1H-NMR (Splitting, Coupling,
 Examination
1
Integration of H-NMR
Absorption)
13
5.5 C-NMR
5.1.1

6.0 Chromatography
13-14 Ability to interpret Thin Layer, Gas The student should be able to :  Lectures  Assignment
6.6 Chromatographic Techniques
and Liquid chromatographs  Describe Thin Layer chromatography
6.7 Theory of Column Efficiency in  Tutorials  Quiz
Chromatography  Describe Gas chromatography  Laboratory  Test
6.8 Thin Layer Chromatography
 Describe Liquid chromatography  Examination
6.9 Gas Chromatography
6.10 Liquid Chromatography  Analyse spectra
5.1
Laboratory Work*
1-14 Ability to perform experiments The student should be able to :  Laboratory  Laboratory
6. Identification of organic compounds
independently and as a member of  Develop comprehensive Experiments Reports
using UV-Vis and IR spectroscopy.
a group
7. ICP determination of metal in waste experimental procedures  T
water. independently u
8. AAS determination of calcium in  Write comprehensive and clear t
commercial supplement tablets. reports o
9. NMR analysis of a constitutional r
 Explain their results in a critical and i
isomer.
constructive manner a
10. Determination of organic compound
using HPLC  Apply knowledge gained in the l
theory component of this course s
* Laboratory works are not limited to practically
the above lists, but subjected to the
equipment availability