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Applying Chemical Ideas
Analysis of inorganic substances
Need for monitoring the environment
Qualitative investigations – flame tests, precipitation and complexation reactions – for testing for the presence of ions in aqueous solution
Cations: barium (Ba2+), calcium (Ca2+), magnesium (Mg2+), lead(II) (Pb2+), silver ion (Ag+), copper(II) (Cu2+), iron(II) (Fe2+), iron(III) (Fe3+)
Anions: Chloride (Cl-), bromide (Br-), iodide (I-), hydroxide (OH-), acetate (CH3COO–), carbonate (CO3 2-), sulfate (SO4 2-), phosphate PO4 3-)
Investigations and/or process data
Gravimetric analysis
Precipitation titrations
Concentration of coloured species and/or metal ions in aqueous solution
Colourimetry
Ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry
Atomic absorption spectroscopy
Analysis of organic substances
Qualitative tests for the presence of the functional groups in organic compounds
Carbon–carbon double bonds
Hydroxyl groups
Carboxylic acids
Processes used to analyse the structure of simple organic compounds addressed in the course
Proton and carbon-13 NMR
Mass spectrometry
Infrared spectroscopy
Chemical synthesis and design
Factors that need to be considered when designing a chemical synthesis process
Availability of reagents
Reaction conditions
Yield and purity
Industrial uses
Environmental, social and economic issues