Jordan University of Science and Technology

Faculty of Science & Arts

Department of Applied Chemistry
Semester 2007
Course Syllabus
Course Information
Course Title

Instrumental Analysis

Course Code

CH 336

Prerequisites

Analytical Chemistry CH 233

Course Website
Instructor

Dr. Ahmad Gharaibeh

Office Location

D3 L0

Office Phone #

23586

Office Hours

S, T:11:15-12:15; M, W: 10:00-11:00

E-mail

agharaib@just.edu.jo

Teaching Assistant

Course Description
Instrumental analysis is an overview course intended for undergraduate chemistry majors, covering the
most common methods for instrumental analysis, specifically spectroscopic and electroanalytical
techniques. The emphasis is on the principles and practical application of the instruments used for
quantitative analysis.
The students in this course are introduced to the different types of calibration methods and figures of
merits for the instruments. Then the properties of electromagnetic radiation will be covered briefly
followed by the important components and types of optical instruments. Quantitative application for
each technique will be discussed.

Textbook
Title

Principles of Instrumental Analysis

Author(s)

D.A. Skoog, F.J. Holler, T.A. Nieman

Publisher

Saunders College Publishing, New York

Year

1997

Edition

5th Edition

Book Website
Other references

D.C. Harris, Quantitative Chemical Analysis, 7th Ed., W.H. Freeman and Co.,
New York, NY, 2007.
G.W. Ewing, Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis, 5th edition, McGrawHill, New York 1985.
G.D. Christian and J.E. O'Reilley, Instrumental Analysis, 2nd edition, Allyn and
Bacon, Boston 1986.
J.D. Ingle and S.R. Crouch, Spectrochemical Methods of Analysis, PrenticeHall, New Jersey 1988.

Assessment
Assessment

Expected Due Date

Percentage

First Exam

Week 6

30%

Second Exam

Week 12

30%

Final Exam

Week 16

40%

Assignments
Participation
Attendance

Course Objectives

Percentage

1. Understand the different calibration methods and when to use each method
2. Evaluate the performance characteristics of an instrument in terms of figures
of merits such as limit of detection, sensitivity, selectivity,etc.

3.

Understand the principles and theory of operation for the most common
instruments for chemical instrumentation

4. Be able to perform analysis using the covered instruments

Teaching & Learning Methods

Class lectures and exams

Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to
Related Objective(s)
Reference(s)
1

Chapter 2 and Handouts

1,2
1-6
3,4
5,6
6
5
Useful Resources

Course Content
Week

Chapter in Textbook
(handouts)

Topics

Introduction, Types of Instrumental Methods

Chapter 1

Figures of Merits, Calibration Methods

Chapter 1

Properties of Electromagnetic Radiation

Chapter 6

Energy Levels of Species, Absorption and

Emission of Radiation

Chapter 6

Components of Optical Instruments

Chapter 7

UV/Vis
Spectrophotometry:
Limitations to Beers Law

UV/Vis Instrumentation (single & double beam

Beers

Law,

Chapter 13
Chapter 13

spectrometers
8

Absorbing Species, Typical Organic & Inorganic

absorbances,
Quantitative
Applications
(photometric titrations)

Chapter 14

Studies of Complex Ions (determination of

complex formula)

Harris 20, Class Notes

10

Luminescence Spectrophotometry: Theory of

Fluorescence & Phosphorescence

Chapter 15

11

Instrumentation & Applications.

Chemiluminescence

Chapter 15

12

Atomic Spectrophotometry: An Overview.

Atomization Methods, Effect of Temperature on
Atomic Spectroscopy

Harris 21

13

Instrumentation, Interferences

Harris 21

14

Electroanalytical Methods of Analysis: Redox

Reactions & Galvanic Cells.
Standard Potentials

Harris 14

15

Nernst Equation, E & Keq.

Potentiometry: Types of Electrodes, Junction
Potentials

16

Glass Electrode for pH Measurements.

Ion-Selective Electrodes

Additional Notes

Harris 14
Harris 15

Harris 15