CH01IU

CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS

Semester 1: 2021-2022

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Science vs. Engineering vs. Technology

• Science: to study of the physical world (pursuit of

knowledge)

• Engineering: to apply scientific knowledge to design

processes, structures or equipment.

• Technology: to create products that effectively solve

problems and improve human life.

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Science, Engineering, and Technology

https://www.eie.org/overview/science-engineering-technology
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Chemistry?
What is Chemistry?
Chemistry is the science to study
• the properties, composition, and structure of matter,
• the changes matter undergoes, and
• the energy liberated or absorbed during those changes.
Macroscopic scale Microscopic scale

Symbolic
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Chemistry - Definition, History & Branches

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What is Chemistry - Definition, History & Branches

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Scales

© 2011, 2006 Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning.

Macroscopic scale Microscopic scale

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 First Chemical Reaction

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Criddle. All rights reserved

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Why
Why chemistry?
chemistry?

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Why
Why chemistry?
chemistry?
1. A requirement for your major
2. Chemistry directly affects our lives (chemistry
everywhere)
How does the human body work? How does aspirin cure our headaches? Do
steroids enhance athletic ability? Is table salt poisonous?
We are all chemically dependent (e.g., constant supply of oxygen, water, glucose
and a multitude of other chemicals)

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Why
Why chemistry?
chemistry?

3. A preparation for a good life

Through understanding of chemistry, you gain a powerful appreciation for

just how rich and extraordinary the world really is (Intrinsic)

Understanding chemistry makes you a more informed citizen – it allows

you to engage with many of the issues of our day (extrinsic)
• Is carbon monoxide (CO) harmful to our health?
• Does aluminum production affect our environment?
• Does hairspray cause holes in the ozone layer that will lead to global
warming?

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Why chemistry?
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Potassium Copper Cesium Boron Calcium

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Why chemistry?
Binding of oxygen and Carbon Monoxide to Hemoglobin
Binding of oxygen and Carbon Monoxide to Hemoglobin

Macroscopic scale Microscopic scale

Courtesy of Nivaldo J. Tro, “Chemistry: A Molecular Approach”

Carbon monoxide reduces the amount of oxygen reaching the body’s tissues
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Why chemistry?
First-aid for a person suffering from CO poisoning

 Administer/provide oxygen

 Remove them to an area of fresh air

Why?

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Why chemistry?
Aluminum Refining/Production (1)

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Why chemistry?
Aluminum Refining/Production (2)

bauxite

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Why chemistry?
Aluminum Refining/Production (3)

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Why chemistry?
We should understand chemistry

As engineers you are involved more in

chemistry for a better life and career

We should understand chemistry

NOT for what it can GET you but
for what it can DO for you
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 The End

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