ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY (FCH 510)

Dr. David J. Kieber (Room 417 Jahn)

Course Syllabus

1. Introduction to aquatic chemistry (Chapter 1)

2. Thermodynamics/Chemical Equilibrium (Chapter 3)

3. Kinetics (Chapter 2)

4. Acid-Base Chemistry (Chapter 4)

5. The Carbonate System (Chapter 4)

6. Ionic Interactions, Coordination Chemistry (Chapter 5)

7. Solubility-Precipitation/Dissolution (Chapter 6)

8. Oxidation Reduction Chemistry (Chapter 7)

Books:

Water Chemistry. 1980. V. Snoeyink and D. Jenkins (Orange Bookstore)

Aquatic Chemistry. 1996. W. Stumm and J. Morgan (on Reserve in Moon Library)

Exams:

There will be two exams and a final. Exam 1, Thursday February 14; Exam 2,

Tuesday April 2. Final (TBA). Exams from previous years will be on reserve in

Moon Library.

Grading:

Undergraduate Students: Exams 30% each, class participation 10%

Graduate Students: Exams 20% each, final 25%, participation 10%, term paper 25%

Term papers are due no later than May 2, 2001.

Office Hours:

Tuesday 1:00-4:00 pm and Thursday 11:00-1:00 pm, Room 417 Jahn

FCH 510 Environmental Chemistry I

Dr. David J. Kieber

Problem sets from Snoeyink and Jenkins, Water Chemistry

Chapter Problems

2 1-3, 5, 6, 8, 10

3 1, 4-14

4 1-11, 15, 16, 18-25

note: For 23e do not use the exact procedure to calculate concentrations

5 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10-12

6 1-3, 6, 8-11, 14

7 1, 4a, 5-12, 15a