Inorganic Chemistry
Oorganisk kemi

KASA10, 7.5 credits, G1 (First Cycle)

Valid for: 2025/26
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering LTH
Decided by: PLED B/K
Date of Decision: 2025-04-07
Effective: 2025-05-05

General Information

Main field: Technology Depth of study relative to the degree requirements: First cycle, in-depth level of the course cannot be classified
Mandatory for: K2
Elective mandatory for: B2
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish

Aim

• that the student acquires an active knowledge base concerning the properties and reactions of the elements and inorganic compounds
• to provide a general introduction to the structure, formation and properties of solids

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

• have sufficient knowledge on the most important inorganic substances to be able to discuss them and their properties
• be able to describe metal complexes and crystals
• be able to account for how X-rays can be utilized for the characterization of materials

Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to utilize her/his knowledge of the structure of the atom and the periodic table of the elements in order to predict the properties of the elements and their compounds

Contents

• The structure of atoms, the building-up principle and the periodic table
• Solids
• X-ray diffraction
• Inorganic materials
• Nanomaterials
• Production, use and properties of elements and common compounds formed by the main group elements and d-elements
• Complexes of d-elements and crystal field theory

Project assignment: Practical exercises selected to highlight important parts of the course.

Examination details

Grading scale: TH - (U, 3, 4, 5) - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)
Assessment:

Written examination. Applied project completed. Passed laboratory assignments and laboratory excercises. Examination results define grade.

The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.

Modules
Code: 0125. Name: Inorganic Chemistry.
Credits: 6.0. Grading scale: TH - (U, 3, 4, 5). Assessment: Written exam.
Code: 0225. Name: Laboratory Exercises.
Credits: 1.5. Grading scale: UG - (U, G). Assessment: Participation in laboratory session and laboratory excersices is mandatory, passed written reports.

Admission

Assumed prior knowledge: KOOA15 General Chemistry
The number of participants is limited to: No
Kursen överlappar följande kurser: KOO022

Reading list

• Hand-out material.
• Housecroft E: Inorganic Chemistry - 5/E. Pearson, 2018, ISBN: ISBN-10: 1292134143, ISBN-13: 9781292134147.

Contact

Course coordinator: Professor Ebbe Nordlander , ebbe.nordlander@chemphys.lu.se
Course homepage: https://www.kilu.lu.se/cas/education/undergraduate-education