Unit name | Analytical Geochemistry |
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Unit code | EASC20038 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1A (weeks 1 - 6) |
Unit director | Professor. Sherman |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
EASC10001 Geology 1, EASC10002 Environmental Geoscience, EASC10007 Computing for Earth Scientists and EASC10008 Introduction to Field Skills in Earth Sciences |
Co-requisites |
N/A |
School/department | School of Earth Sciences |
Faculty | Faculty of Science |
This unit will cover the chemical analysis of soil and water samples using instrumental and wet-chemical methods. Lectures will cover electronic structures and spectroscopy, electrochemistry, chromatography, solution chemistry, statistics and data analysis. Practicals will cover sample preparation, analysis using ICP-OES, colorimetry, volumetric and electrochemical methods.
Students will:
15 lectures and 5 practicals
Five 4-page (maximum) practical write-ups (50%) and a 2 hour written exam (50%)
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