Chemistry (5 ECTS)

Objective

Learning outcomes
As a student you are able to use and apply the key phenomena of chemistry in clinical biomedical laboratory work:
you understand the structure of the atom and how elements are classified in the periodic table. You can form chemical reaction formulas with reactants and products and solve calculations of the amounts of substances. You are able to calculate the concentration and pH of a solution, you know the most common organic compound classes and structures and certain biomolecules.

Content

Contents
Structure of the atom and classification of atoms based on their characteristics
Calculating the amount of substance
Forming chemical bonds
Forming the names of inorganic compounds
Distribution of electrons in bonds
Formation of products from reactants in chemical reactions
Oxidation and reduction of substances
Dissolution, mixing solutions with one another as well as solution acidity and how to define it
Principles of naming organic compounds
Structures and isomerisation of organic compounds
Reactions of the functional groups of organic compounds
Basic characteristics of certain biomolecules.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment criteria
Satisfactory (1–2)
0–5
Assessment framework, see the appendix.
Assessment criteria for beginners are applied.

Qualifications

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