Applied Chemistry
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subject outline
- Matter and enquiry
- Definition of science and chemistry
- Branches of science: chemistry and their relevance to nursing practice
- Nature of scientific enquiry and its importance to nursing practice
- Physical and chemical properties of matter
- Physical and chemical changes, separation of mixtures
- Application: blood, air
- Atoms, acids and salts
- Chemical symbols of elements
- Simple formulae and equations
- Classification of elements, compounds and mixture
- Particulate nature of matter: atoms, molecules, ions
- Atomic structure and chemical combinations.
- Acids, Bases and Salts: Definition, properties, and uses
- Measurement of acidity and alkalinity
- Hydrolysis of salts
- Acid/base titration
- Efflorescent, deliquescent
- Simple volumetric analysis
- Metals, and non-metals, examples and properties
- Electrolysis, air, water and carbon
Electrolysis: Definition, electrolytes and non-electrolytes
Air composition, pollution and purificationWater pollution and purificationCarbon, properties elements, and its allotropesOrganic chemistry- Introduction to organic chemistry
- Hydrocarbons (saturated and unsaturated)
- Introduction to functional group chemistry (alcohols, amines, carbonyls, carboxylic acids etc)
- Organic compounds: definition, classification, examples and structures
- Aldehydes: examples and uses in Nursing practice
- Carbohydrates: proteins, fatty acids, liquids
Inorganic chemistry and radioactivity- Biological importance of some inorganic substances
- Inorganic compounds: definition, classification, structures and examples
- Radioactivity: natural and artificial
- Radioelements and types of radiation (alpha, beta, gamma)
