8BKG13 · 6 credits · Basic level (G1X) · Kemi
General Chemistry
Active · next start HT 2026
79%
passed the latest regular sitting
13WE · 24 Oct 2025 · 43 students
66%
passed the regular sittings, all sittings over the last 5 years
13WE · 243 students
Unusually easy in 2025/26
79% passed the ordinary exam in 2025/26 (43 students), against 61% on average in earlier years (200 students).
Part of 1 programme
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13WE Written examination
- 5
- 4
- 3
- U
Main rounds
66% passed · 243 students
- 79%43
- 76%50
- 70%60
- 59%56
- 38%34
Later rounds
35% passed · 77 students
- 67%9
- 60%10
- 58%12
- 0%5
- 13%8
- 22%9
- 0%9
- 33%15
- Pass a later round: 35% (77 students), compared with 66% (243 students) on the ordinary exam
- Get 4 or 5: 31% (320 students)
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Sittings with fewer than 5 students, often credit transfers or special sittings. They are not part of any figure on this page.
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Other modules
Partial exams, hand-ins and labs. They are not part of the figures at the top.
Other module
13CE Compulsory elements
- G
Main rounds
100% passed · 210 students
- 100%41
- 100%42
- 100%45
- 100%48
- 100%34
Later rounds
No sittings with at least 5 students.
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About the course
Aim
Knowledge and understandingOn completion of the course, the student shall be able to:
- Describe the structures of atoms and molecules
- Discuss different types of chemical bonding and the relationship between bonding and state of aggregation
- Explain the meaning of chemical equilibrium, and its applications on equilibria of acids and bases along with solubility equilibria
- Explain the energetics and kinetics of chemical reactions
- Describe the laws of thermodynamics, in particular their application on chemical systems
Skills and abilitiesOn completion of the course, the student shall be able to:
- Perform chemical laboratory techniques and theoretical analysis of experimental data and present this both orally and in writing
- Perform stoichiometric calculations and apply them in laboratory work within chemistry
Judgement ability and approachOn completion of the course, the student shall be able to:
- Critical appraise laboratory work on the basis of aspects relating to safety
Content
The course involves the study of general chemistry, including the structure of atoms and molecules, stoichiometry, chemical equilibrium such as acid-base equilibrium and solubility equilibrium. The course also includes chemical bonding, kinetics of chemical reactions, the three laws of thermodynamics and the concepts enthalpy, entropy and free energy. Furthermore, basic laboratory techniques and safety are introduced. Basic knowledge in the field of general chemistry is prepares the student for advanced courses in biochemistry.The course covers general chemistry, inorganic chemistry and thermodynamics.
- Examiner
- Eleonore von Castelmur
- Main field of study
- Kemi