Course: Chemical Calculations

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Course title Chemical Calculations
Course code KCH/CHVYP
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Štrofová Jitka, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Sirotek Vladimír, PaedDr. CSc.
Course content
1st exercise SI Units. Weight of atoms and molecules. Atomic mass unit. Relative atomic and molecular weight. 2nd exercise Amount of substance. Avogadro's number, molar weight, molar volume, density. 3rd exercise Composition of system. Mass Fraction, volume fraction, molar fraction. 4th exercise Chemical formulas. Empirical formula, molecular formula. 5th exercise Nomenclature of inorganic substances. 6th exercise Chemical reactions and chemical equations. 7th exercise Quantifying of chemical equations, computation of chemical equations. 8th exercise Solutions. Composition of solutions, concentration of substance in solution. 9th exercise Mixing and dilution of solution. Substance solubility and crystallization. 10th exercise Gaseous state. Calculations by using the Law for the ideal gas, State equation for ideal gas, mixture of ideal gases. 11th exercise Electrolytes. Electrolysis, electrolytic dissociation, pH calculations, electrode potentials. 12th exercise Thermochemistry. Calculations of enthalpy by using the thermochemical laws.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Seminar classes, Individual study, Students' self-study
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to formulate basic chemical laws
to define selected physicochemical quantities (cloth quantity, weight, volume, pressure, temperature, density, molar mass, pH)
Skills
to use basic nomenclature rules when formulating the formula and name of simple inorganic compounds
to write a simple chemical action with a chemical equation
edit algebraic expressions
apply basic mathematical operations to chemical calculations
convert units
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to list and characterize types of chemical compound formulas
define variables expressing system composition
describe individual types of orbits and formulate hybridization rules
explain the concept of solubility of substances
Skills
write the structural formula of selected inorganic compounds
derive the stoichiometric and molecular formula of the compound
determine the solubility of the substance in relation to temperature and composition
based on hybridization to describe the spatial shape of the molecules
write a chemical reaction with the ionic equation
to solve computational problems from chemical equations
teaching methods
Knowledge
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Seminar classes
assessment methods
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • FLEMR, V., HOLEČKOVÁ, E. Úlohy z názvosloví a chemických výpočtů v anorganické chemii. VŠCHT Praha. 2017.
  • KAMENÍČEK J., ŠINDELÁŘ Z., KLEČKOVÁ M. Příklady a úlohy z obecné a anorganické chemie. UPOL, Olomouc, 2005.
  • MIČKA Z., HAVLÍČEK D., LUKEŠ I., MOSINGER J., VOJTÍŠEK P. Základní pojmy, příklady a otázky z anorganické chemie. UK, Praha, 2005. ISBN 80-7184-657-0.
  • Sirotek, Vladimír; Karlíček, Jiří. Chemické výpočty a názvosloví anorganických látek. 3. vyd. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2005. ISBN 80-7043-399-X.


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