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Course title Physical Chemistry
Course code KCH/FCH
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
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.
Course content
BASIC CONCEPTS AND QUANTITIES Thermodynamic system, intensive and extensive quantities, reversible and irreversible processes, overview of selected quantities, pure substance and mixture, formulation of mixtures composition. STATE BEHAVIOR OF GASES State behavior of ideal gas, state behavior of mixtures of ideal gases, state equation of real gas, gas condensation and critical point, the influence of temperature and pressure on the volume changes. FOUNDATIONS OF THERMODYNAMICS I Zeroth law of thermodynamics, work and heat, formulation of 1st thermodynamic law, applications of 1st thermodynamic law to ideal gas. THERMOCHEMISTRY Basic concepts, combining standard and standard combustion enthalpy, Hess law, Kirchoff's laws, adiabatic temperature of reaction. FOUNDATIONS OF THERMODYNAMICS II Heat machines, 2nd thermodynamic law, common formulation of 1st and 2nd thermodynamic law, changes of thermodynamic quantities, irreversible processes, extensive conditions of thermodynamic equilibrium, 3rd thermodynamic law. THERMODYNAMICS OF MIXTURES Thermodynamic description of gaseous, liquid and solid mixtures, partial molar quantities, partial molar Gibbs energy, chemical potential. PHASE EQUILIBRIUM Intensive criterion of equilibrium, phase equilibrium in one-component systems, phase equilibrium in binary systems (liquid - steam), solubility of gas in liquids, phase equilibrium in binary systems (liquid - liquid, liquid - solid). CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM Equations of material balance, condition of chemical equilibrium and equilibrium constant, influence of reaction codnitions on chemical equilibrium, calculation of chemical equilibrium. ELECTROCHEMISTRY Basic concepts, electrolysis, electrical conductivity of the electrolyte, the equilibrium in solutions of electrolyte, galvanic cells. CHEMICAL KINETICS Basic concepts, simple reactions, dependence of response rate on temperature, simultaneous reactions, catalysis.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Skills demonstration, Individual study, Lecture, Lecture with visual aids, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 65 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 50 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 15 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
describe the structure of the atom
to justify the relationship between the physical and chemical properties of the substances with their internal structure
explain the nature of the chemical bond
classify chemical processes according to various criteria (reaction mechanism, nature of transmitted particles, number of phases ...)
Skills
write and name inorganic and simple organic compounds correctly
compile and quantify the chemical equation
to express the composition of the system in different ways (molar, weight and volume fraction, substance concentration)
learning outcomes
Knowledge
define the basic thermodynamic variables (internal energy, enthalpy, entropy, Helmholtz and Gibbs energy) and formulate thermodynamic sentences
to analyze the influence of external conditions on the course of different chemical processes
explain the essence of chemical equilibrium and define the equilibrium constant
to list the conditions of phase equilibrium
define basic terms of electrochemistry (electrolyte, dissociation, electrolysis, galvanic cell)
to define basic concepts of reaction kinetics (velocity of chemical reaction, kinetic equation, reaction order, half-time of reaction)
Skills
to use selected thermodynamic variables (volume, enthalpy, entropy, Gibbs energy) to describe the state behavior of particular systems
to determine the change of thermodynamic variables in different thermodynamic processes
determine the value of the equilibrium constant and calculate the equilibrium composition of the system
use phase diagram of a one-component and binary system to describe its behavior under given conditions (temperature, pressure, composition)
solving problems in electrochemistry and reaction kinetics
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture with visual aids
Seminar
Skills demonstration
Individual study
assessment methods
Combined exam
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • ATKINS, P., DE PAULA, J. Fyzikální chemie. Praha: VŠCHT, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7080-830-6.
  • Bartovská, Lidmila; Bureš, Michal; Chuchvalec, Pavel. Sbírka příkladů z fyzikální chemie. II. 1. vyd. Praha : VŠCHT, 1996. ISBN 80-7080-266-7.
  • Bartovská, Lidmila; Novák, Josef. Úlohy z fyzikální chemie: bakalářský kurz. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická, 2005. ISBN 80-7080-563-3.
  • Malijevský, Anatol. Breviář z fyzikální chemie. Vyd. 1. Praha : Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická, 2000. ISBN 80-7080-403-3.
  • NOVÁK J. a kol. Fyzikální chemie: bakalářský kurz. VŠCHT, Praha, 2005. ISBN 978-80-7080-559-6.
  • NOVÁK J. a kol. Příklady a úlohy z fyzikální chemie I. VŠCHT, Praha, 2000. ISBN 80-7080-394-0.
  • Novák, Josef. Fyzikální chemie : bakalářský a magisterský kurz. Praha : Vydavatelství VŠCHT, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7080-675-3.


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University of West Bohemia, date of update: 26.07.2024 23:53. Data created for academic year 2024/2025