Course: Fundamentals of Chemistry

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Course title Fundamentals of Chemistry
Course code KCH/OBCH
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter and 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.
  • Sirotek Vladimír, PaedDr. CSc.
Course content
1st Physical quantities and units. Basic chemical laws. 2nd Basic concepts. The mass of atoms and molecules. Amount of substance. Molar mass, molar volume. 3rd Composition of substances. Molar, mass and volume fraction. Concentration of substance. Density. 4th Chemical nomenclature of inorganic compounds. Nomenclature of complex compounds. 5th Chemical reactions and chemical equations. Quantification of chemical equations. Calculations of chemical equations. 6th Structure of the atom. Atomic nucleus. Radioactivity. Nuclear reactions. Electron shell. Construction of the electron envelope. 7th Chemical bond. The emergence of chemical bonds. Types and characteristics of chemical bonds. 8th Structure and properties of substances. Electrical, magnetic and optical properties of materials. 9th Latent conditions of substances. Gaseous state. Liquid state. Solid state. Solutions. 10th Basic concepts of reaction kinetics. 11th Chemical equilibrium. Influence of reaction conditions on the chemical equilibrium. Basic concepts of thermochemistry. 12th Fundamentals of electrochemistry. Electrolytes. Electrolytic dissociation. Acid-base reactions. Acids and bases. PH scale. 13th Electrolysis. Electrode potentials. Primary cells. Corrosion of metals.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture with visual aids, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 65 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to list the basic building blocks of the mass
describe the physical and chemical properties of the substances
characterize a chemical plot
Skills
use chemical terminology to describe substances
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
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to detail the structure of the atom and the molecules
explain the nature of the chemical bond and list its types and species
to justify the relationship between the physical and chemical properties of the substances with their internal structure
to interpret the patterns resulting from the arrangement of the periodic set of elements
classify chemical processes
to characterize in detail the redox and protolytic reactions
Skills
apply principles of chemical nomenclature formation of inorganic compounds including more complex substances (eg polyacids, functional derivatives of acids, double salts and complex compounds)
compile and quantify chemical equations including ionic
to estimate and compare the properties of elements based on their location in PSP
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture with visual aids
Seminar
assessment methods
Combined exam
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Klikorka, Jiří; Hájek, Bohumil; Votinský, Jiří. Obecná a anorganická chemie : Celost. vysokošk. učebnice pro vys. školy chemicko-technologické. 1. vyd. Praha : SNTL, 1985.
  • 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.
  • Sedmidubský, D., Flemr, V., Svoboda, J., Cibulka, R. Základy chemie pro bakaláře. Praha: VŠCHT, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7080-790-3.
  • Vacík, Jiří. Obecná chemie. 2. vydání. 2017. ISBN 978-80-7444-050-2.


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