Selected chapters from general and inorganic chemistry

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	542-0518/01
Abbreviation	VKOACH
Course title	Selected chapters from general and inorganic chemistry
Credits	5
Coordinating department	Department of Mining Engineering and Safety
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Mgr. Kateřina Peterek Dědková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Structure of the atom, theory of the electronic structure of atoms and ions, properties derived from the electronic configuration.
2. Acid-base properties, hydrolysis, solubilities of salts, pH.
3. Lewis theory of acids and bases, mechanisms of reactions of Lewis acids and bases.
4. Oxidation-reduction reactions, basics of electrochemistry.
5. Homogeneous and heterogeneous equilibrium, catalysis.
6. Complexes of transition metals, structure, bonding, properties.
7. Transition metal complexes, coordination equilibria and reaction mechanisms.
8. Fundamentals of crystal chemistry. Structural types. Crystal disorders.
9. Symmetry and structure of crystalline substances.
10. Methods of structural-phase analysis.
11. Electron microscopy methods.
12. Spectroscopic methods of substance analysis.
13. Methods of particle size analysis.

E-learning

Study materials in LMS (lms.vsb.cz)

Literature

HOUSECROFT, C.E., SHARPE, A.G. Inorganic Chemistry (5th Edition), Pearson, 2018.
MUKHERJEE, R.C. Modern Approach to Chemical Calculations, Bharati Bhavan, 2016.
ATKINS, P., DE PAULA, J. Physical Chemistry, W. H. Freeman; 9th edition, 2009.
WELLER, M., OVERTON, T., ROURKE, J. Inorganic Chemistry, Oxford University Press, 7th edition, 2018.

Advised literature

MÜLLER, U. Inorganic Structural Chemistry, 2nd Edition, Wiley, 2006.
AWONUSI, A. Basic Principles of Calculations in Chemistry, Dovesbrights, 2010.
BURROWS, A., HOLMAN, J., PARSONS, A., PILLING, G., PRICE, G. Chemistry3: Introducing inorganic, organic and physical chemistry. Oxford University Press, 2017.
BROWN, T.E., LEMAY, H.E., BURSTEN, B.E., MURPHY, C., WOODWARD, P., STOLTZFUS, M.E. Chemistry: The Central Science, Pearson; 14 edition, 2017.

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