Chemistry

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	542-0524/01
Abbreviation	CH
Course title	Chemistry
Credits	8
Coordinating department	Department of Mining Engineering and Safety
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Mgr. Kateřina Peterek Dědková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to chemistry. Elementary particles. The nucleus of an atom. Nuclear reactions. Electronic packaging. Periodic table of elements.
2. Chemical bond. Molecular orbitals. Hybridization. Parameters of chemical bonds. Nonbinding interactions.
3. Systems of substances. Dispersion systems. Solutions. Reaction kinetics.
4. Reaction thermodynamics. Chemical equilibrium. Affecting the equilibrium state.
5. Theory of acids and bases. pH. Acid-base balance. Protolytic reactions.
6. Oxidation-reduction balances. Redox potential. Electrochemical series of metals.
7. Hydrogen. Oxygen. Noble gases.
8. Halogens. Chalcogens.
9. Elements of the 15th group. Elements of the 14th group.
10. Elements of the 13th group
11. Metals: general properties, production of metals.
12. Elements of the 1st group. Elements of the 2nd group
13. Elements 3. - 12. groups.

E-learning

learning management system Moodle (lms.vsb.cz)

Literature

Russel John B.: General chemistry, 2nd edition. McGraw-Hill New York 1992. ISBN 0-07-054445-x
Silberg M.:Principles of General Chemistry. McGraw-Hill New Nork 2012.
Weller M., Overton T., Rourke J., Armstron F.: Inorganic chemistry, 6th edition. Oxfor University Press 2014.
Pauling L.: General Chemistry. Dover Publications 2003.

Advised literature

Greenwood Norman N., Greenwood A.: Chemistry of the Elements, 2nd edition: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1997,
Petrucci R.H.: General Chemistry. Pearson Education, 2016.
Ralph V.: General Chemistry I. Blurb, 2014.
Housecroft C.: Inorganic Chemistry. Pearson Education Limited, 2018.

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