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Basic calculations in chemistry

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 651-2067/02
Abbreviation ZVCH
Course title Basic calculations in chemistry
Credits 2
Coordinating department Department of Chemistry and Physico-Chemical Processes
Course coordinator Ing. Silvie Vallová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

• Inorganic nomenclature (binary and pseudobinary compounds, acids).
• Inorganic nomenclature (salts, crystal hydrates, complex compounds). Basic concepts (mass, molar quantities).
• Composition of multicomponent systems (mass, molar and volume fraction, molar concentration).
• Stoichiometric calculations according to the chemical formula (determination of empirical composition, calculation of element weight).
• Laws of ideal gases (Calculations from the equation of state of an ideal gas). Stoichiometric calculations from chemical equations (solids, gases under normal conditions).
• Stoichiometric calculations from chemical equations (substances in solution, gases under general conditions).
• Preparation of solutions by dilution and mixing (balance in solutions, mixing equations).
• Electrolyte solutions (electrolytic dissociation, calculation of ion concentration in solutions, calculation of pH).
• Ionic reactions and equations (neutralization, precipitation, hydrolysis, dissolution, displacement).
• Oxidation-reduction reactions (enumeration of oxidation-reduction equations, oxidation and reducing agent).

Literature

CLARK,Jim. Calculations in AS/A Level Chemisty. Pearson Education, 2000. ISBN 978-0-582-41127-2 .

Advised literature

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