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Introduction to Chemistry

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 651-2203/01
Abbreviation ZCH
Course title Introduction to Chemistry
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Chemistry and Physico-Chemical Processes
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Michal Ritz, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Chemistry and its importance. Matter and its properties. Chemical formulas and equations.
2. Basic chemical concepts and quantities​​. Of substance systems - classification. Composition of substance systems . A solutions.
3. The construction the atom. The atomic nucleus, electron shell. The valence electrons. Periodic system of elements.
4. The chemical bond. Basic types of bonds, covalent and coordinate covalent bond. Intermolecular binding interaction.
5. Aggregation states of substances. Latent transformation, latent heat. Structural types of substances.
6. Chemical reactions - Classification. Energy changes during the course of a chemical reaction. The kinetics of chemical reactions. Chemical equilibrium and its influence.
7. The ionic balance. The electrolytic dissociation. The ionic equation. Acids, bases and salts. Hydrolysis. Exponent pH.
8. An electrochemical processes. Oxidatively - reduction reactions. Standard electrode potentials. Electrochemical voltage range of metals. Galvanic cells. Electrolysis.
9. Basic elements and their compounds: hydrogen, oxygen, water, oxides. Noble gases - characteristics, applications.
10. Significant nonmetals - halogens, sulfur, nitrogen, phosphorus. Properties, uses important compounds.
11. Carbon. Inorganic carbon compounds.
12. Silicon, silicates. The technical silicate materials, glass.
13. Metals - basic principles of their production.
Block s - elements: alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, properties of the compound.Block d - elements: characteristic of elements technically important the transition metals.

Literature

LANGOVÁ, Š. and J. LEŠKOVÁ. Basic chemistry. Ostrava: ES VŠB - TU Ostrava, 2005. ISBN 80-248-0988-5.

Advised literature

CHANG, R. Chemistry. 8th, New York, 2005.