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Physical chemistry exercises

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Course Unit Code9360-0104/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
MAM02doc. Mgr. Kateřina Mamulová Kutláková, Ph.D.
Summary
The Physical chemistry exercises in practical level complements the subject Chemistry II – Physical Chemistry. Within the frame of the subject students are getting acquainted with the following topics of physical chemistry measurements:
• Measurement of the density of the liquid and solid samples and determination of the surface tension.
• Viscosity measurements of the liquids and its dependency on the temperature.
• Determination of the partial molar volumes.
• Determination of the heat capacity of the solid samples.
• Phase equilibrium in three components system.
• Extraction, determination of the distribution ratio.
• Determination of the molecular weight using ebulioscopic and cryoscopic technique.
• Conductivity measurement of the electrolytes, its dependency on electrolyte concentration and temperature.
•Determination of the dissociation constant for week acids based on the measurement of the conductivity. Evaluation of the solubility product.
• Determination of the molar absorption coefficient. Evaluation of the band gap energy of the semiconductors in powder form.
• Rate of the chemical reactions, evaluation of the specific rate constant of the pseudo-first order chemical reaction.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
In the course of the practical exercises the student reaches the ability to find suitable method for the measurement of selected physicochemical properties, the practical courses also lead to achieve the understanding of the principles of the selected methods and obtaining the skills in the field of the interpretation of the experimental data.
Course Contents
1. Electrolysis, conductivity of solutions. Conductometric titrations.
2. Partial molar volume. Determination of partial molar volumes.
3. Viscosity. Measurement of viscosity.
4. Heat capacity, heat of combustion, heat of dilution.
5. Distillation, extraction. Determination of the distribution ratio.
6. Density of solid and liquid mater. Measurement of density.
7. Surface tension.
8. Dissociation constant, solubility product.
9. Evaluation of band gap (Eg), UV–VIS diffuse reflectance spectroscopy.
10. Evaluation of photodegradation activity.
11. Determination of the molar absorption coefficient.
12. Ebullioscopy, cryoscopy. Determination of the molecular weight using ebulioscopic and cryoscopic technique.
13. Specific rate constant of chemical reactions, activation energy.
14. Calorimetry.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
BALL, David Warren. Physical chemistry. Belmont: Brooks/Cole, c2003. ISBN 0-534-26658-4.

ATKINS, P. W. The elements of physical chemistry. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, c1996. ISBN 0-19-855953-4.
Návody vypracované pedagogy vyučujícími předmět.

MOORE, Walter J. Fyzikální chemie. Přeložil Čestmír ČERNÝ, přeložil Alexandr SCHÜTZ. Praha: SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1979.

KOLÁŘOVÁ, Helena, Vít ŠEDIVÝ a Radek ŠULC. Základy fyzikální chemie. Praha: Vydavatelství ČVUT, 2004dotisk. ISBN 80-01-02634-5.
Recommended Reading:
ATKINS, P. W a Julio DE PAULA. Atkins' Physical chemistry. 10th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, c2014. ISBN 978-0-19-969740-3.

ŠOBR, Josef. Návody pro laboratorní cvičení z fyzikální chemie. Vyd. 6., přeprac. Praha: Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická [Praha], 2001. ISBN 80-7080-445-9.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Experimental work in labs
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
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Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Graded creditGraded credit100 51