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Introduction to Chemistry

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Course Unit Code617-2003/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
KOS47doc. RNDr. Bruno Kostura, Ph.D.
RIT37doc. Ing. Michal Ritz, Ph.D.
Summary
Mass and its properties and structure. Basic chemical terms. States of matters. Structure of atom. Electron cloud. Chemical bond. Reaction kinetics. Energetical changes on chemical reactions. Dispersion systems. Electrolytes, electrolytic dissotiation. Oxidation-reduction reaction. Periodic system of elements. Hydrogen, oxygen, water, and air. Prevalent properties of non-metal elements and thier compounds. Carbon chemistry. Silikates. Metals, basic principles of production, properties and utilization of technically important metals and their compounds.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
To acquaint students to the basic concepts of general chemistry, their significance and their mutual laws. Students will learn how the periodic table of elements and be able to estimate the basic properties of elements based on their positions in the periodic system of elements (PSE).
Course Contents
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.
14. Block d - elements: characteristic of elements technically important the transition metals. Block f - elements: lanthanides, actinides.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
LANGOVÁ, Š. and J. LEŠKOVÁ. Basic chemistry. Ostrava: ES VŠB - TU Ostrava, 2005. ISBN 80-248-0988-5.
KOSTURA, B. a M. GREGOROVÁ. Základy chemie pro bakalářské obory, Ostrava: ES VŠB - TU Ostrava 2004. ISBN 80-248-0565-0.

KOSTURA, B. a M. GREGOROVÁ. Příklady z chemie pro bakalářské obory. Ostrava: ES VŠB - TU Ostrava, 2005. ISBN 80-248-0564-2.
Recommended Reading:
CHANG, R. Chemistry. 8th, New York, 2005.
LEŠKO, J., J. TRŽIL a J. ULLRYCH. Obecná chemie. Ostrava: ES VŠB - TU Ostrava, 2011. ISBN 978-80-248-2397-3.

LEŠKO, J., J. TRŽIL a R. ŠTARHA. Anorganická chemie. Ostrava: ES VŠB - TU Ostrava, 2011. ISBN 978-80-248-2938-0.

TRŽIL, J., J. ULLRYCH a V. SLOVÁK. Příklady z chemie. Ostrava: ES VŠB - TU Ostrava, 2003. ISBN 80-248-0491-3.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit30 16
        ExaminationExamination70 20