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Computational and Laboratory Practice in General and Inorganic Chemistry

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Course Unit Code651-2034/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 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
VAL15Ing. Silvie Vallová, Ph.D.
Summary
Overview of basic chemical calculations and nomenclature from inorganic chemistry (stoichiometric calculations, equation of state, composition and preparation of solutions, ionic and redox reactions) and application of these calculations in laboratory practice.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
• to understand the basic relationships between quantities
• ability to solve chemical problems
• acquire basic laboratory operations
• apply knowledge of chemical calculations in laboratory practice
• Process experimental results

Course Contents
Chemical calculations:
• Inorganic nomenclature (binary and pseudobinary compounds, acids).
• Inorganic nomenclature (salts, crystallohydrates, complex compounds). Basic concepts (amount of matter, molar quantities).
• Composition of multicomponent systems (mass, molar and volume fractions, molar concentration).
• Stoichiometric calculations according to chemical formula (determination of empirical composition, calculation of element weight).
• Laws of ideal gases (Calculations from the ideal gas state equation). Stoichiometric calculations from the chemical equation (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 (quantification of oxidation reduction equations, oxidizing and reducing agent).


A Lab exercise:
• Work safety and organization in the laboratory.
• Basic laboratory techniques. Division of heterogeneous mixture.
• Determination of the molar mass of carbonates. Sublimation of benzoic acid.
• Determining the crystal hydrate formula. Acid-base titration.
• Electrochemical series of metal stresses. Properties of transition metal hydroxides.
• Determination of the molar mass of oxygen. Determination of CaCO3 in technical limestone.
• Preparation of chrome green. Preparation of chrome yellow.
Preparation of insoluble carbonates by precipitation. Determination of molar mass of metals.
• Preparation and dilution of solutions. Preparation of sodium chloride by neutralization.
• Acid-base character of solutions. Strength of acids and bases.
• Precipitation reaction. Preparation of emerald (Guinet) green.
• Oxidation and reduction.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
SILBERBERG, Martin Stuart a Patricia AMATEIS. Chemistry: the molecular nature of matter and change. 7th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, c2015. ISBN 978-0-07-351117-7.
TRŽIL, Jan, Jaroslav ULLRYCH a Václav SLOVÁK. Příklady z chemie. 2. vyd. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2003. ISBN 80-248-0491-3.
FLEMR, Vratislav a Eva HOLEČKOVÁ. Úlohy z názvosloví a chemických výpočtů v anorganické chemii. Vyd. 4., přeprac. a opr. Praha: Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, 2010dotisk. ISBN 978-80-7080-435-3.
SILBERBERG, Martin Stuart a Patricia AMATEIS. Chemistry: the molecular nature of matter and change. 7th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, c2015. ISBN 978-0-07-351117-7.


Recommended Reading:
ATKINS, P. W. a Loretta JONES. Chemistry: molecules, matter, and change. 3rd ed. New York: W.H. Freeman, c1997. ISBN 0-7167-2832-X.
VALLOVÁ, Silvie a Lenka KULHÁNKOVÁ. Chemie I - příklady [CD-ROM]. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2007. ISBN 978-80-248-1313-4.
SEIDLEROVÁ, Jana. Základní výpočty v chemii. Ostrava: VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2005. ISBN 80-248-0936-2.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Tutorials, 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