Course: Introduction to Physical Chemistry

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Course title Introduction to Physical Chemistry
Course code KFC/IPCH
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Soukupová Jana, RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Berka Karel, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Ideal and real gas - gas laws, equation of state of the ideal gas, equations of state of real gases 2. Liquids - viscosity and surface tension 3. Solutions - solubility of gases in liquids, solubility of solids, Raoult's law, osmotic pressure, colligative phenomena 4. Thermochemistry 5. Thermodynamics - thermodynamic systems, processes and states, state variables. Mechanical work of gas, adiabatic process 6. Thermodynamic laws (zeroth, first, second, third) 7. Thermodynamics - entropy, third laws, Gibbs energy 8. Chemical equilibrium - Guldberg-Waage law 9. Electrochemistry - dissociation of electrolytes, Faraday laws 10. Electrochemistry - potentiometry, conductometry, voltammetry 11. Kinetics - reaction rate, rate equation, isolated reactions, 12. Kinetics - complex reactions, dependence of reaction rates on temperature

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Methods of Written Work
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint the students with selected basic topics of Physical Chemistry in English.
The student will acquire basic word stock connected to Physical Chemistry and will gain some knowledge in Physical Chemistry.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Essay, Analysis of linguistic, Didactic Test, Dialog

Knowledge of vocabulary connected to individual lessons, writing essay on a given topic, written test, discussion.
Recommended literature
  • Anslyn, E.W., Dougherty, D.A. (2006). Modern Physical Organic Chemistry. University Science Books, Sausalito, CA, U.S.A.
  • Atkins, P.W., De Paula, J. (2003). Atkins' Physical Chemistry. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Applied Chemistry (2022) Category: Chemistry courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Nanomaterial Chemistry (2024) Category: Chemistry courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter