E1030 Basic chemical calculations in environmental science

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jakub Urík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Peter Šebej, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Peter Šebej, Ph.D.
RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jakub Urík, Ph.D.
Supplier department: RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites
High school level chemistry and mathematics.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the subject is to provide an overview of the basic chemical disciplines and calculations that should be safely known in the further study of environmental chemistry.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to understand basic chemical calculations, and apply them in tasks related to environmental chemistry and other environmental sciences.
Syllabus
  • 1) Introduction. Unit conversion.
  • 2) Amount of substance, its definition, formulation and use. Mass and volume.
  • 3) Mixtures and their composition. Formulation of concentration: Molarity, molality, mass concentration, ratio. Mixing, diluting, concentrating aqueous solutions.
  • 4) Ideal gas law. Gaseous solutions. Partial pressure.
  • 5) Chemical equations and their balancing. Limiting reagent.
  • 6) Acidity and basicity. pH. Thinking on logaritmic scale. Calculation of pH in aqueous solutions. Strong and weak acids and their salts.
  • 7) Equilibrium and its constants. Ka, Ks, pKa, pKs. Distribution diagrams. Buffers.
  • 8) Distribution coefficients.
  • 9) Thermodynamics. Steady state, comparing the states. Spontaneity, enthalpy, entropy.
  • 10) Kinetics. Zero, first, and pseudo-first order processes.
  • 11-13) Recapitulation and practice of problematic chapters.
  • 14) Final test.
Literature
  • RŮŽIČKA, Antonín and Jiří TOUŽÍN. Problémy a příklady z obecné chemie : názvosloví anorganických sloučenin. 8. nezměn. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 148 s. ISBN 9788021042735. info
Teaching methods
Solving exercises jointly in front of the blackboard, with occasional demonstrative solution.
Assessment methods
Credit is given at the end of the semester for either getting at least 50% points from each test during the semester, or at least 50% from the final test. In-term tests take place every other week.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2024, recent)
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