C1610 General and Inorganic Chemistry - Seminar

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Hans-Heiner Gorris (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Hans-Heiner Gorris
Department of Biochemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Supplier department: Department of Biochemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Wed 14:00–15:50 C05/107
Prerequisites
Knowledge of secondary school chemistry
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course focuses on practicing topics discussed in C1601en General and Inorganic Chemistry: atomic and bond theories, the energetics of chemical reactions, acid-base, and oxidation-reduction reactions, and an overview of the structure and properties of selected elements and their compounds.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course, students should be able to: explain basic chemical principles; know chemical nomenclature, interpret the electronic structure of atoms and chemical bonding theories; describe chemical reactions along with energy changes; discuss the states of matter and phase transitions. They should also be able to describe the elements and their common compounds. Students will be able to calculate basic chemical calculations related to concentration, pH, mass, charge, pressure, moles, etc.
Syllabus
1. Introduction to general chemistry, names of elements, nomenclature, basic terms, matter – chemical and physical properties, classification of matter, atom, molecule, compound, mixture, atomic structure, masses of atoms and molecules, relative atomic masses, amount of substance, mole calculation, formulae, equations, concentration, gas volume
2. Atomic structure, elements, and atoms, protons, electrons, nucleons, evidence of electronic structure, atomic orbitals, patterns in ionization energies
3. Chemical bonding, types of chemical bonding, ionic bonding, covalent bonding, metallic bonding, intermolecular forces
4. Shapes of molecules, VSPER theory, hybridization theory, molecular orbitals
5. States of matter, the gaseous state, the liquid state, the solid state
6. Equilibrium, reversible reactions and equilibrium, equilibrium constants, acid-base equilibria
7. Group Ia and IIa
8. Group IIIa and IVa
9. Group Va and VIa
10. Group VIIa and VIIIa
11. Coordination chemistry, central ion, ligand, chelates, isomerism, nomenclature
12. Introduction to organic chemistry, basic organic reactions, functional groups, naming, bonds, hydrocarbons, alcohols, esters, carbonyl compounds
13. Absorption of energy, spectrometer, molecular spectra, IR and Raman spectrometry, luminescence, RTG, Mass spectrometry
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ATKINS, P. W.; Loretta JONES and Leroy LAVERMAN. Chemical principles : the quest for insight. Seventh edition. New York: Macmillan Learning, 2016, 1 svazek. ISBN 9781464183959. info
Teaching methods
Seminar
Assessment methods
Written test exam covering the syllabus
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023.
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