Course: Physical Chemistry

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Course title Physical Chemistry
Course code KCH/FCH
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 7
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Šedlbauer Josef, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Slavík Martin, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
State behavior of ideal and real fluids, intermolecular interactions. Axioms of phenomenological thermodynamics and their physical interpretation. Thermochemistry, phase equilibrium in one-component and multi-component systems, key role of the chemical potential in thermodynamics. Chemical equilibrium, chemical kinetics, electrochemistry, surface properties and transport phenomena.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing)
  • Class attendance - 70 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 18 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 120 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Master: State behavior of ideal and real fluids, intermolecular interactions. Axioms of phenomenological thermodynamics and their physical interpretation. Thermochemistry, phase equilibrium in one-component and multi-component systems, key role of the chemical potential in thermodynamics. Chemical equilibrium, chemical kinetics, electrochemistry, surface properties and transport phenomena.
To explain and deduce basic knowledge on field, including solving fundamental physico-chemical problems.
Prerequisites
knowledge of high school chemistry, mathematics and physics

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined examination

Three paper exams during semester (weight 36 %), final paper exam (weight 30 %), and oral exam (weight 34 %). Knowledge of Inorganic chemistry in the scope of this subject.
Recommended literature
  • Atkins, P.W. Physical Chemistry. Oxford University Press, 2002.
  • Malijevský, A. a kol. Breviář z fyzikální chemie. VŠCHT Praha, 2000.
  • Moore, W. J. Fyzikální chemie. Praha, SNTL, 1979.
  • Novák, J. a kol. Fyzikální chemie: bakalářský kurz. VŠCHT Praha, 2005.


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