General Chemistry
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Course Description
COURSE CONTENT
The course comprises a series of lectures (L), laboratory exercises (LE) and seminars (S).
L: Fundamental terms and concepts of chemistry; composition of matter; states of matter; structure of the atom; chemical bonding; influence of structure on physico-chemical properties of matter; basics of chemical kinetics; fundamental concepts of chemical equilibrium; acids and bases; chemical equilibria in aqueous solutions of acids and bases; solubility equilibria; redox equlibria; chemical equilibrium in complex (mixed) systems.
S: Physical quantities and units in chemistry; expressing and calculating the composition of substances and solutions; balancing chemical equations; stoichiometry; chemical equilibria in aqueous solutions of acids and bases; buffer solutions; solubility equilibria.
LE: Basic laboratory equipment and safety rules in the chemical laboratory; laboratory techniques for measuring mass and volume; preparation of the solution of exact composition; types of chemical reactions; ideal gas laws; preparation and isolation of simple inorganic compounds; chemical kinetics; influence of external factors on chemical equilibrium; chemical equilibria in aqueous solutions of Brensted acids and bases; solubility equilibria; chemical equilibria in redox systems
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- recognize chemical events and describe them qualitatively and quantitatively (by using a stoichiometric approach);
- qualitatively and quantitatively describe the composition of matter;
- explain the basic concepts and principles of modern theories and models of atomic structure and chemical bonding;
- explain and predict the structure of simple chemical substances;
- predict the influence of structure on the physico-chemical properties of matter;
- explain the basic concepts and terms of chemical kinetics;
- explain the basic concepts and terms of chemical equilibrium and employ them to explain and predict the events occurring in simple chemical systems;
- perform simple chemical experiments according to the given instructions using standard laboratory equipment and techniques.