Course: Chemical Equilibria in Solutions

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Course title Chemical Equilibria in Solutions
Course code KALCH/C014A
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Metelka Radovan, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Vytřas Karel, prof. Ing. DrSc.
Course content
Theoretical background to chemical equilibria and equilibrium constants. Calculations of complex acid-base reactions, distribution diagrams. Chemical reactions affected by side reactions; formulation of conditional equilibrium constants and side-reaction coefficients in complex systems. Complex-formation equilibria influenced by side reactions. Conditional precipitation equilibria. Conditional oxidation-reduction equilibria, calculations of formal redox potentials. Conditional equilibria in liquid-liquid partition systems. Examples of applications of tables and graphs.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
Students are introduced into problematics of chemical equilibria in solutions. The basic types of acid-base, precipitation, complex-forming and oxidation-reduction reactions, together with influencing effect of side reactions, are discussed. Theoretical background for calculation of distribution diagrams, constants and oxidation-reduction potentials for abovementioned types of reaction is presented.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination

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