Course: General and Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory

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Course title General and Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Course code KOANCH/C222
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vinklárek Jaromír, prof. Ing. Dr.
  • Kucek Vladimír, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
As part of the laboratory exercises, students will master basic laboratory techniques and verify the theoretical knowledge they have learned in the lectures and seminars of the subject "General and Inorganic Chemistry I". Time table of laboratories: 1. Introduction, organizational instructions, distribution to tables, issuance of protective equipment, work safety, weighing, measuring volumes, preparation of solutions, storage of solutions, work in a chemical laboratory, laboratory rules, chemical laboratory equipment, weighing, measuring volumes. Task 4.3.4. (preparation of the solution according to the drawn card). 2. Heating, chemical glass, working with glass, glassmaking course. Task 3.2.1.-3.2.4 3. Filtration, vacuum in the laboratory, drying of solids, filtration, drying of solids, folding of filters. Task 5.4.1. (preparation of slightly soluble carbonates according to the drawn card) 4. Solubility of substances, crystallization, cooling in the laboratory, storage of solid substances, types of crystallization. Task 7.3.x. (according to the card drawn) 5. p-t diagram, sublimation, (use, types, apparatus, vacuum), example of apparatus for sublimation under atm. pressure and vacuum - task 8.4.2. - reactions F-, Cl-, Br-, I- 6. distillation (use, types, apparatus, vacuum), sample assembly of apparatus for simple distillation, task 9.3.1., 9.3.2. -reaction SO32-, SO42-, S2- 7. Reactions at higher temperatures, melting, measurement of higher temperatures, furnaces, materials for working at higher temperatures, thermocouples. Task 11.4.1-3. - reaction NO2-, NO3-, (NH4+) 8. Preparation of salts by neutralization, simple neutralization, general methods of salt preparation, dissolution of metals, concept of pH, acid-base. indicators. Task 12.3.1. - 12.3.7. (according to the drawn card) - reaction PO43-, CO32- 9. Preparation of gases I, working with gases, drying gases, gas generators, gas absorption. Task 10.3.1. - reaction of Al3+, Cr3+ 10. Preparation of gases II, working with gases, storing gases, removing gases from pressure cylinders. Task 10.3.5. - reaction of Fe3+, Fe2+ 11. redox reaction I, nobleness, dissolution and excretion of copper transformation metals, Cu - Cu(NO3)2 - Cu(OH)2 - CuO - CuSO4 - Cu. - reaction of Cu2+, Mn2+ 12. chromatographic separation methods (types, terms), reactions of determined cations, preparation of a paper chromatogram, - proof of some cations by paper chromatography, determination of RF 13. Extraordinary compensations, II. RPP, awarding credit Continuous control using written tests (90 min) in the 9th and 13th week.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Laboratory work
  • Participation in classes - 80 hours per semester
  • Preparation for a final test - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 5 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is learning of the basic laboratory techniques and practical examination of the knowledge that was object of the theoretical lectures of general and inorganic chemistry.
The student will be able to prepare simple inorganic compounds using basic laboratory techniques.
Prerequisites
Fundamental theoretical and mathematical knowledge from general and inorganic chemistry.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination

During the semester the readiness of students is continuously controled using written and oral tests. Overall classification consists of experimental results, results of the continuous tests and written examination.
Recommended literature
  • Handlíř, Karel. Laboratorní cvičení z obecné a anorganické chemie II. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2017. ISBN 978-80-7560-117-9.
  • Handlíř, Karel. Výpočty a cvičení z obecné a anorganické chemie II. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2018. ISBN 978-80-7560-170-4.
  • Handlíř, Karel. Výpočty a cvičení z obecné a anorganické chemie I.. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2021. ISBN 978-80-7560-369-2.


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