FC3004 General Chemistry

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
3/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Hana Cídlová, Dr. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Horská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Hana Cídlová, Dr.
Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Jachymiáková
Supplier department: Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- understand fundamental knowledge of matter and chemical substances structure,
- understand fundamental relations between chemical substances` structure and their chemical and physical-chemical properties,
- understand fundamental knowledge of chemical bonding and of chemical substances` phase states.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- understand fundamental knowledge of matter and chemical substances structure,
- understand fundamental relations between chemical substances` structure and their chemical and physical-chemical properties,
- understand fundamental knowledge of chemical bonding and of chemical substances` phase states.
Syllabus
  • Week 1: The role of chemistry in the science system. Basic chemical laws.
  • Week 2: Weight, volume and composition of substances and systems. Solutions.
  • Week 3: The nucleus of atom, radioactivity, nuclear reactions.
  • Week 4: Models of atom. Electron shell of the atom, atomic orbitals, construction of the electron shell, the formation of ions.
  • Week 5: Periodic system of elements.
  • Week 6: Wave-mechanistic interpretation of chemical bonds. Covalent bonding, molecular orbitals.
  • Week 7: Polyatomic molecules. Localization of bonds. Polarity of bonds. Properties of covalent compounds.
  • Week 8: Coordination compounds. Ionic bond. Properties of ionic compounds, electrolytes.
  • Week 9: Metals. Weak binding interaction. Hydrogen bonds. Binding in biopolymers, their structure.
  • Week 10: States of matter.
  • Week 11: Chemical Thermodynamics. Basics of thermochemistry.
  • Week 12: Phase Equilibria. Chemical equilibrium.
Literature
    required literature
  • CÍDLOVÁ, Hana, Zuzana MOKRÁ and Barbora VALOVÁ. Obecná chemie (General Chemistry). Online. 1., elektronické vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2018, 298 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-8953-2. Elportal info
    recommended literature
  • KLIMEŠOVÁ, Věra and Karel PALÁT. Základy obecné chemie pro farmaceuty. 1. vyd. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2001, 164 s. ISBN 8024603934. info
  • VACÍK, Jiří. Obecná chemie. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1986, 303 s. info
  • KLIKORKA, Jiří, Bohumil HÁJEK and Jiří VOTINSKÝ. Obecná a anorganická chemie [Klikorka, 1989] a. 2. nezměn. vyd. Praha: SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1989, 592 s. info
  • MEZNÍK, Lubomír, Jiří TOUŽÍN and Antonín RŮŽIČKA. Problémy a příklady z obecné chemie : názvosloví anorganických sloučenin. 6. upr. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1996, 236 s. ISBN 8021013893. info
  • MUSILOVÁ, Emilie and Hana CÍDLOVÁ. Chemické názvosloví anorganických sloučenin. 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2000, 157 stran. ISBN 8021023929. info
Teaching methods
lectures
class discussion
theoretical preparation
Assessment methods
Oral exam following after written test.
Written test: examples on theory and calculations (20 examples in 60 minutes).
The condition of oral exam is to solve at least 14 examples of this written test correctly.

If the students receive at least 80 % points in partial tests in the subject Seminar in General Chemistry, they do not have to do the written test before the oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/el/ped/jaro2025/FC3806/index.qwarp
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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