FALT1_15 Basic Chemical Calculations

Faculty of Pharmacy
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PharmDr. Tomáš Goněc, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Aleš Kroutil, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Mokrý, Ph.D.
Department of Chemical Drugs – Departments – Faculty of Pharmacy
Contact Person: Mgr. Aleš Kroutil, Ph.D.
Timetable of Seminar Groups
FALT1_15/01: Wed 10:45–12:15 45-224, A. Kroutil
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FaF) || OBOR(MUSFaF)
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
The course is dedicated for first year students. The seminars are focused mostly to calculation procedures, which are necessary for successful passing all the chemical courses, not only the General and Inorganic Chemistry. It includes stoichiometry, chemical equations based calculations, calculations regarding solutions concentrations, etc. We put the accent on understanding the principles of these calculations. Attention will be also given to nomenclature of inorganic compounds and electron structural formulas.
Learning outcomes
Student after the course will be able to:
- Calculate composition of solutions (nass percents, molarity);
- Calculate mass composition of compounds based on their stoichiometric formulas;
- Use the chemical equations for apropriate calculations;
- Calculate basic tasks with solubility product;
- Calculate pH of acids and bases solutions based on their characteristics (pKa, concentration, dissociation rate, etc)
Syllabus
  • - solution composition - calculations of mass fraction, mass percents, molarity and relationships between them
  • - setting-up and balancing chemical equations
  • - stoichiometry - elemental analysis, calculations based on chemical equations
  • - calculations based on chemical equations
  • - The solubility product - basic calculations
  • - pH, pKa, acidobasics equilibria, hydrolysis of salts, buffers
Literature
    required literature
  • Smith RN, Pierce C. Solving General Chemistry Problems. San Francisco. info
Teaching methods
- class discussions
- homework
- calculations
Assessment methods
- attendance on seminars is compulsory
- two written tests, 60% of the available points is needed to passs
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
The seminars are compulsory. Three or more absences will result in an automatic grade F (Fail) for the entire course.
You will need a simple, non-programmable scientific calculator. No mobile phones are permitted as calculators.
Two tests will be writen during this course.

You have three attempts to get the credit for this course.
A) Regular attempt - At the end of the course an average percentage from two tests will be calculated. Those who will reach average of 60% or more will get the credit automatically.
B) Two attempt of make-up (reparatory) attempt - Students, who did not obtain an average result at least 60% from the tests written during the semester, must write a global test covering the whole course. In order to get the credit, 60% of the points have to be gained. Its duration will be approx 1.5 hours.

The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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