C1600 Laboratory in Chemistry

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 4 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Slávka Janků, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jiří Křivohlávek (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Marie Petlachová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lucie Šimoníková (seminar tutor)
Světlana Filípková (assistant)
Jaroslav Keller (assistant)
Dana Tesařová (assistant)
Mgr. Jiří Volánek (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Marek Nečas, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Slávka Janků, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites
C7777 Handling chemical substances &&! C1100 Introductory Chemistry Lab
Basic knowledge of general, inorganic and organic chemistry. Writing chemical equations, stoichiometric calculations, and calculations of solution concentration and mixing will be used extensively.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
At the end of this course, students should be able to: perform basic laboratory operations (filtration, crystallization, distillation, extraction, sublimation, volumetric methods); use basic methods of determination of physicochemical constants of compounds; apply basic chemistry calculations in laboratory practice.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to: perform basic laboratory operations (filtration, crystallization, distillation, extraction, sublimation, volumetric methods); use basic methods of determination of physicochemical constants of compounds; apply basic chemistry calculations in laboratory practice.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction, laboratory and equipment, guidelines for laboratory work and writing reports, safety rules. Pass-requirements. 2. Filtration, extraction, simple distillation, determination of the refractive index. 3. Preparation of (COOH2) volumetric solution, volumetric measurement of the molarity NaOH,TLC. 4. Preparation of buffers, pH measurement, filtration under reduced pressure. 5. Separation of the KAl(SO4)2.12H2O + CuSO4.5H2O + Cr2O3 mixture. 6. Preparation of H2SO4 volumetric solution, volumetric measurement of the molarity, density of the solution. 7. Preparation of CuSO4.5H2O. 8. Extraction of plant pigments, manganometric titration. 9. Chelatometric titration, preparation of Cu(II) complex. 10. Preparation of terc-butylchloride. 11. Preparation of paracetamol, melting point, TLC 12. Isolation of caffeine from tea leaves. 13. Preparation of 2-chlorbenzoic acid.
Literature
    required literature
  • PŘÍHODA, Jiří, Miloš ČERNÍK, Slávka JANKŮ and Jaromír LITERÁK. Laboratorní technika. Příručka pro začínajícího chemika (Laboratory technique. Handbook for young chemist). 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2012, 221 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5820-0. info
    recommended literature
  • PŘÍHODA, Jiří and Jiří TOUŽÍN. Pomůcka pro seminář z obecné chemie. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2012, 149 s. ISBN 9788021058132. info
  • NOVÁČEK, Eduard and Milan POTÁČEK. Laboratorní technika ke cvičení z metod organické chemie. Edited by Slávka Janků. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1997, 91 s. ISBN 8021015004. info
  • MAREČEK, Aleš and Antonín RŮŽIČKA. Laboratorní technika pro nechemické obory. 1. vyd. Brno: Vydavatelství Masarykovy univerzity, 1997, 44 s. ISBN 8021016531. info
Teaching methods
Laboratory course.
Assessment methods
In-term tests to check an understanding of each completed laboratory exercise and related principles and calculations (stoichiometry, concentrations, titrations). Laboratory reports on all exercises.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Vyučují učitelé Ústavu chemie.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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