Chemistry

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Lectures: The composition and structure of matter, chemical and physical homogeneity, separation of phases and components.
The basic chemical laws, atomic structure of matter.
The heat of chemical reactions.
Effects on the rate of chemical reactions.
Structure of the atom, the basic characteristics of the Bohr and quantum mechanical model of the atom, orbitals, electron configuration and the periodic table of elements.
Types of chemical bonds, valence bond theory, Lewis molecular structures, molecular orbitals, molecular bonds.
The states of matter, structure of solids.
Chemistry at interfaces, adsorption
Liquids, solutions, colligative properties, solutions of electrolytes, dissociation.
Equilibrium chemical processes, equilibrium in solutions, ionic reaction, buffers.
Oxidation-reduction reactions, electrochemical series, electrolysis.
Environmental aspects of major elements and compounds.
Laboratory practice: Introduction to safety in the chemical laboratory; formulae of chemical compounds; gases and gas laws, average molecular mass and the reaction with gaseous reactants or products; preparation of solutions and density measurements; acids, bases and salts; titration; electrolytic dissociation and chemical equilibrium; oxidation-reduction reactions.

- B. Čeh, Splošna kemija. UL FKKT, Ljubljana, 2022.

- F. Lazarini in J. Brenčič, Splošna in anorganska kemija. UL FKKT, Ljubljana, 2017.

- B. Čeh, Splošna in anorganska kemija: zbirka pojmov, vprašanj in nalog z odgovori in rešitvami. UL FKKT, Ljubljana, 2015.

- B. Čeh, Kemijsko računanje in osnove kemijskega ravnotežja. UL FKKT, Ljubljana, 2015.

- P. W. Atkins, M. J. Frazer, M. J. Clugston in R. A. Y. Jones, Kemija – zakonitosti in uporaba, Tehniška založba Slovenije, Ljubljana, 1995.

Objectives: Upgrading the basics of chemistry, knowledge and understanding of the relationship between chemical structure of matter and its properties and reactivity.
Competencies: Knowledge of the major fields of chemistry, chemical elements and compounds, the ability of quantitative treatment of basic chemical and physical systems. Safe work in the chemical laboratory and the ability of qualitative and quantitative interpretation of the results.

Knowledge and understanding:
Knowledge of basic relations between the atomic and molecular structure and properties of various materials and chemical reactions of these substances.
Calculation of the quantities in the basic chemical systems.
Understanding the chemical processes in nature and technology.
Interpretation of the observed chemical processes (experiments).

Lectures with demonstration experiments, laboratory excercises

Written exam
5 - 10, a student passes the exam if he is graded from 6 to 10

1. N. Bukovec, R. Cerc Korošec, E. Tratar Pirc: Praktikum iz splošne in anorganske kemije, Založba UL FKKT, Ljubljana, 2020 (tretja dopolnjena izdaja, tretji natis ), 117 strani.
2. N. Bukovec, R. Cerc Korošec, A. Golobič, N. Lah in E. Tratar Pirc: Osnove kemijskega računanja, zbirka nalog, Založba UL FKKT, Ljubljana, 2020 (prva izdaja, drugi natis ), 192 strani.
3. R. Cerc Korošec, B. Miljević, P. Umek, J. M. van der Bergh, S. Vučetić, J. Ranogajec: Photocatalytic self-cleaning properties of Mo:TiO2 loaded Zn-Al layered double hydroxide synthesised at optimised pH value for the application on mineral substrates. Ceramics international. 2020, vol. 46, 6756-6766, DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.11.166.
4. P. Kumar, R. Cerc Korošec, U. Lavrenčič Štangar: Highly active and efficient Cu-based hydrotalcite-like structured materials as reusable heterogeneous catalysts used for transcarbonation reaction. Journal of colloid and interface science. 2021, vol. 585, 549-559, ilustr. ISSN 0021-9797, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.10.035.
5. L. Matoh, B. Žener, R. Cerc Korošec, U. Lavrenčič Štangar: Photocatalytic water treatment. V: F. Pacheco Torgal (ur.). Nanotechnology in eco-efficient construction : materials, processes and applications. 2nd Ed. Duxford: Elsevier: Woodhead Publishing, 2019, str. 675-702.