Chemistry

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Lecture content: A brief historical overview of the development of chemical science. Composition and structure of matter, pure substances and mixtures, separation of components from mixtures based on different physical properties of the components. Basic chemical laws and concepts. Chemical reactions, stoichiometric ratios and excess reactants. Heat in chemical reactions, internal energy and enthalpy, Hess's law. Structure of the atom, basic characteristics of the Bohr and quantum mechanical models of the atom, orbitals, electronic configuration and the periodic table of elements. Types of chemical bonds, basics of valence bond theory, Lewis structures, basics of molecular orbital theory, molecular bonds. States of matter, structure of solids. Gas-phase chemical equilibrium. Basics of interface chemistry – adsorption (qualitative). Liquids, solutions, colligative properties, electrolyte solutions, electrolytic dissociation, Arrhenius and Brønsted-Lowry theories of acids and bases, ionisation equilibria in aqueous solutions, ionic reactions, solubility product, buffers. Chemical kinetics, effects on the rate of chemical reactions. Oxidation and reduction – redox reactions, electrochemical series, electrolysis. Overview of properties, uses, transformations and environmental aspects of important elements and compounds. 

Laboratory practice: Basics of safe laboratory work; formulae of chemical compounds; gases and gas mixtures; preparation of solutions and measurement of density; acids, bases and salts; titration; oxidation and reduction reactions; ionisation equilibria in aqueous solutions. 

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Objectives: Upgrading the fundamentals of chemistry, developing, knowledge and understanding of the relationship between the chemical structure of matter and its properties and reactivity.

Competencies: Knowledge of the major fields of chemistry, chemical elements and compounds, and the ability to quantitatively analyse basic chemical and physical systems. Safe laboratory practice in the chemical laboratory and the ability to qualitatively and quantitatively interpret results.

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

Lectures with demonstration experiments, laboratory exercises

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

Romana Cerc Korošec:

• 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. 
• M. Pavlin, B. Horvat, R. Cerc Korošec; R. Capuder, L. Korat Bensa, V. Ducman: Characterisation of a 3D-printed alkali-activated material based on waste mineral wool at room and elevated temperatures. Cement & concrete composites. 2024, vol. 147, [article no.] 105445, str. 1-47,DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2024.105445. 
• R. Cerc Korošec, B. Žener, N. Čelan Korošin, M. Humar, D. Kržišnik, G. Rep, U. Lavrenčič Štangar: Searching for optimal measurement parameters by thermogravimetry for determining the degree of modification of thermally modified wood. Forests. 2024, vol. 15, [article no.] 8, str. 1-15, DOI: 10.3390/f15010008. 
• A. Zupanc, Č. Podlipnik, R. Cerc Korošec. M. Jereb: Expedient, metal-, extraction- and generally purification-free, temperature- and solvent-directed oxidation of diaryl sulfides using t-BuOCl. Journal of cleaner production. 2025, vol. 486, [article no.] 144230, str. 1-12, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.144230