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Basic Chemistry - CVOL1001

Title:	Basic Chemistry
Guaranteed by:	Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology 3FM CU (12-BIOC)
Faculty:	Third Faculty of Medicine
Actual:	from 2017
Semester:	winter
Points:	3
E-Credits:	3
Examination process:	winter s.:
Hours per week, examination:	winter s.:0/30, C [HS]
Extent per academic year:	30 [hours]
Capacity:	unknown / unknown (45)
Min. number of students:	5
4EU+:	no
Virtual mobility / capacity:	no
Key competences:
State of the course:	not taught
Language:	English
Teaching methods:	full-time
Level:
Additional information:	http://vyuka.lf3.cuni.cz

Guarantor:	prof. RNDr. Eva Samcová, CSc.

Schedule

Annotation -

The elective course summarizes topics of secondary school chemistry necessary for studying medical chemistry and biochemistry.

Last update: Kvasnicová Vladimíra, Mgr. (26.09.2011)

Aim of the course -

Students will learn general rules of chemistry, they will know structures, properties and nomenclature of inorganic and organic compounds and they will be able to calculate basic chemical problems.

Last update: Kvasnicová Vladimíra, Mgr. (01.10.2013)

Literature -

On-line textbooks: General and Inorganic chemistry, Organic chemistry - for links go to http://vyuka.lf3.cuni.cz/ and then choose the elective course Basic Chemistry (English version), see "Information about subject".

You can also use any other secondary school textbook of chemistry containing both inorganic and organic chemistry chapters.

Last update: Kvasnicová Vladimíra, Mgr. (21.09.2015)

Teaching methods -

Seminars including theory and practice (solving problems related to the theory).

Last update: Kvasnicová Vladimíra, Mgr. (21.09.2015)

Requirements to the exam -

Credit test in the 16th week of the winter semester, 70% of points needed.

For more information go to http://vyuka.lf3.cuni.cz/ and then choose the elective course Basic Chemistry (English version).

Last update: Kvasnicová Vladimíra, Mgr. (21.09.2015)

Syllabus -

Syllabus of the elective course Basic chemistry
30 hours
Teacher: Mgr. Vladimíra Kvasnicová (room 411)

Structure of matter

terms: compound, element, atom, molecule, nuclide, isotope
composition of matter: elements of organic and inorganic matter
structure of atoms, mass number, proton number, neutron number; electroneutrality
arrangement of electrons - orbitals, filling the orbitals
symbols and names of elements, periodic table
ground and excitated state of atoms, valence electrons
ions, radicals
chemical bonds, electronegativity

Inorganic compounds

types of compounds (oxides, hydroxides, oxygen-free acids and their salts, oxoacids and their salts)
oxidation number, stoichiometry of molecules
inorganic nomenclature - rules, exercises
acid-base reactions, redox reactions; stoichiometry - balancing chemical equations
atomic and molecular weight, substance amount, molar mass
calculations based on stoichiometry of chemical reacions

Calculations in chemistry

expression of concentration - molarity, osmolarity, mass concentration, percent concentration; conversion between concentrations
preparation of solutions, density, dilution of solutions
pH - definition, strong and weak acids and bases, buffers

Organic compounds

elements in organic compounds - valency, bonds
types of hydrocarbons: aliphatic - saturated, unsaturated, linear, branched, cyclic hydrocarbons; aromatic compounds;
heterocyclic compounds
halogen and nitro derivatives of hydrocarbons
naming hydrocarbons - exercises

Biochemically important organic compounds

hydrocarbon derivatives - structure and properties of functional groups (alcohols, phenols, thiols, ethers, sulfides, amines, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, sulfonic acids)
substitutional and functional derivatives of carboxylic acids
naming hydrocarbon derivatives - systematic and common names
chemical reactions of organic compounds
low molecular building blocks of proteins, saccharides, nucleic acids, lipids

Last update: Kvasnicová Vladimíra, Mgr. (21.09.2015)

Entry requirements -

The elective course is destined for students of the first year of General medicine.

Last update: Kvasnicová Vladimíra, Mgr. (04.09.2012)