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General Chemistry

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Course ID: 1200-111CHO
Erasmus code / ISCED: 13.3 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0531) Chemistry The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title: General Chemistry
Name in Polish: Chemia ogólna
Organizational unit: Faculty of Chemistry
Course groups: Requisite courses for first-year students of Biology
Requisite subjects for first-year students of Biotechnology
Requisite subjects for first-year students of Environmental Protection
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): 8.00 OR 6.00 (depends on study program) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles:
  • the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS;
  • the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h;
  • 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes;
  • weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS;
  • work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.

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Language: Polish
Type of course:

obligatory courses

Prerequisites (description):

Basic knowledge of general and inorganic chemistry and analytical chemistry relating the structure of living organism.

Mode:

Classroom

Short description:

The lecture discusses the basics of general chemistry in connection with the structure and properties of matter important for life and health. It is important to know and understand that the atomic structure of compounds is related to their physical and chemical properties and function in a living organism.

Getting to know the basics of analytical and instrumental chemistry.

The laboratory allows the Student to become familiar in practice with: (i) chemical properties of selected inorganic ions and their identification in solutions, (ii) types of electrolytes (weak electrolytes, strong electrolytes and buffers); (iii) complex compounds; (iv) methods of preparing solutions of a certain pH, and (v) selected analytical techniques (titration, spectrophotometry, spectrofluorimetry, flame photometry and voltammetry).

Full description:

Lecture:

1. Elements, atoms, subatomic particles, atomic size, ionization energy, periodic properties of elements, nuclear chemistry, stable and radioactive isotopes.

2. Chemical compounds and chemical bonds.

3. Chemical reactions and quantities, types of reactions, chemical equilibrium and equilibrium constant, Le Chatelier's principle, evaluation of the impact of a stress placed on the system.

4. Solutions, strong and week electrolytes, concentration and activity, solubility, saturation, solubility product, acids and bases and their strengths in water and other solvents, dissociation constants, conjugate acid - base pairs, pH buffers and their importance in biochemistry.

5. Ligands and complexation equilibrium and their importance in biochemistry.

6. Electrochemical reactions and their importance in biochemistry.

7. Energy in chemical reactions, velocity and direction of chemical reactions, catalysts and biocatalysts and their inhibitors.

8. Physicochemical fundamentals and examples of quantitative analysis based on the following reactions: acid-base, redox, or complexation. Indication of PK and PR in these methods organoleptically and instrumentally.

9.Chemical analysis in investigations of biological materials and environment, the principles of chosen instrumental techniques (spectrophotometric, spectroscopic, electrochemical)

10. Basics of validation of analytical methods, evaluation of the quality of the obtained results and their critical assessment on the basis of: precision and accuracy, reproducibility and repeatability, systematic and random errors and uncertainty of chemical analysis.

Laboratory

Students will become familiar in practice with: (1) types of chemical reactions, writing equations of chemical reactions, calculating quantities of substances (concentrations, number of moles, mass, volume) on the basis of chemical processes that take place; (2) selected inorganic ions and their chemical properties (characteristic reactions that allow their detection); (3) types of electrolytes (weak electrolytes, strong electrolytes and buffers); (4) measuring the pH of various types of solutions; (5) complex compounds and the influence of various factors on the stability of complexes; (6) alkacimetric and complexometric titrations; (7) selected analytical techniques (titration, spectrophotometry, spectrofluorimetry, flame photometry and voltammetry).

The laboratory (12 meetings) consists of calculus exercises (1.5 clock hours) and 12 laboratory classes (3 clock hours) conducted in 3 modules (Module A: qualitative analysis of selected ions; Module B: types of electrolytes, complex compounds and qualitative analysis based on titration; Module C: selected instrumental analytical techniques). Each module consists of four separate exercises performed independently or in groups.

Bibliography:

Lecture

1.K. C. Timberlake, "General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry", Pearson, San Francisco, 2007.

2.L. Jones, P. Atkins, "Chemistry, Molecules, Matter, and Change", W. H. Freeman and Company, New York, 2000.

3.D. A. Skoog, D. M. West, F. J. R. Crouch, "Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry", Brooks Cole, a Thomson Learning Company, 2004.

Laboratory

1. Script for students of the Faculty of Biology, UW,

2. "Accounting exercises in analytical chemistry" edited by Z. Galus, PWN, Warsaw, 1994 and later.

Learning outcomes:

Lecture

Basic knowledge of general chemistry necessary in the further education cycle, the ability to explain chemical processes occurring in the functioning of living organisms and the environment, knowledge of the basic methods necessary in chemical analysis.

The ability to combine knowledge from several sub-fields and the ability to discuss, doubt knowledge and listen to the opinions of others on a given to.

Laboratory

Upon completion of this course, the student has the basic knowledge of general chemistry necessary for further education, the ability to explain chemical processes occurring in the functioning of living organisms and the environment, knowledge of basic methods necessary for chemical analysis. The student is able to combine knowledge from several subfields and has discussion skills, is able to critically search the literature on a given issue, is able to work in a group.

Assessment methods and assessment criteria:

Lecture:

On the last day of the lecture, a voluntary zero exam will be held, it will consist of single-choice test questions and open-ended questions. Students who obtain more than 50% of each part of the lecture will receive an appropriate grade, adequate to the achieved points.

The exam in the session is in writing - single-choice test questions, and open-ended questions (with a space to insert a short or longer statement) - essay type.

Presence and bonus activity.

Laboratory:

Calculus exercises: the acquisition of knowledge by the Student will be assessed on the basis of the results of 3 colloquia (required minimum: 75 points out of 150 points possible in total from three colloquia).

Laboratory (practical) classes: the acquisition of knowledge by the Student of each laboratory exercise will be assessed in the form of an input test before each laboratory class. In addition, the report on each exercise done individually by each student will be evaluated.

The total grade will consist of the results from the colloquia, the entrance tests and the anlysis/reports. In order to receive a passing grade, the Student must obtain a minimum of 50% of the points (182 points). Participation in all classes is an absolute requirement. Due to the fact that there can be only one remedial class per semester, a student may miss only one class regardless of the reason for the absence. Colloquia not passed during the semester, the student can correct in the examination session at a special correction colloquium and in the correction examination session.

Practical placement:

n/a

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span: 2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28
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Type of class:
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Coordinators: Beata Krasnodębska-Ostręga, Krzysztof Miecznikowski, Anna Nowicka
Group instructors: Damian Dziubak, Marta Fiedoruk-Pogrebniak, Joanna Juhaniewicz-Dębińska, Robert Koncki, Agata Kowalczyk, Barbara Kowalewska, Beata Krasnodębska-Ostręga, Dorota Matyszewska, Krzysztof Miecznikowski, Ewa Nazaruk, Anna Nowicka, Iwona Paleska, Ewa Poboży, Anna Ruszczyńska, Łukasz Tymecki, Barbara Wagner, Sylwia Żołądek
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