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Physical Chemistry - MC260P52
Title: Fyzikální chemie
Czech title: Fyzikální chemie
Guaranteed by: Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry (31-260)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Actual: from 2024
Semester: summer
E-Credits: 4
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:2/0, Ex [HT]
Capacity: unlimited
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Note: enabled for web enrollment
priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
Guarantor: prof. RNDr. Tomáš Obšil, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): prof. RNDr. Tomáš Obšil, Ph.D.
Annotation -
Physical Chemistry

This course is focused on basic physical chemistry, applied on the study of environmental problems. The great attention is paid to the photochemistry, electrochemistry and energetics. Microheterogeneous systems and their importance in living systems are explained in details as well.
Last update: Obšil Tomáš, prof. RNDr., Ph.D. (09.01.2026)
Literature - Czech

Pavlíček, Z.: Ochrana přírodního prostředí.Fyzikální chemie. SPN, Praha 1982.

J. Vacík: Obecná chemie, SPN, 1986.

Kalous, V., Pavlíček, Z.: Biofyzikální chemie, SNTL, Praha 1980.


Last update: Obšil Tomáš, prof. RNDr., Ph.D. (26.06.2014)
Requirements to the exam - Czech

Forma zkoušky: kombinovaná, první část zkoušky je písemný test v rozsahu přednášené látky (nutno získat > 60% bodů), druhá část zkoušky je ústní zkoušení v rozsahu přednášené látky.

Last update: Obšil Tomáš, prof. RNDr., Ph.D. (09.01.2026)
Syllabus -

1. Interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter. Refraction of light, optical activity, light adsorption. Atomic and molecular spectra. Spectroscopy, use in environmental monitoring.
2. Secondary light radiation. Jablonsky diagram. Fluorescence, phosphorescence. Chemiluminescence. Generation of electron-excited states. Photochemical processes in the atmosphere. Fluorimetry.
3. Fundamentals of chemical thermodynamics. First law, thermochemistry, second law, entropy. Gibbs and Helmholtz energy. Thermodynamics of irreversible processes.
4. Fundamentals of reaction kinetics. Basic concepts, reaction rate theory, catalysis, enzyme reactions. Significance for environmental protection.
5. Chemical equilibria. Mobile equilibrium and Guldberg-Waag's law. Degree of conversion and its changes.
6. Equilibria in electrolyte solutions. Weak and strong electrolytes, water dissociation and pH. Solubility product.
7. Passage of electric current in electrolyte solutions. Electrolysis. Significance of electrolysis for environmental protection. Conductivity of electrolytes and its practical application.
8. Equilibria between the electrode and the solution. Electromotive force and electrode potential. Types of electrodes. Use of different types of electrodes in environmental issues.
9. Galvanic cells. Primary, secondary, fuel cells. The importance of electrochemical sources for the environment. Hydrogen as the fuel of the future. Corrosion.
10. Phase equilibria. Equilibrium states and chemical potential. Gibbs' phase rule. One-, two- and three-component systems. Adsorption equilibria. The nature of adsorption, adsorption isotherms, practical applications of adsorption. Chromatography.

Last update: Obšil Tomáš, prof. RNDr., Ph.D. (09.01.2026)
Learning outcomes -

After successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

  1. Explain the principles of interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter, including refraction, optical activity, and absorption, and interpret atomic and molecular spectra.
  2. Describe the mechanisms of secondary light radiation using the Jablonsky diagram and distinguish between fluorescence, phosphorescence, and chemiluminescence.
  3. Explain the methods of generating electron-excited states and evaluate the significance of photochemical processes in the atmosphere from an environmental perspective.
  4. Characterize the basic principles of chemical thermodynamics, including the first and second laws of thermodynamics, entropy, and thermodynamic potentials.
  5. Apply Gibbs and Helmholtz energy in describing equilibrium chemical processes.
  6. Explain the basics of reaction kinetics, reaction rate theory, and catalysis, and assess their importance for chemical and environmental processes.
  7. Analyzes chemical and phase equilibria and can use Gibbs' phase rule to describe equilibrium systems.
  8. Explains the behavior of electrolytes in solutions, determines pH, and assesses the importance of solubility equilibria in natural and technological systems.
  9. Describe the principles of electrical conduction in electrolytes, electrolysis, and conductivity, and give examples of their practical use in environmental protection.
  10. Explain equilibria at the electrode-solution interface, interpret electrode potentials, and distinguish between types of electrodes and their environmental applications.
Last update: Obšil Tomáš, prof. RNDr., Ph.D. (09.01.2026)
 
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