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Chemistry of Geological Processes - MG440P01H
Title: Chemie geologických procesů
Guaranteed by: Institute of Petrology and Structural Geology (31-440)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Actual: from 2016
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 5
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:3/2, C+Ex [HT]
Capacity: unlimited
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: cancelled
Language: Czech
Level: basic
Is provided by: MG440P01G
Note: enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: prof. David Dolejš, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): Mgr. Václav Špillar, Ph.D.
Interchangeability : MG440P01G
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Annotation -
Last update: doc. RNDr. František Holub, CSc. (11.04.2008)
This introductory undergraduate course provides a survey of general, inorganic and physical chemistry, and their
applications to geological processes. It consists of three sections: (i) structure of atoms, molecules and matter, (ii)
transformations of matter and energy in nature, and (iii) analysis of geological materials, determination of element
concentrations and methods for investigating the structure of solid and liquid state.
Literature -
Last update: doc. RNDr. František Holub, CSc. (11.04.2008)

McSween H. J. jr., Richardson S. M., Uhle M. (2003): Geochemistry. Pathways and processes. - Columbia University Press, New York, 363 s.

Walther J. V. (2005): Essentials of geochemistry. - Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Sudbury, 704 s.

Vacík J. (1986): Obecná chemie. - Státní Pedagogické Nakladatelství, Praha, 303 s.

Faure G. (1998): Principles and applications of geochemistry. 2nd edition. - Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, 600 s.

Silbey A., Alberty R. A., Bawendi M. G. (2005): Physical chemistry. 4th edition. - John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, 944 s.

Syllabus -
Last update: doc. RNDr. František Holub, CSc. (11.04.2008)

Structure and properties of matter

(1) atom, nucleus and isotopes, electron shells, hybridization, valence orbitals;

(2) chemical bond, definition and types of bonding, relations to physical and chemical properties of matter;

(3) coordination of atoms, structure of solid and liquid phases, Pauling rules, introduction to crystal chemistry.

Properties, transformations and cycles of natural materials

(1) units of measure, quantity calculus, concentration scales;

(2) introduction to thermodynamics, thermodynamic laws, forms and transformations of energy;

(3) phase diagrams and their applications to solid phases, melts and aqueous solutions;

(4) chemical equilibrium, acid-base and oxidation-reduction reactions

(5) kinetics of chemical reactions, properties of mineral surfaces and interfaces, crystal growth, absorption;

(6) radioactive decay, global chemical fluxes and cycles;

(7) organic geochemistry, biological precursors, alteration and degradation of organic matter, biomarkers.

Analysis of geological materials and their structure

mass, titration and thermal analytical methods, mass spectrometry

(2) types of radiation, interaction of radiation with matter, X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy;

(3) spectroscopic methods (optical, absorption and emission methods; Raman, infrared, X-ray and Mössbauer spectroscopy; nuclear magnetic resonance.

 
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