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Chemistry of Geological Processes - MG440P01G
Title: Chemie geologických procesů
Czech title: Chemie geologických procesů
Guaranteed by: Institute of Petrology and Structural Geology (31-440)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Actual: from 2018
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: taught
Language: Czech
Note: enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: Mgr. Václav Špillar, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): Mgr. Václav Špillar, Ph.D.
Class: QUICKpress Piston Cylinder Apparatus
Is interchangeable with: MG440P01H
Annotation -
Last update: Mgr. Václav Špillar, Ph.D. (02.10.2023)
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.
Literature -
Last update: Mgr. Václav Špillar, Ph.D. (28.09.2020)

Course materials available via Google Classroom platform.

Other recommended materials:

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.

Requirements to the exam -
Last update: Mgr. Václav Špillar, Ph.D. (01.10.2021)

Credits are given for fulfilling the required exercises and short tests during the semester. Both tests and exercises will be given on lectures and practicals.

The exam is written, with short theoretical questions (mostly multiple choices) and short calculation exercises. Written exam is supplemented with short oral discussion if needed. For successfully passing the exam, the 40% limit must be reached.

Syllabus -
Last update: Mgr. Václav Špillar, Ph.D. (01.09.2017)

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.

Analysis of geological materials and their structure:
(1) types of radiation, interaction of radiation with matter, X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy;
(2) spectroscopic methods (optical, absorption and emission methods; Raman, infrared, X-ray and Mössbauer spectroscopy; nuclear magnetic resonance.

 
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