Electrochemistry

COURSE CURRICULUM 

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Course title

ELECTROCHEMISTRY

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Code

HM-601

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Study curriculum

All study courses at the Institute of Chemistry

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Organizer of the curriculum (institute, department)

Institute of Chemistry

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Degree (BSc, MSc, PhD)

BSc

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Academic year/semester

III/VI

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ECTS points

4

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Lecturer

Prof. Dr. Valentin Mirčeski

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Prerequisites

Physical Chemistry I

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Course objectives (competences):
Through interactive lectures and laboratory work, students will acquire knowledge of the fundamentals of electrochemistry, including basic principles of experimental electrochemical techniques.

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Course content:
Introduction: Electricity, Electric capacitance and conductivity, Basic electronic devices, Mobility: Movement of charged particles in an electric field; Basic concepts from thermodynamics: Gibbs energy, Activity, Ionic solutions, Activity coefficient for ionic substances: Debye-Hückel theory; Electrochemical cells: Electrochemical cell at equilibrium, Electrochemical cell under non-equilibrium conditions: relationship between chemical transformations and electric current, Electrochemical cells with two immiscible electrolytes; Electrolysis cells and galvanic cells: Electrolysis and electrosynthesis, Chemical sources of electric current, Battery properties, Primary battery – Leclanché cell; Electrodes: Electrode potential, Standard electrode potentials and Gibbs energy, Nernst equation, Working electrodes; Electrode reactions: Faraday's law: basic law for electrode processes, Kinetics of simple electrode reactions: Butler-Volmer equation; Electrode interfacial boundary surface: Structure of the double electric layer, Adsorption; Corrosion: Oxidation of metals, Electrochemical mechanism of corrosion, Electrochemical study of corrosion: corrosion potential and corrosion current, Corrosive formation of micropores and cracks on the metal surface, Corrosion protection.

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Teaching methods: auditory, visual, experimental, research

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Total available time

120

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Time distribution

2+0+2 hours/week
Lectures 30 hours
Lab classes 30 hours

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Teaching methods distribution

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Teaching – lectures

30 hours

15.2.

Practicals (laboratory, problem solving), seminars, team work

30 hours

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Other activities

16.1.

Projects

10 hours

16.2.

Independent work

10 hours

16.3.

Homework

40 hours

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Grading methods

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Tests

70 points

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Seminars/projects (written/oral presentation)

10 points

17.3.

Activity

20 points

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Grading scale (points/mark)

< 50 points

5 (five) (F)

51 to 60 points

6 (six) (E)

61 to 70 points

7 (seven) (D)

71 to 80 points

8 (eight) (C)

81 to 90 points

9 (nine) (B)

91 to 100 points

10 (ten) (A)

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Criteria for taking the final exam

Attendance at lectures and completed lab classes

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Course language

Macedonian

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Teaching quality control

Anonymous surveys

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Literature

22.1.

Compulsory

No.

Author

Title

Publisher

Year

1.

Valentin Mirčeski

ELECTROCHEMISTRY and Laboratory Practicum in Electrochemistry.

Internal scripts

2013

2.

Keith B. Oldham, Jan C. Myland, Alan M. Bond

ELECTROCHEMICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Fundamentals and Applications

Wiley, А John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Publications

2013

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22.2.

Additional

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