Physical chemistry - selected topics

COURSE CURRICULUM

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Course title

Physical chemistry - selected topics

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Code

HM-604

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Study curriculum

All

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Organizer of the curriculum (institute, department)

Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

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Degree (BSc, MSc, PhD)

BSc

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Academic year/semester

III/VI

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ECTS points

8

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Lecturer

Full Prof. PhD Viktor Stefov

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Prerequisites

Physical Chemistry I

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Course objectives (competences):
To study and give the main principles of atomic and molecular structure, modern theories of chemical bonding, molecular symmetry as well as some electrical and magnetic properties of molecules.

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Course content:

1. Introduction to atomic structure theory, charge, mass, velocity and radius od electrons, very first theories concerning atomic structure, radius and charge of atomic nucleus.
2. Quantum theory, wave and corpuscular nature of the light, quantum of energy, blackbody radiation, photoelectric effect, Compton effect, atomic spectrum of hydrogen, Borh model.
3. Electromagnetic waves, dual nature of the light, Heisenberg principle, Schrodinger’s equation, wave function, particle in a box model.
4. Electron density for hydrogen atom and more complex atoms, orbitals and quantum numbers, radial and angular term of the wave function, vector model, Zeeman effect, periodic table.
5. Chemical bonding, types, hybridization, coordination. Bond type and length, energy of a bond. Hydrogen bonding.
6. Molecular symmetry, elements and operations of symmetry, point groups and some basic principles of group theory.
7. Solid state chemistry, crystallographic terms and X-ray diffraction.
8. Electrical properties of molecules, dipole moment, polarization and polarizability.
9. Magnetic properties of molecules, magnetic moment, diamagnetism and paramagnetism, nuclear paramagnetism.
10. Basics of molecular spectroscopy, rorational spectra, vibrational spectra, vibronic spectra, electron spectra. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and electron-paramagnetic spectroscopy.
11. Liquid state chemistry. Theories about liquids, intermolecular interactions and viscosity. Liquid crystals.
12. Electrolytes, conductivity, electrolyte dissociation theory, solvation process, ionic equilibrium, electrochemical cells, types of electrochemical cells and electrode potentials.

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Teaching methods: Lectures, problem solving tasks and laboratory courses

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Total available time

240

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Time distribution

4+1+3 per week (lectures 60, problem solving 15, laboratory courses 45)

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Teaching methods distribution

15.1.

Teaching - lectures

60 lectures

15.2.

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

60 lectures

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Other activities

16.1.

Projects

10 lectures

16.2.

Independent work

20 lectures

16.3.

Homework

90 lectures

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Grading methods

17.1.

Tests
-          Two exams from the theoretical lectures
-          Problem solving exams

 
60 points
25 points

17.2.

Seminars/projects (written/oral presentation)

10 points

17.3.

Activity

5 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

Regular attendance at lectures and laboratory courses

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Course language

Macedonian

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Teaching quality control

Anonimous questionnaires

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Literature

22.1.

Compulsory

No.

Author

Title

Publisher

Year

1.

Peter Atkins, Joulio de Paula (translation)

АТКИНСОВА ФИЗИЧКА ХЕМИЈА, Осмо издание

Prosvetno Delo Skopje

2011

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G. Jovanovski

Структура на атоми и хемисиа врска

Internal Ccript

2005

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G. Jovanovski

Структура на молекули

Internal Script

2005

22.2.

Additional

No.

Автор

Наслов

Издавач

Година

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D. Grdenic

Molekule i kristali

Skolska knjiga, Zagreb

2005

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I.N. Levine

Physical Chemistry, Sixth Edition

McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math

2008

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