Course: Chemical Structure and Spectroscopy

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Course title Chemical Structure and Spectroscopy
Course code UCH/119
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Frequency of the course In each academic year, in the winter semester.
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kabeláč Martin, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Content of lectures: The basic postulates of quantum mechanics ( wave function and probability density, physical quantity and hermitian operators , eigenvalues and functions , Dirac notation, the operators of position , momentum and energy , Hamiltonian, stationary Schroedinger equation , orbital and spin angular momentum ) One electron systems (particles in the potential well, harmonic oscillator , particle in a spherically symmetric potential field , atomic orbitals , ionization potential , Bohr frequency condition , selection rules ) Electronic structure of many-electron systems ( Approximate solutions of Schrodinger equation model of -independent electrons , Born- Oppenheimer approximation , build-up principle , Pauli principle , Hund's rule , Slater determinant , variational principle, Russell Sanders - binding , jj coupling , spectral symbolism , Hartee - Fock method of electronic structure calculations ) Chemical bond between two atomic molecules (Heitler - London method valence bonds , MO LCAO , electronic states of diatomic molecules , selection rules , a water molecule , the electronic structure of conjugated moleculles , Huckel method) Potential energy surface ( global, local minima , transition state , methods of finding , optimization algorithms Weak intermolecular interactions ( van der Waals bond , hydrogen bond ) Spectroscopy ( rotational and vibrational spectra of diatomic molecules , vibration of many-atomic molecules , IR spectroscopy , Raman spectroscopy , electron spectroscopy , fluorescence spectroscopy , NMR , ESR , circular dichroism , lasers , photochemistry ) Electric and magnetic properties of molecules ( dipole moment , polarization , refractive index , diamagnetism , paramagnetism). Content of practicals: in accordance with the lectures.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
  • Preparation for classes - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 40 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 40 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The extension of knowledge of the students in area of quantum theory, chemical bonding and spectrosopy.
Basic knowledge in the field of quantum mechanics , theoreticla background of spectroscopic methods
Prerequisites
Successful pass of general Chemistry exam
UCH/121 and UCH/104
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UCH/121

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination, Seminar work

Successful pass of both oral and written part of the exam, presentation, 75% attendance of exercises
Recommended literature
  • Fyzikální chemie P. Atkins, J. de Paula, ČVUT Praha 2013.
  • Fyzikální chemie -Struktura hmoty P. Pelikán a kol. Vutium Brno 2000.
  • Atkins, P. , De Paula , J. Fyzikální chemie. VŠCHtr Praha, 2013.
  • Novák, J. Fyzikální chemie- bakalářský kurs. VŠCHT, Praha, 2008.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Chemistry (1) Category: Chemistry courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter