Course detail

Practical Chemistry for Electrical Engineers

FEKT-BPA-PCEAcad. year: 2023/2024

Atoms, molecules, orbitals, hybridization. Reaction, oxidation, reduction. Materials for electrotechnique. Liquids, gases, solutions and their physical properties. Chemical equilibration and reaction rates. The introduction to laboratory technique. Corrosion, surface treatment of materials. The introduction to photochemistry and electrochemistry. Electrochemical methods, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. RNDr. Petr Vanýsek, CSc.

Department

Department of Electrical and Electronic Technology (UETE)

Entry knowledge

The subject is conceived as introduction to chemistry for students of electrical engineering, thus it does not requires any prerequisites except the knowledge of chemistry from secondary school and mandatory subjects of Electrotechnique I and II.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The student will gain 20 points after performing all laboratory exercises and correct elaboration of all protocols. The final examination from laboratory knowledge will be scored by another 20 points. The minimal extent for elaboration of each laboratory exercise will be set by yearly actualized order of subject garant. Final oral examination will be scored by maximum of 60 points.
The conditions for successful passing will be set by yearly actualized order of subject garant.

Aims

The subject is framed to bring basic as well as applied knowledge in chemistry and electrochemistry to students of semestral projects, bachelor and diploma thesis. The experimental courses in electrochemical and electrotechnical laboratories also inhered to the subject. The attention is paid to manipulation with laboratory equipments together with precise, reproducible and safe fundamental analytical practises, such as preparation of solutions, filtration, titration and weighting.
The student will gain theoretic and applied knowledge in fundamentals of chemistry and electrochemistry. Based on this, the student will be able to precisely and safety perform any common laboratory practices, which are necessary for operation in chemical and electrochemical laboratories.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Jeffrey Gaffney, Nancy Marley: General Chemistry for Engineers (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPA-ELE Bachelor's

    specialization BPA-ECT , any year of study, summer semester, elective
    specialization BPA-PSA , any year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. RNDr. Petr Vanýsek, CSc.

Syllabus

Simple characteristics of atoms and molecules, chemical bonds, atomic, molar mass. Atomic orbitals, the concept of moles and concentrations, hybridization.

Laboratory equipment. Safety rules in the chemical laboratory. Work with flammables, acids, alkalis, poisons and compressed gases. Purity of chemicals.

Nomenclature, basic reactions, oxidation and reduction.

Weighing. Preparation of solutions, concentrations, calculations. Solubility of compounds in the water.

Measurement of liquid volumes, pipetting, burette.

Properties of elements and materials for electrical engineering: Metals, semiconductors, composites, polymers. Electrochemical series of metals.

Electrode potentials, verification of the validity of the Nernst equation.

Basic information about electrochemistry. Electrodes, galvanic and electrolytic cells.

Ion selective electrodes. Study of their properties.

Corrosion, resistance of materials, advanced and "smart" materials. Phase diagrams. Corrosion protection.

Hydrogen overpotential on metals.

Liquids and gases (fluids) - physical properties and their measurement.

Measurement of pH and temperature, acid-base indicators, titration, titration curve and plotting graphs.

Electromagnetic radiation and materials. Photosensitivity, degradation of materials, light and energy.

Electrochemical sources of energy.

Overview of AC electronics. AC methods of electrochemistry - electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.

Solutions, concentrations, activity, ionic strength, pH, conductivity.

Conductivity - solid material and ionic conductivity of electrolytes.

Electrochemical methods, potentiometry and voltammetry.

Passivation of metals at slow voltammetry. Polarization curves.

Practical guide for laboratory work. Instruments, laboratory equipment

and basic analytical methods.

Anodic oxidation of aluminum, surface preparation (thin layers). Characterization in an electron microscope.

Qualification test for the laboratory component

 

Laboratory exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. RNDr. Petr Vanýsek, CSc.

Syllabus

Simple characteristics of atoms and molecules, chemical bonds, atomic, molar mass. Atomic orbitals, the concept of moles and concentrations, hybridization.

Laboratory equipment. Safety rules in the chemical laboratory. Work with flammables, acids, alkalis, poisons and compressed gases. Purity of chemicals.

Nomenclature, basic reactions, oxidation and reduction.

Weighing. Preparation of solutions, concentrations, calculations. Solubility of compounds in the water.

Measurement of liquid volumes, pipetting, burette.

Properties of elements and materials for electrical engineering: Metals, semiconductors, composites, polymers. Electrochemical series of metals.

Electrode potentials, verification of the validity of the Nernst equation.

Basic information about electrochemistry. Electrodes, galvanic and electrolytic cells.

Ion selective electrodes. Study of their properties.

Corrosion, resistance of materials, advanced and "smart" materials. Phase diagrams. Corrosion protection.

Hydrogen overpotential on metals.

Liquids and gases (fluids) - physical properties and their measurement.

Measurement of pH and temperature, acid-base indicators, titration, titration curve and plotting graphs.

Electromagnetic radiation and materials. Photosensitivity, degradation of materials, light and energy.

Electrochemical sources of energy.

Overview of AC electronics. AC methods of electrochemistry - electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.

Solutions, concentrations, activity, ionic strength, pH, conductivity.

Conductivity - solid material and ionic conductivity of electrolytes.

Electrochemical methods, potentiometry and voltammetry.

Passivation of metals at slow voltammetry. Polarization curves.

Practical guide for laboratory work. Instruments, laboratory equipment

and basic analytical methods.

Anodic oxidation of aluminum, surface preparation (thin layers). Characterization in an electron microscope.

Qualification test for the laboratory component