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Practical Chemistry for Electrical Engineers
FEKT-BPA-PCEAcad. year: 2022/2023
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.
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1. Introduction to electrochemistry for electroengineers: the basic characteristics of atoms and molecules, chemical bonds, atomic and molecular weight.
2. Atomic orbitals, hybridization, concept of mol, concentration.
3. Chemical nomenclature, basic reactions, oxidation, reduction.
4. The characteristics of elements and materials for electrotechnique: metals, semiconductors, composites, polymers. Beketovov´s electropotential series.
5. Liquids and gases (fluids) - physical properties and their measurement.
6. Solutions, concentration, activity, ionic strength, pH, conductivity.
7. Chemical equilibration. Reaction rates.
8. Practical instruction for chemical laboratories. Equipment, laboratory facilities, and basic analytic methods.
9. Corrosion, stability of materials, advanced and smart materials. Phase diagrams.
10. Electromagnetic radiation and materials. Photosensitivity, degradation, light and energy.
11. Fundamentals of electrochemistry. Electrodes, galvanic and electrolytic cells.
12. Electrochemical methods, potentiometry and voltammetry.
13. The electronics of alternating current. Alternating electrochemical methods – electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.
Laboratory syllabus:
1. Laboratory equipment. Laboratory rules. Work with flammables, acids, corrosives, toxics and technical gases. The purity of chemicals.
2. Weighting of chemicals. Preparation of solutions, calculation of concentration. Solubility of chemical compounds in water. Measurement of liquids volume, pipette and burette.
3. Measurement of pH and temperature. Acid-base indicators, titration, titration curve and plotting.
4. Electrode potentials, verification of Nernst equation.
5. Conductivity – solid samples and ionic conductivity of electrolytes.
6. Ion selective electrodes (ISE). The study of ISE properties.
7. Electrochemical source of energy.
8. Hydrogen overpotential of metals.
9. Anodic oxidation of aluminium, preparation of thin layers. Characterization in scanning electron microscopy.
10. Passivation of metals in slow voltammetry. Polarization curves.
11. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.
12. Final examination test.
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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