Course: Laboratory Techniques

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Course title Laboratory Techniques
Course code KFC/LABT
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
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)
  • Bužková Aneta, Mgr.
  • Stehlík Jan, Mgr.
  • Slabý Martin, Mgr.
  • Žižlavská Adéla, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Štefková Barbora, RNDr.
  • Panáček Aleš, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Rancová Alexandra, Mgr.
  • Berka Karel, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
I. 1. Scales and weighing. Save manipulation with scales. Principles of proper weighing. 2. Volume measurement. Various types of chemical glass and their using. 3. Work with glass. Glass forming in the burner flame. 4. Work with gas cylinder 5. Filtration and crystallization. Using of various types of filtration and crystallization. 6. Decantation and washing through filters and their using to mixture separation. 7. Normal pressure distillation and reduced pressure distillation. 8. Water vapor distillation 9. Using of sublimation to mixture separation. 10. The melting point determination. 11. Extraction 12. Principles of proper volumetry 13. Preparation of titration solutions with required concentration. 14. Volumetric determination of the benzoic acid concentration. 15. Chromatography. Using of various types of liquid chromatography. 16. Solutions. Solubility determination of inorganic compounds. 17. Density determination of solid and liquid substances 18. Drying. Types of drying agents. Using of drying agents in laboratory. 19. Cooling. Cooling mixtures. Gas condensation. 20. Work with gas. II. 1. Check of pipette volume a. Check of glass pipette b. Check of automatic pipette 2. Filtration and crystalization a. Preparation and filtration of K2SO4 b. Preparation and filtration of Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3 3. Decantation and washing a. Decantation and washing of BaSO4 b. Decantation and washing of Fe(OH)3 4. Phase transitions a. Determination of succinic acid melting point b. Sublimation of caffeine from black tea 5. Distillation a. Steam distillation of essencials from spices 6. Solubility a. Determination of the temperature dependence of solubility 7. Titration a. Volumetric determination of benzoic acid 8. Drying a. Removing of the crystalline water from CaCl2?6H2O b. Removing of coordinately bound water from CuSO4?5H2O 9. Working with gases a. Preparation of CO2 b. Preparation and collection of H2 10. Density a. Determination of mass concentration of H2SO4 by measuring of density b. Determination of the density of zinc and tin

Learning activities and teaching methods
Laboratory Work
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 120 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Students will learn basic laboratory procedures. Students will learn basic techniques of laboratory work. Students will acquire the necessary skills for proper and safe work in the chemical laboratory. Students will learn to use basic laboratory equipment. Students will learn to keep the rules for safe manipulation with chemickals.
In the course of laboratory technique students will get a manual skills, which are necessary for working in the chemical laboratory.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Analysis of Activities ( Technical works)

100% presence. Meeting all the tasks and development of various protocols. Achieving the required number of points from the final test.
Recommended literature
  • R. Herchel, A. Klanicová, Z. Šindelář, Z. Trávníček. Laboratorní technika..
  • Suchomel, P., Otyepka, M. (2013). Laboratorní technika. VUP Olomouc.


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): Applied Chemistry (2022) Category: Chemistry courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter