Study program:
Minerology and Crystallography (VIII semester -MsC) |
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Name of subject: Crystal Chemistry |
Instructors:
Prof. Sabina Kovač |
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Status: Compulsory |
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ECTS: 5 |
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Prerequisites: - |
Course Objectives:
The objective of the course is that students acquire basic crystallochemical education in terms of internal symmetry and chemical composition of minerals, which is a consequence of the periodic arrangement of the atoms in the crystal lattice i.e., three-dimensional periodicity of crystalline substances. |
Learning Outcomes:
During this course, students will learn: laws of crystal chemistry • Pauling rules • polymorphism • isomorphism • coordination number of atoms and ions • types of close packing of spheres • basic types of structures: metals, alloys, ionic crystals, oxides, sulfides, carbonates, sulphates, phosphates and silicates |
Content:
Theory teaching
Crystallochemical laws. Ionic radii. Atomic radii. Pauling’s rules. Polymorphism. Isomorphism. Close packing of spheres. Types of close packing of spheres. Coordination of ions and atoms. Coordination polyhedra. Overview of basic groups of crystal structures of minerals. Native elements and metals. Ionic crystals (salts). Sulfides. Oxides. Carbonates. Sulphates. Phosphates. Aluminosilicates. Silicates. Practical teaching
Exercises are following lectures in accordance to the above-stated topics. |
Suggested Reading List:
- W.Kleber, (1971) An Introduction to Crystallography, Berlin: Veb-Verlag Technik
- B.K. Vainsthein, (1996) Fundamentals of Cystals, Springer, Berlin
- Giacovazzo, C., Monaco, H.L., Viterbo, D., Scordari, F., Gilli, G., Zanotti, G., Catti, M., (1995) Fundamentals of Crystallography, IUCr monographs on Crystallography, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
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Conduct of the Course:
Students will learn from lectures, exercises, assignments and seminars. In addition to classical lectures, which will be accompanied by audio-visual methods, seminars are also planned for more active participation in the process of achieving the goal. |
Fund hours:
| Lectures |
Exercises |
Other forms of teaching |
Study research |
| 2 |
2 |
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0 |
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Assessment:
| Final Exam |
ECTS |
| Written exam | 25 | | Oral Exam | 25 |
| Classwork Assessment |
ECTS |
| Class Participationа | 20 | | Seminars | 30 |
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Additional Assessment Criteria: - |
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