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Engineering Chemistry (GAJABAN-KEMIAJ__-2)

Basic data

Name and type of the study programme

Vehicle Engineering, undergraduate program

Curriculum

2026

Classes / consultation hours

2 + 0 + 2 (L+S+Labs)

Credits

4 credits

Theory – Practice

Theory: 50%, Practice: 50%

Recommended semester

Semester 1

Study mode

full-time

Prerequisites

Evaluation type

Colloquium

Course category

Compulsory

Language

English

Instructors

Responsible instructor

Ádámné Dr. Major Andrea

Responsible department

Innovatív Járművek és Anyagok Tanszék

Instructor(s)

Dr. Varga Erika, Toldi Rudolf

Checked by

Kelemen János

Course objectives

The aim of the course is for engineering students to become familiar with the fundamental laws of chemistry frequently applied in technical practice, as well as the general chemical principles, rules, relationships, and procedures necessary for working in the field of vehicle and mechanical engineering.

Course content

Lectures

1. Brief history of chemistry, fundamental laws and atomic models, gas laws, the periodic table. 2. Atomic structure, primary and secondary chemical bonds, simple material systems, states of matter, phase diagrams, periodic properties. 3. Complex material systems, mixtures, solutions, key parameters describing solutions. 4. Fundamentals of thermodynamics, thermochemistry. 5. Electrochemistry, reaction kinetics, chemical equilibria, the concept of pH, catalysis. 6. Batteries, fuel cells, corrosion processes, hydrogen technology. Part Two: 7. Key metals and their production, steel and aluminum, technical ceramics. 8. Glass manufacturing, technical fluids, lubricants. 9. Energy sources: nuclear energy, fundamentals of organic chemistry. 10. Energy sources II (crude oil, natural gas, coal), fundamentals of combustion technology. 11. Polymers and composites. 12. Further applications.

Labs

Quantities describing basic composition and their calculation Stoichiometric principles, gas laws Use of chemical apparatus Determining solution composition via density measurement Dissolution of metals, galvanic cells, electrolysis Separation methods, solubility, extraction, crystallization Water hardness Reactions between ions Identification of plastics by burning test Determination of the flash point of lubricants Electroplating, corrosion protection

Acquired competences

Knowledge

–

Skills

–

Attitude

–

Autonomy and responsibilities

–

Requirements, evaluation and grading

Mid-term study requirements

Laboratory reports must be submitted by the time of the next laboratory session. Receiving the course signature is conditional upon completing the laboratory sessions, with a maximum of three missing reports allowed (75% must be fulfilled). Both two calculation tests are mandatory to fulfill.

Exam requirements

Oral or written exam if the minimum criteria of the laboratories are fulfilled. For offered grade: 50-50 points for theoretical tests and 50 point for laboratory test reports.

Generative AI usage

Use of GAI tools is permitted in a limited manner (e.g., for literature search support or specific tools). In this case, the course instructor is responsible for defining where and how GAI tools may be used in assignments. The course description must specify in detail how GAI tools may be used during the course.

Study aids, laboratory background

Presentations and laboratory supplementary materials uploaded in Teams.

Readings

Compulsory readings

Chang, Raymond: General chemistry, New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc. (54), 1991. ISBN: 0070105189 Dillard, Clyde R., Goldberg, David E.: Chemistry; reactions, structure, and properties, 1978. ISBN: 9780023295805.