This course provides basic knowledge of general and inorganic chemistry. It aims to introduce the student to properties of matter, its composition and structure, chemistry equilibrium, heterogeneous equilibrium, thermodynamic and kinetic chemistry and electrochemistry. Moreover, the course deals with basic principles of the elements and compound properties.
«Chimica» I. Bertini, C. Luchinat, F. Mani, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana; «Chimica Inorganica» I. Bertini, C. Luchinat, F. Mani, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana; «Stechiometria» I. Bertini, C. Luchinat, F. Mani, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana
Learning Objectives
Knowledge acquired:
Acquire structural knowledge of matter (from the structure of atoms to their chemical bond, from intermolecular interaction to aggregation states) and understand concepts of its chemical transformation through chemical reactions. Students will develop a basic knowledge of chemistry, scientific methods and interpretative models from examples and quantitative applications of the laws of nature.
Competence acquired:
Students will develop the ability to comprehend chemical structures and concepts in chemical reactions.
Skills acquired (at the end of the course):
Students will be able to use a wide variety of stoichiometric calculations and examples to describe basic concepts of chemistry.
Teaching Methods
Total hours of the course (including the time spent in attending lectures, seminars, private study, examinations, etc...): 150
Hours reserved to private study and other indivual formative activities:
Contact hours for: Lectures (hours): 52
Contact hours for: Laboratory (hours):
Contact hours for: Laboratory-field/practice (hours):
Seminars (hours):
Stages:
Intermediate examinations:
Further information
Frequency of lectures, practice and lab:
Recommended for classes
Type of Assessment
written and oral examination (at least seven exam sessions for year)
Course program
Structure of atoms, Mole concept, Heisenberg principle, light, quantum numbers, hydrogen atom and atomic orbitals, periodic properties of elements, bonding valence, molecular geometry, ionic bonding, metallic bonding, Van der Waals strengths, hydrogen bonding, molecular orbitals, gases, chemical balance in gaseous states, chemical balance in liquid states, pH, acids and bases, coordination compounds, insoluble compounds, oxidation-reduction potentials, chemical equilibrium in oxidation-reduction reactions, oxidizers and reducers, electrolysis, chemical kinetics, chemical and enzymatic catalysis, entropy, enthalpy and free energy, free energy variation and equilibrium constant, solubility, evaporation, colligative properties, nuclear chemistry, elements, oxides, hydroxides, halogens.