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GENERAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
Disciplinary Sector:
General and Inorganic Chemistry
Professor and Collaborators:
Hours of classroom activity:
Prerequisites:
Ability to solve first and second degree equations. Knowledge of the main properties of logarithms, exponentials and radicals. Good knowledge of the basic elements of arithmetic.
Objectives
Contents Atomic structure.
The periodic system.
Chemical bond.
Molecular structure.
Valence bond theory.
- Compounds and nomenclature.
- Stoichiometry.
- The gaseous state.
- Introduction to thermodynamics and chemical kinetics.
- Solid and liquid states.
- Solutions.
- Redox reactions.
- Chemical equilibria.
- Acid-base equilibria.
- Solubility equilibria.
Extended Syllabus Structure of the atom: Thomson and Rutherford atomic models; Bohr's atomic model; uncertainty principle and Schrodinger's wave model; atomic orbitals and electronic structure of polyelectronic atoms.
Periodic system: chemical properties of the elements and their periodicity; structure of the periodic table; periodic properties of the elements (atomic size, ionization energy and electron affinity); metallic, non-metallic and semi-metallic properties of the elements.
The chemical bond: bond energy, types of chemical bonds; ionic bond; covalent bond; polarity of bonds; electronegativity; Lewis structures; resonance and formal charge; valence bond theory (VB); hybrid orbitals; VSEPR theory; metal bond; weak interactions.
Oxidation number and nomenclature. Stoichiometry.
Introduction to thermodynamics and chemical kinetics: first law of thermodynamics; enthalpy and thermochemistry; Hess's law; entropy and second law of thermodynamics; free energy; chemical kinetics: general aspects; reaction rate and integrated kinetic laws; speed dependence on temperature; catalysis and catalysts.
The solid state: general information; types of solids and crystalline systems (outline); amorphous solids; liquids: general information; vapor pressure; change of state for a one-component system; Le Chatelier principle.
The solutions: general aspects; colligative properties; ideal and non-ideal solutions.
Redox reactions: balancing of redox reactions with the half-reaction method; combustion reactions.
Chemical equilibria: generalities; mass action law and equilibrium constant; thermodynamic derivation of the equilibrium constant; Kc and Kp and their dependence on temperature; Le Chatelier principle.
Acid-base equilibria: general aspects; water self-ionization; aqueous solutions of strong acids or bases, weak monoprotic and polyprotic acids or bases; buffer solutions; ions such as acids and bases: hydrolysis;
Solubility equilibria: general aspects; effect of the ion to common; conditions of a precipitate; Henry's law.
Recommended Bibliography - “Elementi di Chimica”, Palmisano, Marcì, Costantini, Luciani, Schiavello; Edises - Università.
- “Chimica” Kotz, Treichel, Townsend; Edises - Università.
- “Esercizi di Chimica Generale” Del Zotto; Edises - Università.
Teaching Methods Lessons combined with exercises (numerical problems).
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
The exam consists of a written test and an oral test. To access the oral test, the student must have passed the written test.
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