Fundamentals of chemistry (general chemistry)

Degree course: 
Corso di First cycle degree in ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2017/2018
Year: 
1
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2017/2018
Course type: 
Basic compulsory subjects
Credits: 
6
Period: 
First Semester
Standard lectures hours: 
52
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (40 hours), Exercise (12 hours)
Requirements: 

There are no rules of prerequisites but it is useful to have basic notions of mathematics, (exponential notation, logarithms, equation of first and second degree).

Assessment: 
Voto Finale

Knowledge of the main laws of general chemistry and their application to solving problems of environmental interest.

Atomic structure: general description, electronic structure of multielectron atoms, quantum numbers, orbitals. Periodic table of elements, periodic properties, ionization potential, electron affinity, electronegativity. Chemical bonding: ionic, covalent bond, octet rule, Lewis structures, molecular geometry (VSEPR teory), intermolecular bonds. Symbols, formulas and nomenclature. Moles, chemical reactions, concepts of thermodynamics. Chemical kinetics: basic concepts Balancing chemical equations, yield of reaction, stoichiometric calculations. States of matter: gaseous state (state equation, Dalton''s law, vapor pressure and boiling temperature), solid state (relations between structure and properties), liquid (surface tension). Solutions: preparation, concentration. Chemical equilibrium: homogeneous and heterogeneous equilibrium, equilibrium constants, law of mass action, Le Chatelier principle. Equilibrium in aqueous solution: acids and bases, ionic product of water, pH, buffer solutions, salts hydrolysis. Titrations: acid-base. Equilibrium solubility, common ion effect. Electrochemistry: galvanic cells, electrolysis, electrode potentials, Nernst equation.

Martin S. Silberberg “Chemistry",
3a ed. - McGraw-Hill

P. Atkins, L. Jones "General Chemistry",
2a ed. Zanichelli.

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