1) The atomic structure and the Periodic Table of the elements.
Atomic and mass number. Isotopes. Energy quantization. Bohr’s atomic model for hydrogen atom. Electron wave properties and de Broglie’s equation. Heisenberg indetermination principle. Schrödinger wave equation and the quantum numbers. Electronic configuration: Pauli’s principle and Hund’s rule.
The Periodic Table of the elements: blocks, groups, periods. Periodic properties.

2) The chemical bond.
Ionic and covalent bond. Bonds and molecules polarity. Molecules shape: VSEPR theory. Sigma- and pi-bonds. Multiple bonds. Molecular orbital theory: application to diatomic molecules of second period elements. Intermolecular forces.

3) Mole and molar ratios.
Pure substances (elements, compounds) and mixtures. Chemical formulas. The mole and molar mass.

4) Ideal gases.
Ideal gases model. Avogadro’s principle. Ideal gases Laws.

5) Solutions.
Expressing concentrations of solutions. Solutions’ dilution. How to deal with solutions in a chemical reaction.

6) Equilibrium constant and reaction quotient. Le Chatelier’s principle. Heterogeneous equilibria.

7) Chemical equilibria in aqueous media.
Ionic water product. Acids and bases: definitions and theories from Arrehnius, Brønsted and Lewis. Definition of acidity and basicity constants for weak acids and bases. Aqueous solutions of acids and bases: pH definition and calculation. Buffer solutions.