GENERAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY WITH LABORATORY

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2019/2020

Type of Course:

Basic

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

Bachelor's Degree Programme in BIOTECHNOLOGY

Disciplinary Sector:

General and Inorganic Chemistry

Language:

Italian

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

ZUCCA Antonio

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

none

AF code:

40003682

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

The final evaluaion consists in a written and oral exam. The written exam will evaluate the ability to solve practical problems and define molecular geometries and properties. The oral examination will verify the overall knowledge of the arguments of the course and the skills to apply and connect knowledge in the field.

The course also includes Interim assessment tests, which may exonerate the student from the final written exam and allow direct access to the oral exam.

Teaching period

First semester

Objectives

At the end of the course the student will posses the basic knowledge on the structure of matter and chemical transformations.
The student will know the fundamental principles concerning the atomic structure, the periodic table, the chemical bond, properties and geometry of molecules, the phases of matter.
The student will be able to understand and balance chemical reactions, treat chemical equilibria, indicate the spontaneity of chemical reactions.

Contents

Basic concepts in Chemistry.
Properties of matter. The mole concept. Molecular and Ionic compounds. Chemical reactions and stoichiometry. Classes of chemical reactions.
Quantum theory and atomic structure. Electronic configurations and periodicity. The Periodic Table. The Chemical bond. The shape of the molecules and the VSEPR theory.
Intermolecular forces and phases of matter. Solids, Liquids, Gases. Phase changes.
Solutions. Colligative properties.
Chemical equilibrium. Acids and bases. The pH, acid-base equilibria. Ionic equilibria in aqueous solutions.
Principles of thermodynamics. Electrochemistry

Recommended Bibliography

Recommended text
Chimica. La natura molecolare della materia delle sue trasformazioni. M. Silberberg, McGraw-Hill, 3a ed, 2016.

Petrucci - Herring - Madura Bissonnett, Chimica Generale, 10aEd, 2013, Piccin.
M.S. Silberberg - Chimica, 3° Ed., 2012, Mc Graw-Hill.

J.C. Kotz, P.M. Treichel, J.R. Townsend, Chimica, V Ed., 2013, Edises.

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

The course includes Lectures, Numerical exercitations, Chemistry laboratory exercitations

Contacts/More Information

1) Readiness to offer individual assistance also in English language to incoming students
2) Availability of supporting material and bibliographic references also in english language.
List: Chemistry. The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change. M. Silberberg, McGraw-Hill, 5th edition

3) Readiness to accept examination of incoming students also in a foreign language (English)

GENERAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY WITH LABORATORY

Course year: 1

Course year: 2

Course year: 3

Search form

GENERAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY WITH LABORATORY