CHIMICA GENERALE ED INORGANICA I E LABORATORIO

The course is aimed to learn the basic concepts of general chemistry and stoichiometry.

Knowledge and understanding:

Knowledge of basic chemistry concepts.

Inductive and deductive reasoning skills.

Ability to schematize a chemical reaction in qualitative and quantitative terms.

Ability to understand chemical phenomena in relation to the nature of the species involved.

Applying knowledge and understanding:

Ability to apply the knowledge acquired to describe chemical phenomena using the scientific method rigorously.

Ability to quantitatively calculate reagents and products in chemical reactions and to calculate the pH of solutions.

Ability to set up a problem using appropriate relationships between chemical-physical quantities.

Making judgements:

Critical Reasoning Skills

Ability to identify the most appropriate solutions to solve chemical problems.

Ability to identify the predictions of a theory or model

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Communication skills:

Ability to describe orally, with proper language and terminological rigor, a scientific topic, illustrating the reasons and results.

Learning skills:

Development of learning skills that are necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy.

Information for students with disabilities and/or SLD:

To guarantee equal opportunities and in compliance with the laws in force, interested students can ask for a personal interview in order to plan any compensatory and/or dispensatory measures, based on the didactic objectives and specific needs.

Frontal lessons; numerical exercises ; laboratory exercises.

Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the programme planned and outlined in the syllabus.

1. Composition of matter  and chemical reactions: balance of chemical reactions and stoichiometry 

2. The atomic theory: first atomic models, modern atomic theory, electron configuration of atoms, the periodic table of elements

3. The chemical bonding: the Lewis structures, the covalent bond: valence bond and molecular orbital models

4. Thermochemistry and principles of thermodynamics

5. Aggregation states of the matter: Gases and their properties; Intermolecular forces: liquids and solids

6. Solutions and their properties

7. Chemical kinetics

8. Principles of the chemical equilibrium

9. Acids and bases

10. Chemical laboratory: Synthesis  of some simple oxides, crystallization techniques, kinetic of a reaction, acid-base titrations.   

Learning assessment may also be carried out on line, if conditions require it.

The following parameters will be taken into account in assigning the final grade:

Grade 29-30 and with honors: the student has an in-depth knowledge of the basic concepts of chemistry, is able to promptly and correctly integrate and critically analyze the situations presented, independently solving even highly complex problems; has excellent communication skills and command of language;

Grade 26-28: the student has a good knowledge of the basic concepts of chemistry, is able to integrate and critically and linearly analyze the situations presented, is able to solve complex problems quite independently and presents the topics clearly using appropriate language;

Grade 22-25: the student has a fair knowledge of the basic concepts of chemistry, even if limited to the main topics; is able to integrate and critically analyze but not always linearly the situations presented and presents the topics quite clearly with a fair command of language;

Grade 18-21: the student has minimal knowledge of the basic concepts of chemistry, has a modest ability to integrate and critically analyze the situations presented and presents the topics in a sufficiently clear way although the property of language is poorly developed;

Exam not passed: the student does not possess the minimum required knowledge of the main contents of the course. The ability to use the specific language is very poor or non-existent and he is not able to independently apply the knowledge acquired.

-Bohr's Atomic Model

-Atomic Orbitals

-Describing the Chemical Bond of a Diatomic Molecule

-Ideal Gas Laws

-Properties of Solutions

-The Phase Diagram of Water

-How a Buffer Solution Works

-Exercises on: Quantitative Ratios in Chemical Reactions; Gas Laws, Concentration of Solutions; Acids and Bases and Their Mixtures