GENERAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
cod. 14785

Academic year 2008/09
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Chimica generale e inorganica (CHIM/03)
Field
Discipline chimiche
Type of training activity
Basic
56 hours
of face-to-face activities
7 credits
hub:
course unit
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Learning objectives

A good understanding of chemical basic concepts used to study the chemical events taking place in biological systems.

Prerequisites

None

Course unit content

<br />Atomic structure. The periodic classification of the elements. Chemical equations and chemical arithmetic.Types of chemical bonds. Molecular geomery and bonding. Intermolecular forces. Aggregated states of matter. Phase equilibria. Solutions. Fundamentals of chemical thermodynamics. Chemical equilibrium. Ionic solutions. Calculations of ionic equilibrium. Galvanic cells and the driving force of chemical reactions. Chemical kinetics. Electrolysis. Metal complexes. Main representative and transition elements.

Full programme

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Bibliography

<br />A. M. Lanfredi. A. Tiripicchio. Fondamenti di chimica. Prima edizione, 2001. C. E. A. (MI).<br />J. C. Kotz, P. Treichel Jr. Chemistry .1999. Saunders College Pub, Fort Worth.<br />P. Michelin Lausarot, G. A. Vaglio. Stechiometria per la chimica generale. 2005. PICCIN (PD).

Teaching methods

<br />Class lectures and exercises.<br />Written ( problems ) and oral exam.

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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