Learning objectives
Provide the basic concept of reactivity, identification, and separation of chemicals. Written exercitations on the subjects of General and Inorganic Chemistry. Acquisition of basic laboratory techniques. Execution of experiments for the application of the notions of General Chemistry.
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
Stoichiometry. Molecular and atomic mass, mole, chemical equations and balancing methods. Empirical formula, purity, limiting reagent and yield. <br />
Ideal and real gases laws and their applications. <br />
Concentrations, units and colligative properties. <br />
Thermochemical equations and spontaneity of a reaction. <br />
Chemical equilibrium in gas phase. Equilibrium constants and Le Chatelier principle. <br />
Equilibria in solution: acid-base equilibria, hydrolysis, buffers, titrations, solubility of salts. <br />
Galvanic and electrolitic cells. <br />
Activation energy, order of a reaction. <br />
Laboratory activities: <br />
1. Synthesis of zinc iodide from elements <br />
2. Determination of the absolute zero <br />
3. Composition of the solutions and their preparation. <br />
4. Reactivity of inorganic compounds. <br />
5. Titration curves of strong acid / strong baseand weak acid / weak base <br />
6. (a) Preparation of a coordination compound (b) Preparation of a silica gel by the sol/gel method. <br />
Full programme
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Bibliography
Rossi - Tesauro - Saviano - Randazzo. Esercitazioni numeriche e di laboratorio di chimica di base - Loghia Ed. 2007 <br />
Bertini, F. Mani "STECHIOMETRIA Un avvio allo studio della chimica", Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, 4° Ed., 1998.<br />
F. Nobile, P. Mastrorilli "LA CHIMICA DI BASE ATTRAVERSO GLI ESERCIZI", Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, 1° Ed., 2002.
Teaching methods
<br />Frontal lectures and exercises; laboratory exercitations <br />Joint examination with Chimica Generale ed Inorganica
Assessment methods and criteria
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Other information
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