CHEMISTRY
cod. 13103

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

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To introduce first year students of Physics degree to the basic concepts of chemistry

Prerequisites

none

Course unit content

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Basic concepts of the atomic and molecular theory. Electronic structure of atoms. Basic concepts of chemical bonding. Molecular geometry and bonding theories. Intermolecular forces. Naming inorganic compounds. Chemical reactions. Stoichiometry. Gases, liquids and solids. Properties of solutions. Thermochemistry. Chemical equilibrium. Solutions equilibria. Acids and bases. The pH scale. Electrochemistry. Chemical Kinetics. Introduction to inorganic chemistry.

Full programme

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Bibliography

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A.M. Manotti Lanfredi and A. Tiripicchio, Fondamenti di Chimica, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana; P. Atkins, L. Jones, Principi di Chimica, Zanichelli, Bologna

Teaching methods

<p>oral lessons</p>
<p>joined oral written examination</p>

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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