Unit GENERAL CHEMISTRY
- Course
- Biotechnology
- Study-unit Code
- GP004014
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2022
- Offered
- 2022/23
- Learning activities
- Base
- Area
- Discipline chimiche
- Academic discipline
- CHIM/03
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
GENERAL CHEMISTRY - Canale A
| Code | GP004014 |
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| CFU | 6 |
| Teacher | Cristiano Zuccaccia |
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| Hours |
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| Learning activities | Base |
| Area | Discipline chimiche |
| Academic discipline | CHIM/03 |
| Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
| Language of instruction | Italian |
| Contents | Atomic theory of matter. Mole and Avogadro’s number. Chemical formulas and chemical equations. Electronic structure of atoms. Periodic properties. Chemical bond. Chemical reactions. States of matter: gases, liquids and solids. Introduction to thermodynamics. Nature and properties of solutions. Physical and chemical equilibria. Equilibria in solution and acid-base equilibria. |
| Reference texts | University level textbooks recommended by the lecturer. |
| Educational objectives | The course aims at providing students with the fundamental knowledge of the principles of general and inorganic chemistry, with the final goal of delivering the basic molecular understanding of more complex systems and processes, including biological and biochemical ones. The subject will be addressed by letting students tackle chemical problems and follow the scientific method to apply the acquired knowledge to the understanding of synthetic and analytical methodologies typical of chemical disciplines. Numerical exercises relevant to the topics discussed during the lectures will offer the student the opportunity for self-assessment of the learning outcomes. |
| Prerequisites | Basic knowledge of mathematics: equivalence relationships; linear and quadratic equations; etc. |
| Teaching methods | - lectures; - classroom numerical exercises; - laboratory activities (modality to be defined) |
| Other information | A couple of exam dates are scheduled for each of the exam periods according to timetabling of teaching activities. Students are required to register for the exam by following procedure established by the University. Students are encouraged in contacting the lecturers should problems or difficulties arise. Students can attend all the timetabled exam tests. |
| Learning verification modality | The final assessment is based on a written test and an oral examination. The written test consists of a combination of close-ended and open-ended questions. Students obtaining a sufficient score in the written test are allowed to undergo the oral exam. The written test and the oral examination aim at assessing the understanding of the fundamental principles of chemistry and to verify the student's familiarity with chemical quantities and the ability acquired in using them. For information on support services for students with disabilities and / or SpLD please visit the page http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa. |
| Extended program | Atomic theory of matter: History of atomic theory. Fundamental laws. Fundamental particles of the atom. Atomic number, mass number. Isotopes. Atomic weights and atomic mass units. The concept of mole. Avogadro's number. Chemical formulas and chemical equations. Electronic structure of atoms: Bohr's atomic model. Uncertainty principle. Quantum mechanics and wave. Description of atomic orbitals. Pauli exclusion principle. Periodic table of elements. Periodic properties. Ionization energies. Electron affinity. Chemical Bonding: Ionic bond, covalent and metallic. Theory of valence bond and molecular orbital. Binding energy. Oxidation number and chemical reactions. Acid-base reactions, exchange reactions, oxidation-reduction reactions. Gaseous state: ideal gas equation of state. Brief introduction to the kinetic theory of gases and real gases. Liquid state: General properties and state transitions. Solid state: types of solids and their properties. Ionic crystals, covalent, molecular and metallic solids. Thermodynamics: overview. State functions, internal energy, enthalpy, entropy, Gibbs free energy. 1st and 2nd law of thermodynamics. Solutions: The nature of the solutions. Colligative properties of solutions. Chemical equilibria: homogeneous and heterogeneous equilibria. Equilibrium constant. Equilibria in solution. Acid-base equilibria. Strength of acids and bases. Ionic product of water. pH and pOH. Determination of pH. Buffer solutions. Acid-base titration. Indicators. |
GENERAL CHEMISTRY - Canale B
| Code | GP004014 |
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| CFU | 6 |
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| Hours |
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| Learning activities | Base |
| Area | Discipline chimiche |
| Academic discipline | CHIM/03 |
| Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |