500323 - GENERALE CHEMISTRY AND LAB

courses

ID:

500323

Duration (hours):

84

CFU:

SSD:

CHIMICA GENERALE E INORGANICA

Year:

2025

Date/time interval

Primo Semestre (24/09/2025 - 16/01/2026)

Course Objectives

General and Inorganic Chemistry Module. The main objective of the module is to provide the student a suitable background knowledge, both theoretical and practical, of General Chemistry to understand natural matter and its manifestations at the microscopical level. The properties of main group elements of the periodic system will also briefly be described. Laboratory of General and Inorganic Chemistry Module. This module aims to illustrate basic chemical techniques with particular focus on those with more biotechnological interest.

Teaching Methods

The course includes weekly seminaries on stoichiometric calculations

Assessment Methods

The final exam will be a written test that will include questions on the theory, stoichiometry problems and issues covered in the laboratory module

Texts

1) Lecture notes 2) Kotz, Treichel, Townsend, Chimica, EdiSES 3) Atkins, Jones, Fondamenti di Chimica Generale, Zanichelli

General and Inorganic Chemistry Module. Atomic structure. Properties of elements and compounds. The periodic system. Definition of mole and other chemical quantities. Chemical reactions. The chemical bond. Geometry of molecules and VSEPR theory. Hybrid orbitals. Intermolecular interactions and the aggregation of matter. Energy, heat, and enthalpy. Changes of physical states of matter. Solution properties and equilibria in solution. Acids and bases. Oxidation and reduction reactions. Basic thermodynamics: entropy and free energy. Chemical kinetics. Chemical catalysts. Electrochemistry. Chemistry of main group elements: Hydrogen and its compounds; Group VII: the halogens; Group VI: oxygen and sulfur; Group V: nitrogen and phosphorous; Group IV: carbon; Group III: boron. Laboratory of General and Inorganic Chemistry Module. The main topics covered are as follows: examples of redox reactions; stoichiometric calculations; acids and bases; pH calculation for acids, bases and buffer solutions; potentiometric techniques for the pH determination; measurement of pH; glass electrode; introduction to spectroscopy (UV/Vis and infrared). The study of these issues will be explored through the following laboratory experiments: quantitative determination of substances by acid - base and redox titrations; potentiometric determination of Ka of a weak acid; determination of the rate reaction and order of reaction for various reagents in a chemical reaction. The laboratory practical is mandatory.

Course Language

Italian

More information

Up to 2 hours of reception per week (also online) with flexibility according to needs, support through tutoring/supplementary teaching, and video recordings of specific lessons including exam simulations will be guaranteed for students who cannot follow the teaching activities face-to-face because they are in one of the following (certified) conditions: working student, student engaged in the care of his family members, student with civil or specific learning disabilities, parent student, athlete student, student in prison, student in temporary hospitalization or suffering from certified pathologies.