CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES

Module GENERAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

The aim of the course is to provide the student with the general basics of chemistry as well as the understanding of topics related to it and developed in other courses.

Classrom lectures and tutorials.

· The composition of matter: molecules and molecular compounds, ions and chemical compounds, chemical nomenclature, constitution of the atom, atomic weight and molecular weight, periodic table of elements, groups and periods, periodic properties of the elements, diagonal relationships.

· Fundamental laws of chemistry: Lavoisier, Dalton, Avogadro's principle, laws of combination, discovery of electrons, protons and neutrons.

Chemical bonds and intermolecular interactions

· Chemical reactions: the concept of mole, chemical equations, balancing of simple reactions, definition of oxidant and reducing agent, oxidation number and redox reactions, definition of acid and base, acid-base reactions, quantitative meaning of chemical reactions, reactions at equilibrium and irreversible.

· The gaseous state: gas laws, equation of state of ideal gases, molar volume,

· State transitions: Gas-Steam-Liquid, critical pressure and temperature,

Learning assessment may also be carried out on line in oral mode, if the conditions require it.

Information for students with disabilities and/or DSA.
As a guarantee of equal opportunities and in compliance with current laws, interested students can ask for a personal interview in order to plan any compensatory and/or dispensatory measures, based on their specific needs and on teaching objectives of the discipline. It is also possible to ask the departmental contacts of CInAP (Center for Active and Participatory Integration - Services for Disabilities and/or DSAs).

Written quiz with multiple suggested answers.

  Voting follows the following scheme:

Below 18:

Knowledge and understanding of the topic: Important deficiencies. Significant inaccuracies

Analysis and synthesis skills: Irrelevant. Frequent generalizations. Inability to synthesize

Use of references: Completely inappropriate

18-20

Knowledge and understanding of the topic: At threshold level. Obvious imperfections

Analysis and synthesis skills: Just sufficient skills

Use of references: As appropriate

21-23

Knowledge and understanding of the topic: Routine knowledge Analysis and synthesis skills: Able to correctly analyze and summarize. Argue logically and coherently

Using references: Use standard references

24-26

Knowledge and understanding of the topic: Good knowledge

Analysis and synthesis skills: Has good analysis and synthesis skills. The arguments are expressed coherently

Using references: Use standard references

27-29

Knowledge and understanding of the topic: More than good knowledge

Analysis and synthesis skills: Has considerable analysis and synthesis skills

Use of references: He explored the topics in depth

30-30L

Knowledge and understanding of the topic: Excellent knowledge

Analysis and synthesis skills: Has considerable analysis and synthesis skills.

Using references: Important insights.

Questions on ideal gases

definition of acid and base

write the formula of hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, sodium carbonate