OVERVIEW

General and Inorganic Chemistry with Laboratory (code 65847) worth 9 credits and takes place in the first half of the 1st year of the three-year degree in Materials Science.

Classes are held in Italian.


For enrolled students, the teaching material is available on AulaWeb.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims to provide basic knowledge on: I) the fundamental concepts of General Chemistry, II) the structure and properties of matter in relation to its constitution and its state of aggregation, III) chemical equilibrium and the main types of reactions and reacting systems. The course also introduces students to experimental practice in the chemical laboratory, providing a concrete approach to the theoretical concepts learned: experimental observation of spontaneous and non-spontaneous chemical reactions, and their practical exploitation for diagnostic purposes. The course aims to develop the ability to conduct experiments even in groups and to write reports on laboratory activities with particular attention to the interpretation of experimental observations and the critical treatment of the obtained results.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course is meant to provide students with basic knowledge of the structure of the matter (atomic structure, chemical bonding, aggregation states) and the principles governing chemical equilibrium in homogeneous and heterogeneous systems, with particular attention to reactions taking place in aqueous solution and on the basis of electrochemistry.

Therefore, the course aims to give students the indispensable tools to understand matter and its chemical transformations.

The course also includes practical sessions during which exercises related to the topics covered in the theoretical part of the course are carried out.

PREREQUISITES

No one

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures.

Lectures include classroom exercises conducted by the teacher, as well as practical sessions in laboratory.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Theoretical lessons: Atomic structure of matter. Periodic Table and periodic properties of the elements. Chemical bond. Chemical nomenclature. Chemical reactions. States of matter and their characteristics. Homogeneous and heterogeneous equilibria. Electrochemistry.

Numerical exercises: Inorganic Nomenclature. Chemical reactions. Stoichiometry formulas, stoichiometry of reactions. Solutions concentration. Colligative properties. pH calculation. Solubility product.

Practical training in Laboratory.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

A.M. Manotti Lanfredi, A. Tiripicchio, Fondamenti di Chimica, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana

I. Bertini, C. Luchinat, F. Mani, Chimica, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana

P. Michelin Lausarot, G.A. Vaglio, Fondamenti di stechiometria, Piccin Editore

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

PAOLA RIANI (President)

GABRIELE CACCIAMANI

RICCARDO FRECCERO

DANIELE MACCIO' (Substitute)

PAVLO SOLOKHA (Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

see timetable on website https://corsi.edit.unige.it/corsi/11634

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

In order to access the examination, the students need to have completed the experimental activity.

The exam consists of a written and oral examinations.

The written examination consists of numerical exercises on the topics taught during the course. The written examination is considered passed if the grade is ≥18/30, giving access to the oral examination.

Written examinations that are passed are considered so until the end of each academic year.

The oral examination lasts at least 30 minutes and is always led by two lecturers with experience running examinations in the discipline.

The final evaluation takes into account the grade obtained on the written examination and the performance demonstrated at the oral examination.

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

Students who have valid certification of physical or learning disabilities on file with the University and who wish to discuss possible accommodations or other circumstances regarding lectures, coursework and exams, should speak both with the instructor and with Professor Sergio Di Domizio (sergio.didomizio@unige.it), the Department’s disability liaison.