OVERVIEW

Inorganic and General Chemistry course is a pivotal class for the education and training of Pharmacists as it provides the knowledge required for the following chemistry classes. This class allows to acquire the scientific language and the skills required for the professional practice.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The fundamentals of chemistry will be aquired (the matter and its atomic structure, chemical bonds, inorganic compounds, nomenclature, states of matter, principles of thermodynamics, solutions, chemical reactions, chemical equilibrium, electrochemistry, the main chemical properties of the most important elements and inorganic compounds).

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The overall expected learning outcomes is the acquisition of the chemistry knowledge required for the next classes.  

The course promotes the following soft skills:

- alfabetica funzionale, entry level: ability to communicate effectively in written and oral form, adaptation of one's communication to the context, use of sources and aids of various kinds.

- imparare ad imparare, entry level: awareness of one's preferred learning strategies, organization and assessment of personal learning according to what has been understood and learned.

TEACHING METHODS

The class includes 64 hours of interactive frontal teaching, during which the teacher deals with the whole program, carries out exercises, and involves the students with instant polling questions on the topics covered or under explaination. During the lessons, real cases/problems will be proposed, demonstrating the pervasiveness of chemistry in everyday life. General debriefing will follow.

Any Student with documented Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), or with any special needs, shall reach out to the Lecturer(s) and to the dedicated SLD Representative in the Department ( Prof. Luca Raiteri, Luca.Raiteri@unige.it ) before class begins, in order to liaise and arrange the specific learning methods and ensure proper achievement of the learning aims and outcomes. VERY IMPORTANT: any request for compensatory tools and adaptations in the exam MUST be done within 10 working days before the date of the exam according to the instructions that can be found at https://unige.it/disabilita-dsa/comunicazioni

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

• Introduction to Chemistry. Elements, compounds and mixtures. Solutions and concentration. Rules of chemical nomenclature. Chemical reactions. Stoichiometry.
• Gas state. The equation of state of ideal gas. Mixtures of gases and Dalton’s law of partial pressure. The real gases and Van der Waals equation.
• Thermodynamics. Heat of reaction and enthalpy. Enthropy. Gibbs free energy and spontaneous reactions.
• Atom. Atomic structure. Atomic orbitals. Electrons and orbitals. Periodic table.
• Chemical bond. Ionic bond. Covalent bound. Electronegativity. Lewis structures. The VSEPR theory. Hybrid orbitals. Intermolecular forces.
• Liquid state and solid state. Liquids. Solids. Metallic bond. Phase transitions and phase diagrams for single-component systems.
• Solutions. Solubility. Ideal solution and Raoult’s law. Colligative properties. Electrolytes. Degree of dissociation. Conductivity of electrolyte solutions.
• Chemical kynetics. Reaction rate. Collision theory. Factors affecting the rate of reactions. Kinetic equation. Catalysis.
• Chemical equilibrium. Law of mass action. Equilibrium constant. Le Chatelier’s principle. Homogeneous and heterogeneous equilibrium.
• Acids and bases. Theories of: Arrhenius, Brønsted-Lowry and Lewis. Strength of acids and bases. Acidity of aqueous solutions: pH. pH indicators. Hydrolysis. Buffer solutions. Solubility equilibrium. Complexes.
• Electrochemistry. Electrodes and galvanic cells. Reduction potentials and Nernst equation. Electrolysis. Faraday’s laws. Accumulators.
• Inorganic chemistry. Hydrogen. Main characteristics of the elements of 1, 2, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Groups and their most representative compounds. Characteristics of the elements of d-block and representative compounds.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

The recommended books are:

- Peter Atkins, Loretta Jones, “CHIMICA GENERALE”, Ed. Zanichelli.

- Kotz, Treichel, Townsend, Treichel “CHIMICA”, VII ed., Ed. Edises

- Brown, Lemay, Bursten, Murphy, Woodward, “FONDAMENTI DI CHIMICA”, Ed. Edises

- Casarin, Casella, D'Agostino, Filippi, Grandinetti, Purrello, Re, Speranza, "CHIMICA GENERALE E INORGANICA" a cura di M. Speranza, Ed. Edi-ermes

- Petrucci, Herring, Madura, Bissonnette, “CHIMICA GENERALE. Principi ed applicazioni moderne" (+ complete solutions manual), Ed. Piccin 

- Martin S. et al, "CHIMICA. La natura molecolare della materia e delle sue trasformazioni", V Edizione, Ed. Graw Hill

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

VALERIO VOLIANI (President)

GIULIANA DRAVA

MONICA CASALE (Substitute)

VINCENZO MINGANTI (Substitute)

PAOLO OLIVERI (Substitute)

PAOLA RIANI (Substitute)

LESSONS

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam consists of two compulsory parts: a written test followed by an oral test.

The written test consists in:

- a multiple choice test (30 questions, including numerical problems and chemical reactions).

The students can view their test and discuss the outcome it with the lecturer.

The minimum score to be admitted to the oral exam is 18/30.

The oral exam commission is composed by two members of the academic staff. It covers the whole program, and can rest for max 30 minutes. During the class, two ongoing tests will be proposed.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The exam aims to assess:

 - the knowledge of the discipline (test)

- the acquisition of a correct scientific language (oral exam);

- general and specific problem-solving skills (test and oral exam).

Exam schedule