GENERAL INORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY

Provide the students with the fundamental concepts and laws of Chemistry.
Give to the students a good knowledge of Stoichiometry.

1. Knowledge and understanding
a) Students are expected to learn about chemical properties and behavior
of atoms and molecules on the atomic scale and how these behaviors can
determining the macroscopic properties and reactivity of elements e
compounds.
b) They will have to learn the quantitative laws governing balances
physical and chemical, and energy exchanges in electrochemical systems.

2. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
a) Students must be able to calculate concentrations,
pressures, electrochemical potentials etc for species involved in equilibria and redox reactions.
b) Students must be able to correlate the macroscopic properties of substances to the atomic and molecular properties, depending on the type of bonds present in the molecules.

3. Judgment capacity
a) At the end of the course they should be able to resolve, reasonably
scientific and logical, stoichiometry problems using their own
chemical and mathematical knowledge.
b) must be able to interpret experimental facts in the light of chemical theory (atomic structure, bond, equilibria, etc.).

4. Communication skills
They will have to be able to communicate and explain, with correct chemical terms,
all course contents.
They must be able to draw up a simple but rigorous relationship
written about their laboratory experiences.

5. Learning skills
a) students must be able, with the knowledge acquired, to follow and understand the lessons of the next more specialized courses
b) take notes, selecting and collecting information according to their importance and priority.

Knowledge basic mathematics: use of decimal logarithms and their properties,
equations of 1st / 2nd degree, systems of equations.
Basic physical knowledge: en. kinetics and potential, work and power, Coulomb's law, electric charge, electric dipole, electric current.

The fundamentals of chemistry: atoms, elements, molecules, states of matter, unit of measure (SI). Laws of Lavoisier, Dalton etc.
Chemical formulas, atoms and ions, atomic weight, formula weight, isomerism. the concept of mole. empirical formulas and their calculation from data of
elementary analysis.
Stoichiometry of reactions and their balance, oxidation number and balance of redox reactions.
unity of concentration, molarity etc. Equivalents and volumetric analysis with reactions: calculations and exercises.
Atomic structure: historical introduction and fundamental experiments in the discovery of elementary particles. Quantum mechanics: eq. Schrodinger,
orbitals, quantum numbers, Aufbau principle and periodicity. Periodic properties: electron affinity, ionization energies,
electronegativity (Pauling), atomic and ionic radius. The chemical bond in the description of Lewis: the octet rule and
the Lewis formulas; valence bond theory and hybridization concept.
VSEPR theory and molecular geometry. Molecular orbital theory (LCAO-MO); diatomic molecules. Ionic bond.
Gas and kinetic theory: perfect gas model, gas laws (Boyle, Gay-Lussac, Charles, Avogadro, general state equation); real gases.
Chemical calculations on gases; ideal gas mixtures: laws of Dalton and mole fraction.
Condensed states: liquid and solid. Ionic and molecular solids and liquids. Intermolecular forces and state changes, voltage
surface. . Colligative properties and related calculations (molecular weight, coeffic. Of van't Hoff).
Chemical thermodynamics: temperature, heat, work, internal energy
(First law). Exothermic and endothemic processes. Functions
thermodynamics: enthalpy and its calculation for a reaction.

- Whitten-Davis-Peck-Stanley, Chimica Generale, Piccin, Padova, ISBN:978-88-299-2033-4
- Petrucci-Harwood-Herring, Chimica Generale, Piccin, Padova, ISBN: 88-299-1671-4
- M. S. Silberberg, Chimica, McGraw-Hill, Milano, ISBN: 978-88-386-6423-
- A. Peloso, Problemi di Chimica Generale, 6 edizione. Libreria Cortina Padova, ISBN: 88-7784-262-8
- P.M. Lausarot, G.A. Vaglio, Stechiometria per la Chimica Generale, Piccin Padova, ISBN: 88-299-1727-3

A written task on stoichiometry problems (3 exercises) and 2 questions on the theoretical part.
possible oral examination

Lectures with the use of a blackboard for demonstrations and / or examples and numerical exercises. Some lectures with presentation of materials with PowerPoint.

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Accessibility, Disability and Inclusion
Accommodation and Support Services for students with disabilities or specific learning disabilities:
Ca ’Foscari applies the Italian Law (Law 17/1999; Law 170/2010) for support and accommodation services available to students with disabilities or specific learning disabilities. In the event of motor, visual, hearing or other disability (Law 17/1999) or a specific learning disability (Law 170/2010) and support is required (assistance in the classroom, technological aids for conducting exams or individualized exams, material in an accessible format, recovery of notes, specialist tutoring in support of the study, interpreters or other), contact the Disability and DSA office disabled@unive.it.

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