GENERAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Stefano PIOTTO PIOTTO GENERAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

FR12100003
DIPARTIMENTO DI FARMACIA
EQF6
HERBAL SCIENCE
2025/2026

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2025
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
972LESSONS
Objectives
ACQUISITION OF BASIC KNOWLEDGE FOR UNDERSTANDING THE CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF ELEMENTS AND MOLECULES. UNDERSTANDING OF THE MAIN MECHANISMS OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND ACQUISITION OF KNOWLEDGE FOR SOLVING STOICHIOMETRIC CALCULATIONS.
Prerequisites
THE STUDENT MUST HAVE ACQUIRED THE BASIC KNOWLEDGE IN CHEMISTRY AND MATHEMATICS PROVIDED BY THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDY PROGRAMS.
Contents
THE TOPICS COVERED IN THE GENERAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY EXAM ARE:

- MATTER AND ENERGY. STRUCTURE OF ATOMS AND ELECTRONIC CONFIGURATIONS. THE PERIODIC SYSTEM. (6 HOURS THEORY + 2 HOURS EXERCISES)
- THE CHEMICAL BOND: BOND ENERGIES AND FORCES. THE STRONG BONDS. THEORIES OF STRONG BONDS: LEWIS, BONDING
VALENCE BOND, MOLECULAR ORBITALS. (6 HOURS THEORY)
- THE MOLE. MINIMUM AND MOLECULAR FORMULAS. MASS PERCENTAGES OF ELEMENTS IN COMPOUNDS. (4 HOURS THEORY + 1 HOUR
EXERCISES)
- OXIDATION STATES. REDOX REACTIONS IN. (4 HOURS THEORY + 2 HOURS
EXERCISES).
- STOICHIOMETRIC CALCULATIONS: LIMITING REAGENT. (2 HOURS THEORY + 1 HOUR
EXERCISES)
- HYBRIDIZATION OF ATOMIC ORBITALS. RESONANCE. MOLECULAR GEOMETRIES (6 HOURS THEORY + 2
EXERCITATIONS)
- WEAK INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MOLECULES: DIPOLE-DIPOLE, HYDROGEN, VAN DER WAALS. (2 HOURS THEORY)
- STATES OF MATTER: SOLIDS; GASES; LIQUIDS. (4 HOURS THEORY + 2 HOURS EXERCISES)
- PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS AND PHYSICAL EQUILIBRIA. (4 HOURS THEORY)
- SOLUTIONS AND THEIR PROPERTIES. COLLIGATIVE PROPERTIES. (4 HOURS THEORY + 2 HOURS EXERCISES)
- IONIC EQUILIBRIA IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION: ACIDS AND BASES. (4 HOURS THEORY + 2 HOURS EXERCISES)
- EQUILIBRIA IN SOLUTION: SALT HYDROLYSIS, BUFFER SOLUTIONS (6 HOURS THEORY + 2 HOURS EXERCISES)
- SOLUBILITY OF SALTS, COMMON ION (2 HOURS THEORY + 2 HOURS EXERCISES)
Teaching Methods
CHEMISTRY COURSE INCLUDES 72 HOURS OF ASSISTED TEACHING (9 CFUS) DIVIDED INTO TWO THIRDS OF FRONTAL LESSONS AND ONE THIRD OF CLASSROOM EXERCISES. DURING THE EXERCISES, THE STUDENTS DIRECTLY APPLY WHAT THE PROFESSOR INTRODUCES DURING THE LESSON.
THE ATTENDANCE WILL BE ELECTRONICALLY DETECTED AS PLANNED BY ATHENAEUM (EASYBADGE PLATFORM).
Verification of learning
THE ACHIEVING THE OBJECTIVES OF TEACHING IS CERTIFIED BY A FINAL EXAMINATION, MADE BY A WRITTEN TEST AND AN ORAL TEST (MINIMUM DISORDER 18/30):
1) THE WRITTEN TEST, NOT LESS THAN 60 MINUTES, IS NECESSARY FOR THE ACCES TO THE ORAL TEST. IT IS FINALIZED TO VERIFY THE CAPACITY TO CORRECTLY APPLY TO THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND THE CAPACITY TO COMPLY WITH THE PROBLEMS PROPOSED.
2) THE ORAL TEST IS A DISCUSSION ON THE THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL CONTENTS INDICATED IN THE PROGRAM AND IT IS FINALIZED TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND CAPABILITY OF COMPREHENSION REACHED BY THE STUDENT.
THE MINIMUM QUOTATION FOR THE EXAM IS 18/30. THE LAUDE MAY BE ATTRIBUTED TO STUDENTS HAVING REACHED THE MAXIMUM VOTE OF 30/30 AND DEMONSTRATING A PARTICULAR AUTONOMY, KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCES.
Texts

[T1] NIVALDO J. TRO - CHIMICA. UN APPROCCIO MOLECOLARE, EDISES
[T2] KOTZ - CHIMICA, EDISES
[T3] K. W. WHITTEN - CHIMICA GENERALE, PICCIN
[S1] SLIDES DELLE LEZIONI DISPONIBILI SUL CANALE TEAMS DEL CORSO.

FOR EXERCISES:
[T4] BERTINI, MANI - STECHIOMETRIA, CASA EDITRICE AMBROSIANA
More Information
FURTHER EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE COURSE TEAMS CHANNEL.
Lessons Timetable

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