CHEMISTRY

Raffaele Longo CHEMISTRY

0612800004
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS
EQF6
INFORMATION ENGINEERING FOR DIGITAL MEDICINE
2024/2025

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2022
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
432LESSONS
216EXERCISES
Objectives
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
THE COURSE PROVIDES BASIC KNOWLEDGE ABOUT GENERAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND THE CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FOR THE STUDY OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
MATTER AND ITS AGGREGATION STATES. TYPE AND CLASSIFICATION OF CHEMICAL BONDS. ENERGY BALANCES IN CHEMICAL REACTIONS. KINETICS AND THERMODYNAMICS OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS. REDOX REACTIONS AND ELECTROCHEMISTRY. FUNDAMENTALS OF CARBON CHEMISTRY. PROPERTIES AND REACTIVITY OF THE MAIN CLASSES OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS.

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
TO RECOGNIZE THE PROPERTIES OF THE MAIN INORGANIC CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS, TO DESCRIBE THE STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS, THE PROPERTIES, AND SOME ASPECTS OF THE REACTIVITY OF THE MAIN CLASSES OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS.




Prerequisites
STUDENTS MUST HAVE A GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF BASIC CONCEPTS OF ALGEBRA AND PHYSICS.
Contents
Didactic unit 1: PROPERTIES OF THE MATTER
(LECTURE/PRACTICE/LABORATORY HOURS 4/0/0)
- 1 (2 Hours Lecture): Intensive and extensive properties. Composition, Structure and State of Aggregation. Constitutional isomers. - 2 (2 Hours Lecture): Elementary Substances, Compound Substances and their classification. Homogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures. Separation of the components of a mixture.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES OF THE MATTER AND OF THE METHODS FOR CLASSIFYING SUBSTANCES. TO UNDERSTAND THE MOLECULAR NATURE OF MATTER.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: ABILITY TO KNOW PURE SUBSTANCES AND MIXTURES.
Didactic unit 2: CLASSIFICATION OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND REACTION EQUATIONS
(LECTURE/PRACTICE/LABORATORY HOURS 2/0/0)
- 3 (2 Hours Lecture): Law of conservation of mass. Classification of reactions and balancing of reaction equations.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO REPRESENT A CHEMICAL REACTION THROUGH A REACTION EQUATION AND OBTAIN QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION FROM THE BALANCED EQUATIONS.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: ABILITY TO BALANCE EQUATIONS OF REACTIONS AND OBTAIN QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION.
Didactic unit 3: CHEMICAL FORMULAS, ATOMIC MASS AND MOLAR MASS
(LECTURE/PRACTICE/LABORATORY HOURS 2/0/0)
- 4 (2 Hours Lecture): Minimum Formula, Molecular Formula, Structural Formula and Steric Formula. Isotopes. Atomic weight and molecular weight. Concept of "Mole"
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: TO KNOW CHEMICAL FORMULAS AND THE CONCEPTS OF ATOMIC WEIGHT, MOLECULAR WEIGHT AND MOLE.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: ABILITY TO WRITE A CHEMICAL FORMULA, CALCULATE AN ATOMIC WEIGHT AND MOLECULAR WEIGHT AND APPLY THE CONCEPT OF MOLE.
Didactic unit 4: CONCENTRATION OF SOLUTIONS
(LECTURE/PRACTICE/LABORATORY HOURS 2/2/0)
- 5 (2 Hours Lecture): Percentage by Mass, Percentage by Volume, Molarity, Molality and Molar Fraction
- 6 (2 Hours Practice): Exercises on the concept of Mole and on the determination of the Concentration of Solutions.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: TO KNOW THE WAYS TO EXPRESS THE CONCENTRATION OF A SOLUTION.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: ABILITY TO CALCULATE THE CONCENTRATION OF A SOLUTION.
Didactic unit 5: ATOMIC STRUCTURE OF MATTER
(LECTURE/PRACTICE/LABORATORY HOURS 4/2/0)
- 7 (2 Hours Lecture): Atoms, Molecules and Ions. Quantum numbers and atomic and molecular orbitals.
- 8 (2 Hours Lecture): Ionization Energy, Electronic Affinity, Electronegativity and Electronic Configuration of the Elements. Periodic Table and Periodic Properties.
- 9 (2 Hours Practice): Electronic configuration of electronic elements and symbols. Electronic structure of Molecules.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: TO KNOW THE CONCEPT OF ORBITAL, HOW THE ELEMENTS ARE ARRANGED IN THE PERIODIC TABLE AND THE PERIODIC PROPERTIES.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: ABILITY TO WRITE THE ELECTRONIC CONFIGURATION OF ATOMS AND THE LEWIS STRUCTURE OF ATOMS AND MOLECULES.
Didactic unit 6: COHESION FORCES THAT ALLOW THE MATTER TO ASSEMBLE
(LECTURE/PRACTICE/LABORATORY HOURS 4/0/0)
- 10 (2 Hours Lecture): Energetics of the Chemical Bond. Chemical Bonds and Weak Interactions. Ionic bond.
- 11 (2 Hours Lecture): Covalent Bond. Molecular Orbital Theory and Valence Bond Theory. Molecules with delocalized electrons.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: TO KNOW THE CLASSIFICATION OF CHEMICAL BONDS AND INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ATOMS AND MOLECULES TO UNDERSTAND THE VARIOUS STATES OF AGGREGATION OF MATTER (SOLID, LIQUID, GASEOUS).
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE THE TYPES OF CHEMICAL BONDS AND THE ATTRACTIVE INTERACTIONS THAT ALLOW THE CONDENSED STATES OF MATTER. ABILITY TO WRITE THE GEOMETRY OF A MOLECULE STARTING FROM ENERGETIC CONSIDERATIONS.
Didactic unit 7: REDOX REACTIONS
(LECTURE/PRACTICE/LABORATORY HOURS 2/2/0)
- 12 (2 Hours Lecture): Oxidation Number. Balancing of redox reactions. Method Direct and of Half-reactions.
- 13 (2 Hours Practice): Balancing of the redox reactions.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: TO KNOW REDOX REACTIONS AND NATURE OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: ABILITY TO BALANCE REDOX REACTIONS AND OBTAIN QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION.
Didactic unit 8: CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM
(LECTURE/PRACTICE/LABORATORY HOURS 2/2/0)
- 14 (2 Hours Lecture): The Law of Conservation of Mass. Le Chatelier's principle. Use of the Equilibrium Constant for the determination of the equilibrium composition of a chemical system. Hints on the kinetics of chemical reactions.
- 15 (2 Hours Practice): Exercises on Chemical Equilibria.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONCEPT OF CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM AND THE PARAMETERS THAT GOVERN IT.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: ABILITY TO CALCULATE THE EQUILIBRIUM COMPOSITION AND THE SPONTANEOUS DIRECTION OF A REACTION. ABILITY TO OPTIMIZE REACTION CONDITIONS ALSO CONSIDERING KINETIC ASPECTS.

Didactic unit 9: ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM
(LECTURE/PRACTICE/LABORATORY HOURS 2/2/0)
- 16 (2 Hours Lecture): Acids and Bases. Concept of pH, pOH, pKW. Equilibria in aqueous solution.
- 17 (2 Hours Practice): Equilibrium in Aqueous Solution of strong and weak acids and bases.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: TO KNOW HOW TO CLASSIFY ACID AND BASIC SUBSTANCES AND THEIR REACTIONS IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: ABILITY TO CALCULATE THE PH OF AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS OF STRONG AND WEAK ACIDS AND BASES.
Didactic unit 10: ELECTROCHEMISTRY
(LECTURE/PRACTICE/LABORATORY HOURS 2/2/0)
- 18 (2 Hours Lecture): Electrolysis cells and Galvanic cells. Electrochemical potentials and Equation of Nernst. Determination of the Electromotive Force of a Battery.
- 19 (2 Hours Practice): Exercises of electrochemistry
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: KNOWLEDGE OF GALVANIC CELLS POWERED BY SIMPLE SPONTANEOUS REDOX REACTIONS.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: ABILITY TO CALCULATE THE ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE OF GALVANIC CELLS AND TO WRITE THE SPONTANEOUS DIRECTION OF THE REDOX REACTIONS.
Didactic unit 11: MAIN CLASSES OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
(LECTURE/PRACTICE/LABORATORY HOURS 6/4/0)
- 20 (2 Hours Lecture): Fundamentals of Carbon Chemistry. Functional Groups of Organic Compounds and Main Classes of Organic Compounds.
- 21 (2 Hours Lecture): Structure of Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes, Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Alcohols, Aldehydes, Ketones, Carboxylic Acids, Aliphatic and Aromatic Amines, Carboxylic Acids, Organic Phosphates, Thiols, Ethers, Esters and Anhydrides
- 22 (2 Hours Practice): Identification of Organic Compounds.
- 23 (2 Hours Lecture): Correlations between Structural Characteristics and Reactions in aqueous solution of Organic Compounds.
- 24 (2 Hours Practice): Exercises on Organic Compounds and their Reactions in aqueous solution.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: TO KNOW THE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS OF THE MAIN CLASSES OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: ABILITY TO WRITE THE STRUCTURE FORMULA OF SIMPLE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND CORRELATE THE STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS TO THE REACTIVITY.

TOTAL LECTURE/PRACTICE/LABORATORY HOURS: 32/16/0
Teaching Methods
THE TEACHING IS DEVELOPED THROUGH LECTURES, TUTORIALS, CHEMISTRY EXERCISES, AND MID-TERM VERIFICATION TESTS.
ATTENDANCE AT THE LECTURES IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.
Verification of learning
THE EVALUATION OF STUDENTS LEARNING INCLUDES:
• FORMAL EXAMINATIONS DURING THE LECTURES (INTERACTIVE LESSONS)
• FORMAL EXAMINATIONS DURING EXERCISES IN THE CLASSROOM
• MEDIUM-TERM VERIFICATION TESTS THAT CONCERN THE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS DEVELOPED DURING THE COURSE.
EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR PASSING THE CHEMISTRY EXAM.
THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE ADOPTED AS INDICATORS FOR ACHIEVING THE MINIMUM AND THE EXCELLENCE IN THE EVALUATION.
EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR EXCELLENCE (30/30 & LODE):
- THE KNOWLEDGE BASE COVERS THE ENTIRE PROGRAM.
-THE CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING IS FULL AND DEEP.
- PROCEDURES ADOPTED FOR ADDRESSING ISSUES/CALCULATIONS ARE ADEQUATE TO THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM.
- PERFORMANCE IN TRANSFERABLE SKILLS IS GENERALLY VERY GOOD.
EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR THE MINIMUM THRESHOLD (18/30)
- KNOWLEDGE BASIS IS ACCEPTABLE IN RELATION TO SOME OF THE PROGRAM CONTENTS.
- THE ABILITY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS EXTENDS TO SIMPLE "STANDARD" PROBLEMS, FOLLOWING ROUTINE PROCEDURES.
- TRANSFERABLE SKILLS ARE RUDIMENTAL.
Texts
BOOK
BROWN-LEMAY-BURSTEIN-MURPHY “FONDAMENTI DI CHIMICA” (EDISES)

IN ADDITION TO THE SUGGESTED BOOK, THE TEACHER WILL PROVIDE DIDACTIC MATERIAL DURING THE COURSE.
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THE TEACHER HOLDS THE COURSE IN THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE.
Lessons Timetable

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