Course program
Elements, Materials, and stoichiometry
Fundamental particles in an atom. Atomic number and mass number. Nuclides, isotopes and elements. Relative atomic mass of a nuclide and an item. Mole. Substances, molecular formulas and units of the formula. Molecular masses and masses on its formal. Elemental composition of a compound and its formula minimum. Amount of substance and Avogadro constant. Molar mass. Quantitative representation of a chemical reaction. Reagents in stoichiometric proportions, in the absence and in excess.
Electronic Structure of Atoms and the Periodic Classification of Elements
The discovery of the electron, proton and neutron and their characteristics. The wave - particle of light. Atomic spectra. Emission spectrum of black body. Photoelectric effect. The quantum model of Bohr's hydrogen atom. Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle. De Broglie's formula. -Wave quantum model of the hydrogen atom: orbital and their shape. Electronic structure of atoms Polielettronica: the Pauli exclusion principle and the maximum multiplicity (or Hund). Periodic classification of elements: ionization energy, electron affinity, and metallic character of an element.
Elementary theory of chemical bonding - Structure and Molecular Geometry
Atomic bond (or covalent). Atomic radius. Simple atomic bonds, double and triple. Atomic bonds dative (or coordination). Polarity in the atomic bonds. And non-polar molecules: dipole moment. Electronegativity of the elements. Lewis structures. Resonance. Linking to delocalized electrons. Ionic bond: lattice energy. Valence bond theory. Hybrid orbitals. VSEPR theory. Intermolecular forces: dipole-dipole, hydrogen bonding, London dispersion forces.
States of matter
Gaseous state. Macroscopic properties of gases. And ideal gas equation of state. Gaseous mixtures: mole fractions, partial pressures, molecular mass (average).
Solid state. Macroscopic properties of solids.
Liquid state. Macroscopic properties of liquids. Solution (liquid): passage of a species in solution gas, solid or liquid. Solute concentrations, dilution and mixing of solutions.
Energy of the physico-chemical
Thermodynamic systems: state of equilibrium, reversible and irreversible transformations. 1 st law of thermodynamics. The changes in heat at constant volume and constant pressure in those: the state function enthalpy. Thermal effect in chemical reactions: thermochemical equation. Standard states of substances. Standard molar enthalpy of formation. Additivity of thermochemical equations (Hess's Law). The state function entropy. The function of state free energy (or Gibbs function). Criteria of spontaneity and equilibrium in chemical reactions and phase transformations. Free energy and useful work.
Equilibrium between different phases of chemically non-reactive
Systems to a single component
Equilibrium between different phases of the same substance, Clausius-Clapeyron. State diagram of water, carbon dioxide.
Two-component systems
Equilibrium liquid-vapor mixture: Raoult's law and related diagrams and isobaric-isothermal and non-ideal solutions (positive and negative deviations); distillation.
Phase rule and its applications to systems with one or more chemically non-interacting components.
Composition of solutions and their properties
Expressions of concentration. Solubility and saturated solutions. Colligative properties: lowering of vapor pressure of a solvent, Cryoscopy, Ebullioscopy, Osmosis.
Chemical Kinetics: general
Reaction rate. Reaction Mechanism: elementary reactions, and reactions to multiple stages. Rate law. Influence of temperature on reaction rate: activation energy. Transition state theory and activated complex. Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis.
Reaction equilibria in homogeneous and heterogeneous systems
Generalities on homogeneous and heterogeneous chemical equilibria. Constant standard of balance of a homogeneous reaction and / or heterogeneous. Influence of variation in composition or the total pressure on 'equilibrium at constant temperature. Influence of temperature equilibrium: van't Hoff equation. Applications of phase rule to multi-component systems interacting chemically equilibrium.
Ionic equilibria in aqueous solution
The law of equilibrium chemical reactions in solution. Standard constant of a reaction in solution. The reaction of water and its constant autoionizzazione standards. Solutions neutral, acidic or basic pH. Electrolytes in non-ionic and ionic structure of acids and bases, salts and anfoliti. Composition of balance. Calculating the pH of dilute solutions of solutes consisting of salts, acids and bases monoprotiche and solutions obtained by mixing solutions acido-forte/base strong, weak acid / strong base and strong base / weak acid. Buffer solutions. Equilibria in saturated solutions of sparingly soluble compounds. Solubility product. To common ion effect.
Oxidation States of Elements and Redox Reactions
Oxidation state of an element in a compound. Variation of the oxidation state of an element: oxidation, reduction and redox reactions (aqueous solution). Balancing chemical equations with the redox ion-electronic method.
Electrochemical and corrosion potential
Redox half reactions and balance them with the ionic-electronic method.
Possibility of conversion of "chemical energy" to "electricity" and vice versa in electrochemical devices. Potential and standard potential of a galvanic half cells. Table of standard reduction potentials of redox couples and its applications. electrolysis. Electrolysis of H2O and in molten salts. Electrolytic refining of metals (Cu). Corrosion of metals (galvanic mechanism and differential aeration) and passivation. Methods of corrosion protection
Prerequisites
It is important to master the following preliminary knowledge:
• Fundamental concepts of elementary algebra, use of powers and logarithms, methods for the resolution of first and second degree equations and systems of linear equations. Elements of mathematical analysis (limits, derivatives, integrals, functions)
• Elements of physics (mechanics, thermodynamics, electromagnetism).
Books
Teoria:
M. SCHIAVELLO-L. PALMISANO: Fondamenti di Chimica (quinta Edizione) - Ed. EdiSES
P. Atkins, L. Jones, L. Laverman: Fondamenti di Chimica Generale - Zanichelli II ed.
P. Silvestroni, Fondamenti di Chimica - XI edizione - casa ed. ambrosiana
(È comunque possibile utilizzare altrii testi di Chimica di livello universitario)
Per le esercitazioni di Stechiometria:
- R. Michelin, P. Sgarbossa, M. Mozzon, A. Munari; CHIMICA - TEST ED ESERCIZI - Casa Editrice Ambrosiana
- Stechiometria; F. Cacace, M. Schiavello; Bulzoni Editore
- Stechiometria - Un avvio allo studio della chimica -Bertini, Luchinat, Mani, Ravera - Casa Editrice Ambrosiana
- Esercizi di Chimica Generale; Alessandro Del Zotto; ed. EdiSES
Teaching mode
The course has the following organization:
• explanation of the topics in the classroom
• resolution of numerical problems in the classroom
• self-assessment tests
The student will find on the e-learning platform the slides and teaching material (examination procedures, program, recommended texts) useful for the preparation of the exam. It is understood that the slides are a guide to the exam topics, but can never replace the recommended texts and lectures given by the teacher.
The student can ask the teacher additional explanation on appointment.
Frequency
Recommended.
Attendance aims to improve the quality of learning and to give a track record for the exam. Students who cannot attend the lessons can download the detailed program and the teaching materials from the e-learning website, and receive assistance from the teacher.
Exam mode
The exam consists of a written test with numerical exercises and theoretical questions. The exams take place during the exam periods provided for by the university teaching regulations, while ongoing tests are excluded in order not to interfere with the conduct and regular attendance of the semester's lessons.
The written test consists in solving 3-4 stoichiometry problems and 4-5 theoretical questions. The duration of the test is between 1 hour and a half and two hours depending on the number of questions / exercises. It is possible to consult the Periodic Table of the Elements and a form provided by the teacher. The test is considered passed if the student correctly completes at least 50% of the exercises and if he answers at least 50% of the questions correctly. The weight of the exercises and theoretical questions for the purposes of the overall assessment are equivalent.
Exercises and questions cover the entire study program and are designed to ensure that the student has acquired the basic concepts of General Chemistry and has also acquired the ability to apply them to the main topics covered in the course. The purpose of the exam also consists in verifying the level of understanding and deepening on the subject exposed during the course. It also intends to evaluate the student's reasoning skills and the ability to summarize the arguments carried out in the vision of an organic framework of the subject.
Bibliography
- P. Silvestroni, Fondamenti di Chimica - XI edizione - casa ed. ambrosiana
Lesson mode
The course has the following organization:
• explanation of the topics in the classroom
• resolution of numerical problems in the classroom
• self-assessment tests
The student will find on the e-learning platform the slides and teaching material (examination procedures, program, recommended texts) useful for the preparation of the exam. It is understood that the slides are a guide to the exam topics, but can never replace the recommended texts and lectures given by the teacher.
The student can ask the teacher additional explanation on appointment.