Academic Year 2017/2018
- Docente: Silvia Panzavolta
- Credits: 8
- Language: Italian
- Moduli: Silvia Panzavolta (Modulo 1) Lucia Maini (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Biological Sciences (cod. 8012)
Learning outcomes
The student acquires the fundamental knowledge on Chemistry and understands its importance as a central, useful, and creative branch of science. He also learns how to solve practical and numerical problems
Course contents
Atomic structure. Periodic table. Periodic properties of the elements: electronegativity, atomic and ionic radius, ionization energy. Nature and types of chemical bonds: covalent, ionic and metallic bond.Orbitals. Molecules. Molecular interactions. Properties of gas. Properties of solutions. Chemical reactions. Thermochemistry. Chemical Kinetics. Catalysis. Chemical equilibrium. Acids and bases. Solubility. Principles of electrochemistry. Redox reactions.
Readings/Bibliography
•CHIMICA Kotz , Treichel , Townsend 4°edizione EDISES
•CHIMICA Burdge Casa Editrice Ambrosiana
•CHIMICA MODERNA Oxtoby , Gillis , Campion 3° edizione EDISES
- FONDAMENTI di CHIMICA GENERALE Atkins-Jones edizione ZANICHELLI
- Chimica Tro EDISES Edizioni
- CHIMICA GENERALE Petrucci PICCIN Edizioni
- Qualunque libro di livello universitario già posseduto
Teaching methods
Lectures and discussions with students. A large number of exercises will be carried out by the teacher during the lessons. At least three laboratory experiments will be performed.
Assessment methods
Written examen. The student should answer to at least 10 questions, regarding knowledge of basic principles of chemistry and stoichiometric exercises. The final result is the average between the quotation obtained in the theory and in the laboratory examen.
Teaching tools
Overhead projector, Power Point slides, laboratory instruments.
Office hours
See the website of Silvia Panzavolta
See the website of Lucia Maini