GENERAL CHEMISTRY

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

General Module

Course Sheet

Course code:

AS12A6D

Academic Year of enrolment:

2023

Year of supply:

2023/2024

Type of Course:

Basic

Degree:

Course of 1st Cycle Degree in HEALTH ASSISTANCE

Disciplinary Sector:

General and Inorganic Chemistry

Is part of:

BIOMEDICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

TONUCCI Lucia

Cycle:

Second semester

Obligatory attendance:

Yes

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

Prerequisites:

Nothing

Objectives

To understand the matter and its properties and characteristics
To know how to link the presence of various chemical bonds with the behaviour of substances
To understand how and why substances behave as acids or bases, especially in aqueous solutions

Contents

The course will cover the basics of general chemistry, the properties and characteristics of the matter and a deepening on the chemical-physical characteristics of water and aqueous solutions

Extended Syllabus

Elements, compounds, mixtures.
Atom: elementary particles and their properties. Isotopes. Quantum numbers and atomic orbitals. Electronic configuration of atoms.
Periodic table and periodic properties.
Primary chemical bonds: ionic, covalent, metallic. Secondary chemical bonds: van der Waals, London, Hydrogen
Chemical names: oxides, acids, bases, salts
Acid/base: Arrhenius and Bronsted-Lowry definitions. Buffers and acid/base equilibrium. Autoionization of water. pH
Properties of liquid state and of water solutions

Recommended Bibliography

M. Anastasia, L. Anastasia, Chimica di base per le scienze della vita Vol. I, 2° Edizione, Antonio Delfino Editore

Teaching Methods

Lessons in classroom

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

Written test.
In addition to the contents, the capacity for critical reasoning, the use of the scientific lexicon and the ability of synthesis and organization of the knowledge deriving from the personal study will be evaluated.
The evaluation is expressed in a grade out of thirty.

Contacts/More Information

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Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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