Period: First semester

Course Unit Contents: PROGRAM OF THE GENERAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY UNIT

MATTER. Properties, classification and measurement of matter.

ATOMS AND ATOMIC THEORY. The atomic theory. The nuclear atom. Chemical elements. Atomic mass. Periodic table. Mole and Avogadro constant.

CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS. Types, formulas, composition and naming of chemical compounds. Oxidation states.

CHEMICAL BONDING. Lewis theory and Lewis structure. Resonance. Introduction to the Valence bond method. Molecular orbital theory.

SOLUTIONS AND THEIR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES. Types of solutions. Solution concentration. Solution formation and equilibrium. Vapor pressures of solutions. Osmotic pressure. Freezing-point depression and boiling-point elevation of nonelectrolyte solutions.

CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND INTRODUCTION TO REACTIONS IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS. Chemical reactions, chemical equations and reaction stoichiometry. Precipitation reactions. Acid-base reactions. Oxidation-reduction reactions.

GASES. Properties of gases and gases laws.

CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM. The nature of the equilibrium state. The equilibrium constant expression. Altering equilibrium conditions.

ACID AND BASES. Acid, bases, and conjugate acid-base pairs. Self-ionization of water and the pH scales. Ionization of acids and bases in water. Acid-base reactions. Lewis acids and bases. Acid-base equilibria. Acid-base indicators. Buffer solutions.

SOLUBILITY AND COMPLEX-ION EQUILIBRIA. Solubility product constant. Relationship between solubility and solubility product constant. Common-ion effect in solubility equilibria. Criteria for precipitation and fractional precipitation. Solubility and pH.


PROGRAM OF THE PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY UNIT.

CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS. Physical and chemical systems, laws of thermodynamics, cycles, processes, non-reactive systems, thermodynamic description of chemical reactions. Concepts and applications in geochemistry and climate dynamics.

ELECTROCHEMISTRY. Redox reactions, electrolytic solutions, Galvanic cells, semi-elements, electromotive force, standard potential, standard electrodes. Nernst equation. Concepts and applications in geochemistry and climate dynamics.

CHEMICAL KINETICS. Reaction rates, kinetic laws, reaction mechanisms, half-life, activation energy, catalysis. Concepts and applications in geochemistry and climate dynamics.

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES: introduction to heat and mass transfer principles. Concepts and applications in geochemistry and climate dynamics.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods: Frontal lectures with numerical exercises.

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