TO003A - GENERAL CHEMISTRY

courses

ID:

TO003A

Duration (hours):

60

CFU:

SSD:

CHIMICA GENERALE E INORGANICA

Located in:

PESCARA

Url:

Course Details:

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING/CORSO GENERICO Year: 1

Year:

2025

Course Catalogue:

https://unich.coursecatalogue.cineca.it/af/2025?co...

Date/time interval

Primo Semestre (22/09/2025 - 21/12/2025)

Course Objectives

The course of general Chemistry intends to provide the basic concepts of chemistry for the student to face the subsequent courses with a chemical background,

At the end of the course the student should:
- know the basic chemical notions on composition, structure, properties and transformation of matter
- have the basic knowledge on atomic structure, the nature of the chemical bonding and molecular structure
- have the basic knowledge of properties of gases and solutions
. know how to balance a chemical reaction and solve stoichiometry problems
- know how to evaluate concentration and dilution of aqueous solutions

Course Prerequisites

The course in "General Chemistry" can be followed by students with no career in Chemistry, though the basic knowledge of chemical principles learnt in high school courses might be useful.
Moreover, considering the nature of the subject, it is important that the students know and can use basic mathematics elements, such as the use of numbers in exponential form, logarithms, the solution of first and second degree equations and basic knowledge of physics.

Teaching Methods

The course consists of 50 hours of lectures and 10 hours of stoichiometry .

Teaching is carried out according to a standard fashion, through lectures supported by slides and the use of a board.

Assessment Methods

The exam consists of a written and of an oral test. The written exam is made of a multiple choice test of 10 exercises, both questions and numerical stoichiometry exercises, meant to evaluate the comprehension of the fundamental principles of chemistry and the ability of the student to aplly them to real cases. In order to pass the exam the written part must be approved with 18/30 points. The oral part is an oral discussion of 30 min. ca.
The final mark will be the result of the overall evaluation of both the written and the oral parts.

Texts

Kotz, Treichel, Townsend; Chimica, Edises - Napoli , or
Petrucci, Harwood, Herring; Chimica Generale - Principi e Moderne Applicazioni, Piccin Editore, or
Silberberg; Chimica, McGraw-Hill Editore

- Introduction
- The atomic structure of matter
- Nomenclature of inorganic compounds
- Chemical Reactions
- Stoichiometry
- Thermochemistry
- Electronic structure
- Acid-base theories
- Acid-base equilibria
- Solubility
- Thermodynamics
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Course Language

ITALIAN

More information

Useful information and material for the course are available at the corresponding e-learning website or by contacting the teacher via e-mail: cecilia.coletti@unich.it