General and Inorganic Chemistry | Università degli Studi di Milano Statale

A.Y. 2024/2025

Max ECTS

Overall hours

SSD

CHIM/03

Language

Italian

Included in the following degree programmes

Sustainable Agriculture (Classe L-25)-Enrolled from Academic Year 2022/23

Learning objectives

To provide the student with the fundamental concepts to understand the structure and properties of matter and the way in which substances can be transformed into each other.

Expected learning outcomes

Acquire and use the language and the fundamental knowledge necessary for basic training to be applied to the agricultural matters.

Lesson period: First semester

Lessons timetable

Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi

Exams calendar

Single course

This course can be attended as a single course.

Take a single course

Course syllabus and organization

Single session

Responsible

Tessore Francesca Eleonora Vittoria Giovanna

Lesson period

First semester

Syllabus
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Course structure

Course syllabus

General chemistry
Atoms and their structure. Quantum numbers and atomic orbitals. The periodic properties of the elements. The chemical bond: ionic compounds, covalent bond, metallic bond. Hybrid orbitals. Molecular orbitals. Shapes of molecules and Lewis formulas. The VSEPR model. Solid state. Ideal and real gases. Brief accounts on thermodynamics and kinetics. Liquis state and solutions. Intermolecular forces and state diagrams. Arrhenius, Brønsted-Lowry and Lewis acids and bases. Strengths of acids and bases. Ion-product of water and pH.
Stoichiometry
Matter and measurements. Avogadro's number. The mole. Atomic and molecular weight. Molar weight. Quantitative meaning of chemical formulas. Weight composition of a chemical compound. Molar and ponderal relations in a reaction. How to balance a chemical reaction wit or without electron trasnfer. Quantitative meaning of a balanced reaction. Limiting reactant. Yield of a chemical reaction. Solutions and concentrations. Ideal gases and relative laws. Chemical equilibrium: equilibrium constants, the effect of concentration, pressure and temperature variations. Ionic equilibria in aqueous solution: strong and weak electrolytes; neutral, acidic and basic solutions; pH and pOH. Calculation of the pH for strong and weak acids and bases. Mixing acid and bases: hydrolysis and buffer solutions. Precipitation equilibria: solubility and solubility-product constant. Effect of the presence of a common ion and of the pH on precipitation equilibria.

Prerequisites for admission

No preliminary knowledge is required. For both the general chemistry and the stoichiometry part, the course starts from the fundamentals.

Teaching methods

The course will be held through frontal lessons, both for the general chemistry and the stoichiometry part. Many exercises will be solved and discussed in class. The Power Point presentatuions of all the lessons will be available on the Ariel site of the course.
Attendance and active participation to the lessons are highly recommended.

Teaching Resources

Foreign students can contact the teacher for the suggestion of general chemistry and stoichiometry textbooks in English.
Slides of the lessons and additional materials that can be downloaded by the MyAriel site of the course.

Assessment methods and Criteria

The learning outcome will be verified by a three-hour written test on all the topics of the course. The test will be comprised of six questions on general chemistry and three stoichiometry exercises, for a total score of 33 points (corresponding to "trenta e lode" mark). To pass the exam, the student must reach at least the score of 18/33.
The aim of the exam is to evaluate both the learning of chemical concepts, and the problem solving and reasoning skills of the student.
Students with SLD or disability certifications are kindly requested to contact the teacher at least 15 days before the date of the exam session to agree on individual exam requirements. In the email please make sure to add in cc the competent offices: serviziodsa@unimi.it (for students with SLD) o ufficiodisabili@unimi.it (for students with disability).

CHIM/03 - GENERAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - University credits: 6

Practicals: 16 hours
Lessons: 40 hours

Professor: Tessore Francesca Eleonora Vittoria Giovanna

Shifts:

Turno

Professor: Tessore Francesca Eleonora Vittoria Giovanna

Educational website(s)

Chimica generale e inorganica (a.a. 2024/25)

Professor(s)

Tessore Francesca Eleonora Vittoria Giovanna

Reception:

daily, by e-mail appointment

teacher's room or online (Zoom, Teams)

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