General and Inorganic Chemistry with Lab

Lessons
Atoms and their structures. Quantic numbers and atomic orbitals. The periodic properties of the elements. Ionisation potential and electronic affinity. The chemical bond. The ionic and covalent bond. Electronegativity. Hydrogen bond. Molecular orbitals. Delocalised molecular orbitals. Hybrid orbitals. Lewis structures and VSEPR theory. The metallic bond. The solid state. Ideal and real gases. Solutions and dispersions. Colloids and their properties. The Raoult law. Colligative properties. Phases and state diagrams. Thermochemistry. Calorimetry. State functions. Thermodynamics laws. Spontaneous processes and chemical equilibrium. Chemical kinetic. The catalysts. Acids and bases. Ion-product of water and pH. Electrochemistry. Reduction potentials. The Nernst Equation. Electrolysis and electrical generators. Solubility. Inorganic Chemistry. Chemical and physical properties of some elements and their compounds.
Exercises
Matter and measurements. Atomic and molecular weights, the concept of mole. Precipitation, acid-base, oxidation-reduction reaction. Types of solutions, their concentrations. Laws of the gaseous state. Chemical equilibrium, equilibrium constants, effect of concentration and temperature. Ionic equilibria in aqueous solution, acids and bases, hydrolysis, buffer solution, multiple equilibria. Precipitation equilibria.

The aim of the General and Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory is to show the main experimental techniques in the study of Chemistry (synthetic, purification and analytical techniques). In particular, two important aspects will be highlighted: the numerical/stoichiometric aspect (to be able to properly apply the theoretical concepts) and the purely practical/experimental aspect (use of the principal facilities of a chemistry laboratory). The student will acquire autonomy in planning and conducting laboratory activities in compliance with the safety regulations in force in a Chemical laboratory.