Inorganic Chemistry

Recommended Prerequisites

Chemistry - Highschool.

Teaching Methods

The curricular unit has a theoretical component and a lab and practical component.

Theoretical classes are expository, although critical discussion of the subjects taught and the presentation of “case studies” are encouraged.

For each class/theme, students have access to support material and the corresponding bibliography in order to be prepared to solve some exercises to apply the subjects under study.

In lab classes, theoretical knowledge is applied and consolidated, transposing the study to a more practical aspect.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the Inorganic Chemistry curricular unit, students are expected to be able to:

 - Deepen knowledge about the atom and its interactions,

 - Understand the variation in the properties of elements according to their position in the periodic table,

 - Identify different types of chemical reactions involved in experimental processes,

 - Know the biological activity of some elements (essential or trace) and how to control this activity,

- Understand the nuclear transmutations that occur in some unstable elements and their biological importance,

 - Develop methods for the preparation, quantification and purity analysis of some inorganic compounds of pharmaceutical interest.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

General chemistry

Atoms, molecules and ions

Chemical formulas, nomenclature

Atomic structure. Atomic orbitals. Electronic configuration.

Chemical bond: covalent bond, ionic bond and metallic bond

Electronegativity, formal charge. Molecular geometry.

Intermolecular forces, states of matter

Acid and base, according to Arrhenius, Bronsted-Lowry and Lewis.

Oxidation number and adjustment of redox reactions.

 

Study of the elements of the periodic table

Periodic relationships between elements

Hydrogen and representative elements

Transition metals

 Bioinorganic chemistry Essential elements Coordination chemistry

 

Complexes: Nomenclature and properties.

Complex formation theories

Metal complexes in biological systems

Fundamentals of nuclear chemistry

Radioactive decay

Radionuclide production and applications

Inorganic Chemistry and Sustainability

LAB PROGRAM

Solutions: Preparation and measurement. Expression of concentrations.

Preparation of innorganic compounds

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria Manuel da Cruz Silva

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Mini Tests: 20.0%
Exam: 80.0%

Bibliography

Bibliografia Principal:

Raymond Chang “Química”, 8ª Edição, McGraw Hill Ed., 2005

Geoff Rayner-Canham, Tina Overton “Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry”, 5th Edition, WH Freeman and Company, New York, 2010

Gopal B. Saha; Fundamentals of Nuclear Pharmacy; 5th Ed., Springer, 2004

Nicholas P. Farrell; Uses of Inorganic Chemistry in Medicine; Royal Society of Chemistry, 1999

Bibliografia Complementar (ver aula de apresentação):

Phyllis Buell, James Girard; Chemistry Fundamentals: An Environmental Perspective, 2nd Ed., Jones & Bartlett Pub 2002

Daniel Reger, Scott Goode, Edward Mercer; Química: Princípios e Aplicações; Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian;1997

Cavaleiro, A. M. V.; Química Inorgânica Básica, 2ª Ed.; Universidade de Aveiro, 1999

Cotton, F. A.; Wilkinson, G.; Gaus, P. L.; Basic Inorganic Chemistry, 3rd Ed.; Wiley, New York, 1995

Patricia C. Wilkins, Ralph G. Wilkins; Inorganic Chemistry in Biology; Oxford University Press, 1997

Wolfgang Kaim, Brigitte Schwederski; Bioinorganic Chem