Inorganic Chemistry
1
2024-2025
01551057
CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Portuguese
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
6.0
Compulsory
1st Cycle Studies
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)
NoSyllabus
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