General Chemistry I

Year
1
Academic year
2022-2023
Code
01005164
Subject Area
Chemistry
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Compulsory
Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

First year course with prerequisites defined from the national entrance exams.  

Teaching Methods

Teaching methodologies:

Classical lectures with presentation of the matters by the teacher and their discussion with the students, in the theoretical classes.

Theoretico-Practical classes for solving exercises.

Laboratory classes with application of theory to laboratoratory practice.

Learning Outcomes

Goals:

To give students a theoretical knowledge of different areas of chemistry important to the degree in Geology. The chair of General Chemistry I covers the teaching of the composition of matter, the fundamentals of chemical energy and thermodynamics,  solutions and colligative properties, chemical equilibria in solutions, homogeneous and oxidation-reduction, chemical kinetics and molecular spectroscopy together with some basic knowledge in organic chemistry.

 

Specific skills (Dublin descriptors):

1.1 - how to recognize and use theories and concepts

1.2 - how to analyze and summarize information

2.1 - Apply knowledge to address problems

3.1 - Process and interpret quantitative data

4.1 - to understand and use information sources

4.2 - Transmitting knowledge appropriately acquired

5.1 - to develop skills appropriate to be autonomous

5.2 - to know how to evaluate self-performance.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Quantum theory. Wavefunction. Orbitals. Chemical bonding. Valence Bond Theory. Molecular Orbital Theory.

The perfect gas equation. Gas mixtures. Kinetic theory. Real gases. Properties and behavior of liquids and solids.

The 1st Law of Thermodynamics. Enthalpies and heat capacities. The concept of entropy and the 2nd Law. The concept of free energy. Spontaneity.

Liquid-vapor equilibrium. Phase diagrams and their interpretation.

Solubility. Colligative properties.

Reaction quotient and equilibrium constant. The relation between chemical equilibrium and free energy. The response of the equilibrium to change. Solubility equilibria. Acid-base equilibrium. Acid-base titrations. Oxidation-reduction reactions. Electrochemistry.

Chemical kinetics. Rate laws and reaction order. Reaction mechanisms. Temperature dependence. Catalysis.

Basic introduction to Organic chemistry: Functional groups. Nomenclature. Examples of some reactions.

Head Lecturer(s)

Filipe João Cotovio Eufrásio Antunes

Assessment Methods

Final evaluation
Exam: 100.0%

Continuous evaluation
Mean of 2 tests: 100.0%

Bibliography

     P. Atkins, L. Jones, "Chemical Principles: The quest for insight", 5th ed., W.H. Freeman & Co., 2010.

    R. Chang, "Chemistry", 10th ed. McGraw Hill, 2010.