Chemistry Laboratories I

Year
2
Academic year
2018-2019
Code
01004783
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

1st year.

Teaching Methods

This discipline constitutes the practical part of the theoretical subjects taught in the second year. Experimental works covering the areas of Organic Chemistry, Structural and Theoretical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry are performed. Most of experimental works will take 10 hours, including the discussion of the results and the report.

Learning Outcomes

Chemistry Lab I is an experimental discipline combined with the theoretical subjects of the second year of Chemistry course and Medicinal Chemistry course: Organic Chemistry I, Structural and Theoretical Chemistry (only for the Degree in Chemistry) Physical Chemistry I (or Medical Physical Chemistry for the Degree in Medicinal Chemistry), Inorganic Chemistry, Biological Chemistry (only for the Degree in Medicinal Chemistry). Recognize and apply at the experimental level the basic principles of the above mentioned disciplines. Ability to analyze, synthesize and understand. Acquisition of skills that enable to communicate the results and conclusions of experimental studies.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Determination of the stoichiometry and approximate calculation of the standard Gibbs energy of a complex.

2. Synthesis and characterization of acetylsalicylic acid.

3. Contribution of the vibrational, rotational and translational degrees of freedom to the heat capacity of a diatomic molecule.

4. Synthesis of complexes of cobalt (III) and their characterization by the visible absorption spectrophotometry.

5. a) Determination of partial molar volumes (students of Chemistry).

b) Determination of the Phase Transition Temperature solid-liquid bilayers Glycerolphosphatidylcholines - the effect of acyl chain length and the presence of cholesterol (students of Medicinal Chemistry).

6. a) Applications of quantum theory to vibrational and translational motions of chemical systems (students of Chemistry).

b) Enzyme Kinetics: Effect of enzyme and substrate concentration, temperature and pH on the rate of a reaction (students of Medicinal Chemistry).

Head Lecturer(s)

Teresa Margarida Roseiro Maria Estronca

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Mini Tests: 30.0%
Laboratory work or Field work: 70.0%

Bibliography

Bibliografia recomendada nas disciplinas de Química Orgânica I, Química Teórica e Estrutural, Química Física I, Química Inorgânica e Química Biológica / The bibliography recommended for the disciplines of Organic Chemistry I, Structural and Theoretical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Biological Chemistry.