| Lectures and exercises |
hours |
| Topics |
Specific contents |
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| Atomic nature of matter and related laws |
The laws of conservation of mass of definite proportions and of multiple proportions. Ions, molecules, molecular weight. Nomenclature of most common chemical compounds. Chemical equations, stoichiometry. Redox reactions. |
6
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| Gas, liquid and solid states |
Ideal gases and related laws. real gases and the Van der Waals equation. Chemical reaction in the gas phase, gaseous mixrures. Density and molecular weight. Liquid state, vapour pressure. Solid state, fusion and sublimation. Phase diagram of water and other compounds. |
9
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| Outline of quantum mechanics and the structure of atoms |
Principles of quantum mechanics. The free particle, the particle incident on an energy step. The particle incident on an energy barrier (tunneling). The particle in a box. The electron near the nucleus, atomic orbitals, quantum numbers. Aufbau and the periodic table. Screening effect in many-electron atoms. Effective nuclear charge. Ionization energy and electron affinity. Atomic dimensions. |
10
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| Chemical bonding and other atomic interactions |
The covalent bond within the valence bond theory. Biatomic molecules. Sigma and Pi bonds. Electronegativity. Dipole moments and molecular structure. Ionic solids, the lattice energy and ionic radii. Van der Waals forces and molecular solids. Covalent bond in metals. Bands of molecular orbitals. Metals and semiconductors.
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10
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| Thermodynamics and chemical equilibrium |
Outline of thermochemistry. Entropy as disorder. Free energy. Free energy and chemical equilibrium. Free energy of a perfect gas, equilibria in the gas phase(The equilibrium law). The ideal solution. Free energy of an ideal solution. Chemical equilibria in solution. Heterogeneous equilibria. Solubility equilibria. |
10
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| Crystal state, outline of crystallography |
The crystal state, the unit cell and the crystal lattice. Symmetry in crystals. Crystal systems. Traslational symmetry, the space groups. Thermal expansion in crystals. Piezoelectricity and piroelectricity. |
3
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| Total hours for lectures and exercises |
48 |
| for exercises only |
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Further educational activities
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| Labs |
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| Tutorials / Seminars |
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| Workshops |
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| Guided tours |
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| Total hours for further educational activities |
0 |
| Total hours |
48
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