Courses

General and Inorganic Chemistry

General

Course Contents

Theory

  • Introduction: atoms, molecules, ions, chemical elements, mixtures, amount of substance (mol),  Avogadro΄s number, relative atomic mass, relative molecular mass.
  • Solutions (expression of solution concentration, dilution and intermixture of solutions, solubility).
  • Atomic structure – Atomic orbitals.
  • Periodic Table of the Elements. Periodic properties (atomic radius, ionic radius, ionization energy,  electron affinity, electronegativity).
  • Chemical Bond. Ionic and covalent bonding.
  • Structures Lewis.
  • Oxidation number. Nomenclature of inorganic compounds.
  • Types of chemical reactions (acid-base, precipitation, oxidation-reduction). Reaction stoichiometry – Calculations.
  • Thermochemistry (heat of reaction, thermochemical equations, thermochemical equation’s stoichiometry, Laws of Thermochemistry, standard enthalphy).
  • Gases(Boyle΄s law, Charles΄s law, Dalton΄s law, Ideal Gas Law, diffusion, effusion).
  • Intermolecular forces. Properties of liquids: surface tension, viscosity, vapor pressure.
  • Theories of acids and bases. Electrolytes and electrolytic solutions. Weak and strong electrolytes (degree of ionization, dissociation constant), self-ionization of water, common-ion effect, buffer solutions.
  • Colligative Properties of non-electrolytic and electrolytic solutions.
  • Chemical kinetics: reaction rate, reaction order, The Rate Law, effect of temperature on chemical reaction rates, catalysts.
  • Chemical Equilibrium – Le Chatelier’s principle.

Laboratory

  • Chemistry Laboratory Safety rules. Basic Laboratory Equipment. Reagent΄s hazards.
  • Deionized and distilled water.
  • Mass and volume measurement.
  • Density measurement of liquid.
  • Simple methods of separation of mixtures (filtration, decantation, centrifugation).
  • Heating –  Drying – calcination.
  • Preparation of standard solutions.
  • Dilution and intemixture of solutions.
  • pH measurement using indicators and pH meters.
  • Preparation of buffer solutions.
  • Basic meanings in Titlometric Analysis (titration, standard solution, titer, titrand, equivalence point, end point, titration error, back titration, blank solution, blank determination).
  • Classification of titlometric techniques (acid-base titrations, oxidation-reduction titrations, precipitation titrations, complexometric titrations).

Educational Goals

After the end of the course, the students understand the principles and basic knowledge for key modules of General Inorganic Chemistry. They will also be able to understand and interpret simple chemical phenomena, solve simple methodological chemistry problems, use laboratory equipment to perform experiments.

General Skills

  • Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology.
  • Working independently.
  • Team work.
  • Criticism and self-criticism.
  • Production of free, creative and inductive thinking.

Teaching Methods

  • Face-to-face.

Use of ICT means

  • Power point presentations, demonstration video of laboratory exercises.
  • Student contact electronically.

Teaching Organization

ActivitySemester workload
Lectures39
Laboratory26
Autonomous study60
Total125

Students Evaluation

  • Multiple choice questions.

Recommended Bibliography

  1. Peter Atkins, Loretta Jones, Leroy Laverman (Επιμέλεια Π. Κουτσούκος), Αρχές Χημείας, 7η Αμερικάνικη – 1η Ελληνική Έκδοση, Εκδόσεις UTOPIA, 2018.
  2. Brown, Eugene H. LeMay, Bruce E. Bursten, Catherine J. Murphy, Patrick M. Woodward, Matthew W. Stoltzfus (Μετάφραση: Περικλής Ακρίβος, Επιμέλεια: Περικλής Ακρίβος), Χημεία: Η κεντρική επιστήμη, Εκδόσεις ΤΖΙΟΛΑ, 2015.
  3. D.D Ebbing, S.D. Gammon (Μετάφραση: Ν.Δ. Κλούρας), Σύγχρονη Γενική Χημεία,  Εκδόσεις ΤΡΑΥΛΟΣ, 2013.