Guia docente 2018_19 Facultade de Química

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
Subject 1. Nature of Chemistry	The matter and its properties. Classification of the matter. Atoms and elements. Concept of mol. Chemical compounds. Formulation. Classification. Molecular mass and mol of a compound. Determination of empirical and molecular formula.
Subject 2. Chemical reactions	Classification. Chemical equations. Stoichiometric calculations. Limiting reactant. Yield.
Subject 3. Gases	Properties of gases. The atmosphere. Ideal gases law. Density and molar mass of gases. Partial pressures. Real gases.
Subject 4. Thermochemistry and the spontaneity of a chemical processes.	Thermochemistry and the spontaneity of chemical processes. Units of energy. Transfer of energy and phase transition. Thermochemical equations. Hess´s law. Entropy and second law of thermodynamics. Gibbs energy.
Subject 5. Chemical equilibrium	Equilibrium constant: determination and meaning. Calculation of equilibrium concentrations. Le Chatelier's principle. Gibbs energy and equilibrium constant.
Subject 6. Water and chemistry of solutions	Water as a solvent. How substances are solved. Temperature and solubility. Solubility equilibrium. Concept of Brönsted acid-base. Water autoionization. Ionization constants. Acid-base reactions. Hydrolysis. Buffer solutions. Redox reactions. Balance of redox reactions.
Subject 7. Condensed phases	Liquid state. Order in liquids. Solid state. Melting point. Boiling point. Phase equilibria. Phase diagram.
Subject 8. Chemical kinetics	Reaction rate. Effect of concentration. Rate lawand order of reaction. Mechanisms of reaction. Catalysis. Thermodynamic and kinetic stability.
Subject 9. The atom	Subatomic particles. Nuclear atom. Chemical elements. Isotopes. Electronic structure of atoms. Electronic configuration. Periodic table. Periodic properties.
Subject 10. Chemical bonding	Simple covalent bonds and Lewis structures. Multiple covalent bond. Lewis structures and resonance. Polarity of a bond and electronegativity. Coordinated covalent bonds. Ions and ionic compounds.
Subject 11. Molecular structure	Prediction of molecular forms: RPECV. Hybridization. Molecular polarity. Condensed phases formation. Intermolecular interactions.