Guia docente 2023_24 Escuela de Ingeniería de Minas y Energía

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
Subject 1. Atomic structure, chemical lbonds and states of aggegation	1. Atomic number, atomic mass, isotopes. Electronic configuration. Principle of Exclusion of Pauli, Principle of Aufbau, Rule of Hund, periodic Table of the elements 2. Inter and intramolecular bonds 3. States of aggregation
Subject 2. Chemical and thermodynamic equilibrium in the engineering	1. Chemical equilibrium 2. Enthalpy, entropy and free energy 3. Equilibrium constant 4. Le Chatelier principe
Subject 3. Acid-base equilibrium in the engineering	1. Definition of acid and base. Theory of Brönsted and Lowry 2. Strength of acids and bases. Concept of pH 3. Buffer solutions 4 Hydrolysis.
Subject 4. Solubility equilibrium in the engineering	1. Solubility and solubility product 2. Factors affecting solubility. Fractional Precipitation 3. Sparingly soluble salts 4. Influence of pH in the solubility equilibrium
Subject 5. Electrochemical processes	1. Concepts of oxidation 2. Electrochemical cells: basic concepts and redox potential. 3. Nernst equation
Subject 6. Kinetical chemistry in the engineering	1. Reaction rate and kinetic constat 2. Determination of the Rate Equation: Initial rate method. Integrated Rate Laws 3. Factors affecting the reaction rate. Catalysts.
Subject 7. Industrial processes of organic chemistry	1. Petrochemical. Foundations of a refinery 2. Biofuels