TRAINING REQUIREMENT CHEMISTRY 2
Academic Year 2025/2026 - Teacher: VALENTINA OLIVERIExpected Learning Outcomes
The course aims to provide the basic knowledge of Chemistry as an essential cultural foundation for understanding the General and Inorganic Chemistry course.
Through the study of the fundamental laws governing them, students will acquire basic knowledge of the structure of matter. Students will be able to perform simple stoichiometric calculations underlying chemical measurements.
Information for Students with Disabilities and/or Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
To ensure equal opportunities and in compliance with current legislation, interested students may request a personal meeting in order to arrange any compensatory and/or exemption measures, based on the learning objectives and their specific needs.
Course Structure
The teaching methods used during the course include lectures, participatory and/or cooperative activities aimed at acquiring basic knowledge of Chemistry. Practical exercises, individual research, and group work are also planned to develop the ability to apply the acquired basic knowledge.
In particular, the course includes 14 hours of lectures.
Required Prerequisites
Basic mathematics, basic physics.
Attendance of Lessons
Attendance is compulsory for students who need to make up their OFA (Additional Learning Requirements).
Regular and continuous participation in the lessons will have a positive impact on the student’s final assessment and on their understanding of General and Inorganic Chemistry.
Detailed Course Content
WHAT IS CHEMISTRY: scientific method, matter, states of aggregation, substances and compounds.
STOICHIOMETRY: atomic number, mass number – isotopes – atomic mass unit. The concept of mole – stoichiometric laws – determination of the formula of a compound – atomic and molecular weight. Chemical equations and their balancing – identification of redox reactions – balancing redox reactions – stoichiometric calculations: quantitative relationships in chemical reactions – limiting reagent – numerical applications.
ATOMIC STRUCTURE: subatomic particles – electron, proton, neutron.
PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS: periodic classification and electronic configuration of the elements.
CHEMICAL BONDING: oxidation number.
Textbook Information
- Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity by Kotz, John C., Treichel, Paul M., Townsend, John, Treichel, David. A.
- The material provided on Studium
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Atomic Theory and the Structure of the Atom | Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity by Kotz, Treichel, Townsend |
| 2 | Periodic properties | Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity by Kotz, Treichel, Townsend |
| 3 | Chemical Bonding: Inter and Intramolecular, Molecular Geometries | Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity by Kotz, Treichel, Townsend |
| 4 | Chemical Reactions and Stoichiometry | Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity by Kotz, Treichel, Townsend |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
The exam consists of a written multiple-choice test and covers exclusively the topics addressed during the zero courses. Textbooks, formula sheets, course notes, or periodic tables are not allowed during the written test, nor is the use of mobile phones, even in calculator mode. Only the use of a calculator is permitted. Students must present themselves with a valid identification document.
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
Stoichiometric calculations
The periodic table