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CHIMICA GENERALE ED INORGANICA I - CHIMICA GENERALE ED INORGANICA II G - O
Module CHIMICA GENERALE ED INORGANICA II

Academic Year 2024/2025 - Teacher: AURORE FRAIX

Expected Learning Outcomes

The course deepens some subjects of the preparatory course in General Chemistry I. Particular attention is paid to the study of the chemical properties of the main transition elements of block d, of the structure and reactivity of their coordination complexes as well as of their role in biological systems. This is in order to facilitate the understanding of related topics developed in other courses of the Degree Course.

Required Prerequisites

Knowledge of General Chemistry I

Attendance of Lessons

Mandatory

Detailed Course Content

Acid-base reactions (part II: pH calculations for buffer solutions and salt hydrolisis)

solubility

Transition elements

 Exchange Energy

 Coordination chemistry

 Geometry of the complexes

 Absorption of light and color

 Crystalline Field Theory (CFT)

 Ligand Field Theory (LFT)

 Chemical Kinetics

 Chemical Thermodynamics

 

Learning Assessment

Learning Assessment Procedures

A 90 minutes  written test must be passed. The test is based upon 5 numerical exercises. Completing one exercise guarantees 6 points, for a maximum of 5x6 = 30 points. There is no subsequent oral exam.

To pass written test, after registering electronically, students must provide a valid identity document.

During the test students are allowed to consult the periodic table, to use the scientific calculator, as well as personal notes; the use of the mobile phone is absolutely forbidden and, as a consequence, the mobile must be switched off.

 

Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises

Electronic configurations of metal complexes

Exchange energy

Nomenclature of metal complexes

Geometry of the complexes