Chemistry 1

Structure of matter: Atomic structure. Atomic and molecular weights. Isotopes. Radioactivity. Mass defect. Quantitative chemical relationships: Balancing redox reactions. Stoichiometric calculus. The chemical equilibrium. Le Chatelier's principle. Equilibrium constants. Acid-Base reaction: Acids and bases (Arrhenius, Broensted, Lewis theories). pH. Buffer solutions. Hydrolysis. Acid-base titrations. Atomic structure: Bohr's atomic model. De Broglie equation. Heisenberg's principle. On Schrödinger equation. Hydrogen atom. Many-electron atoms. The "aufbau" principle and the periodic table. The Chemical bond: Ionic bonds. VSEPR Theory. The Covalent bond. The Hydrogen bond and the weak interactions. Bonding in coordination compound. Lattice energy and hydration energy. Ionic, molecular and van der Waals crystals. Gases: Gas laws and the equation of state for ideal and real gases. Elements of the kinetic theory of gases. Solubility. Thermodynamics: The first, the second and the third law of thermodynamics. Thermodynamic functions and chemical equilibrium. Electrochemistry: Cell potentials. Nernst's law. Electrolysis. Chemical kinetics: Rates of chemical reactions, reaction order and the kinetic equation. Arrhenius's law. Catalysts. Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry: The biologically relevant elements.