ECTS:

7

Course Outline
e-Class

The course aims to provide students with an understanding of the basic principles of Chemistry that are essential for their theoretical and laboratory training.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Balance chemical reactions, predict the direction of reactions and the stability of oxidation states.
  • Calculate the quantities of required reactants and expected products as well as the yield of a chemical reaction.
  • Predict and understand the changes in the characteristic properties of the elements in the periodic table.
  • Apply the rules of quantum numbers, to calculate the energy of photons, the wavelength and the frequency of transitions in the hydrogen atom.
  • Use Lewis, VSEPR, valence bond and molecular orbital theories with ease and predict the geometry, hybridization, bond order and magnetic behavior of compounds.
  • Distinguish the types of intermolecular forces, differences in solubility and volatility, viscosity and surface tension of compounds.
  • Recognize Brönsted-Lowrry and Lewis acids and bases and to predict their strength, based on the molecular structure.
  • Easily describe acid-base balance, buffer solutions, common ion effect and precipitation-dissolution of sediments.
  • Calculate basic thermodynamic quantities (enthalpy, entropy, equilibrium and reaction rate constants)
  • Understand basic electrochemical properties (cell potentials, corrosion and protection).

Knowledge

  • Knowledge and understanding of concepts and principles related to:
  • the structure of atoms and molecules
  • the periodic properties of the elements
  • acid-base equilibrium
  • redox and electrochemical reactions
  • types of chemical bonds
  • intermolecular forces

Skills

  • Skills in distinguishing the types of chemical bonds
  • Skills in predicting the periodic properties of elements
  • Skills in predicting the structure and geometry of molecules
  • Skills in predicting the solubility, precipitation and dissolution of salts and the direction of reactions
  • Skills in problem solving

Abilities

  • Ability to apply acquired knowledge to solve problems related to General Chemistry at an introductory level
  • Ability to estimate the important periodic properties of the elements
  • Ability to predict the yield of reactions
  • Ability to interpret the types of chemical bonds and the geometry of molecules
  • Ability to predict the direction of reactions, solubility and precipitation of salts

Professors

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Name Title email
Konstantinos Dermentzis Emeritus Professor koderm@chem.duth.gr
Anna Thysiadou Assistant Professor thysiadou@chem.duth.gr
Eleni Apostolidou Professor elapost@chem.duth.gr
Athanasia Tolkou Assistant Professor atolkou@chem.duth.gr