Introduction to Chemistry
Code
8843
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Química
Credits
4.0
Teacher in charge
Fernando Jorge da Silva Pina
Weekly hours
3
Total hours
42
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
Specific Outcomes:
Introduction to chemical concepts essential for the understanding of materials properties, applied to selected materials consistent with future work areas.
Prerequisites
Not applied
Subject matter
Summary of topics to be covered in this discipline
1. Examples of the importance of Chemistry in the Art of Glass.
2. From the atom to the molecule.
3. Atomic models and chemical bonds.
4. Periodic properties.
5. Chemical bonding in the solid state.
6. Ionic bonding.
7. Covalent solids.
8. Metallic bonding.
9. Van der Waals forces.
10. Hydrogen bonding.
11. Thermodynamic factors which influence chemical equilibrium.
12. Equilibrium calculations in chemical reactions.
13. Acid-base, precipitation and redox reactions.
14. Introduction to chemical kinetics.
15. Order, activation energy of reaction mechanisms.
Bibliography
Bibliography
Chang, R., Chemistry, McGraw-Hill. 1994.
Regger, C., Goode, S, Mercer E., Chemistry, principles and applications, 1997.
Atkins, P. W. and Jones, L., Chemistry: Molecules, Matter and Change, 3rd edition, Freeman. 1998.
Evaluation method
Evaluation method
Tests or final exam. The admission to the exam depends on the frequency of 2 / 3 of the classes, except where legally defined.