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Syllabus |
1 - Periodic Table. Properties of the elements.
2 - Chemical Bonding. Theories of chemical bonding: TLV, TRPECV, TOM. Physical properties of substances and intermolecular forces.
3 - Properties of gases. Laws and equations of ideal gases. Partial pressures and Dalton laws. Kinetic molecular theory. Deviations from ideal behavior.
4 - Solid State Chemistry: Classification of solids according to chemical bonding, structure and properties.
5 - Coordination Chemistry: Crystal Field Theory, structure and properties of complexes.
6 - Thermochemistry: Energy. First law of thermodynamics. Enthalpy of reaction. Calorimetry. Hess's law. Born-Haber cycle. Spontaneous processes. Entropy. Second law of thermodynamics. Gibbs energy and equilibrium constant of a reaction.
7 - Chemical kinetics: Rate and order of reaction. Arrhenius Law.
Practical: Preparation of solutions / calibration curve, determination of heat of reaction, determination of the equation of reaction rate
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Main Bibliography |
- Química, Raymond Chang, McGraw-Hill, 8ª ed., Lisboa, 2005;
- General Chemistry, P.W. Atkins, J.A. Beran, S. A. Books, 2ª ed., New York, 1992;
- Manual de Química Física, Gerd Wedler, Fundação C. Gulbenkian, Lisboa, 2001;
- Química Inorganica Básica, Ana M. V. Cavaleiro, Universidade de Aveiro,1999;
- Inorganic Chemistry, Cotton and Wilkinson;
- Inorganic Chemistry, Shriver, Atkins and Langford
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