General chemistry
(1) General
| School: | Of the Environment | ||
| Academic Unit: | Department of Marine Sciences | ||
| Level of studies: | Undergraduate | ||
| Course Code: | 191ΜΥ1Υ | Semester: | A |
| Course Title: | General chemistry | ||
| Independent Teaching Activities | Weekly Teaching Hours | Credits | |
| 3 | |||
| Total credits | 6 | ||
| Course Type: | General background | ||
| Prerequisite Courses: | None | ||
| Language of Instruction and Examinations: | Greek | ||
| Is the course offered to Erasmus students: | No | ||
| Course Website (Url): | https://www.mar.aegean.gr/index.php?lang=en&lesson=1025&pg=3.1.1 | ||
(2) Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
The aims of General Chemistry courses are:
-To introduce to the concepts and principles, and theory of chemistry which are used in courses such as chemical oceanography, environmental chemistry, etc.
-To provide the background knowledge of chemistry necessary to courses dealing with chemistry.
At the end of this course the student should:
-Know and understand the basic concepts, principles, and theory of chemistry.
-Be familiar with the basic concepts, principles, and theory of chemistry.
-Be able to interpret and understand processes which take place in the environment.
-Have the basic knowledge and experience to undertake more advanced courses dealing with marine pollution and environmental chemistry and the asset to his/her future professional career.
Skills: Interpretation of elements and chemical compounds behavior, processes affecting their form.
General Competences
-Apply theory in practice
-Search, analyze and synthesize data and information, using the necessary tools
-Independent work
-Capacity to work in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary teams
-Respect for the natural environment
-Production of free, creative and inductive thinking
(3) Syllabus
-Structure of the atom: Quantum theory, the Conceptual Atomic Model, Atomic orbitals, Electron configuration.
-The Periodic Table & Properties of Elements: Effective Nuclear Charge, Atomic and Ionic Radii, Ionization Energy, Electron Affinity, Electronegativity, Magnetic properties.
-Chemical Bonds: Ionic Bond, Covalent Bond, Molecular Orbitals, Hybridization of Atomic Orbitals, π-bonds, Resonance, Dipole Moment & Molecular geometry. Metals & Metallic Bond.
-Intermolecular Forces and their Effects on the Physical Properties of chemical species. States of Matter. Ionic, Molecular, Covalent & Metallic Crystals.
-Thermodynamics: Energy changes in Chemical Reactions, Enthalpy, Calorimetry, the First Law of Thermodynamics, Work-Heat & Enthalpy, Spontaneous Processes, Entropy, 2nd Law of Thermodynamics, Free Energy and Chemical Equilibrium.
-Nuclear Chemistry: Nuclear Reactions, Nuclear Binding Energy, Natural Radioactivity and Kinetics of Radioactive decay, Nuclear Transmutation, Uses of Isotopes in selected applications, Biological Effects of Radiations.
-Organic chemistry: Hydrocarbons and their derivatives i.e. polymers.
(4) Teaching and Learning Methods - Evaluation
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(5) Attached Bibliography
Suggested bibliography:
-Εbbing D.D. and Gammon S.D.: Γενική Χημεία, Μετάφραση Ν.Δ. Κλούρα, Εκδ. Π. Τραυλός, 2002, (Σελ. 1101).
-Kluras N.D., 2000, Basic Inorganic Chemistry, Ed. Travlos (in Greek, Κλούρας, N. Δ., 2000, Βασική Ανόργανη Χημεία, Εκδ. Π. Τραυλός, (Σελ. 670)).
-Rosenberg J. L., Epstein, L. M., 1997, Πανεπιστημιακή Χημεία (Schaum’s Series), Εκδ. Κλειδάριθμος, (Σελ. 396).
-Manusakis G., 1999, General and Inorganic Chemistry, Ed. Kyriakidis (in Greek, Μανουσάκης, Γ., 1999, Γενική και Ανόργανη Χημεία, Εκδ. Αδελφών Κυριακίδη, (Σελ. 764)).
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