ECTS credits ECTS credits: 6
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 99 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 24 Interactive Classroom: 24 Total: 150
Use languages Spanish, Galician, English
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Inorganic Chemistry
Areas: Inorganic Chemistry
Center Faculty of Chemistry
Call: First Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable
Students are expected to:
• know the variation of the properties of the elements according to their position in the Periodic System
• know the properties of inorganic compounds
• know the main types of chemical reactions and their characteristics
• can perform normal procedures in an inorganic laboratory
Descriptive chemistry of the non-metallic elements and their most important compounds: study of the structure, bond, thermodynamic, kinetic and reactivity aspects. Synthesis of the elements and their compounds. Characteristic reactions of some non-metallic inorganic elements and their compounds.
Theory program:
Unit 1. Hydrogen.
Unit 2. Group 17 elements: halogens.
Unit 3. Group elements 16. Oxygen.
Unit 4. Sulfur.
Unit 5. Group elements 15. Nitrogen.
Unit 6. The match.
Unit 7. Group elements 14. Carbon and silicon.
Unit 8. Group elements 13. Boron study.
Unit 9. Group 18 elements: noble gases.
Laboratory program:
Practice 1. Preparation of the Mohr Salt. Acid-base properties of ammonium salts.
Practice 2. Preparation and study of the properties of sodium peroxoborate.
Practice 3. Preparation of sodium hydrogen carbonate and study of the acid-base properties of carbonates and bicarbonates.
Practice 4. Obtaining and reactivity of halogens and some of their compounds.
Practice 5. Acid rain. Desulfurization of polluting gases.
Basic (reference manual):
- Rayner–Canham, G. “Química Inorgánica Descriptiva” 2nd Ed.; Prentice Hall 2000.
Additional:
- R. H. Petrucci, F. G. Herring, J. D. Madura, C. Bissonnette, Química General, 11ª Ed., Pearson Educación, 2017.
- E. Quiñoá, R. Riguera, J. M. Vila, Nomenclatura y formulación de los compuestos inorgánicos, 2ª Ed., McGraw-Hill, 2010.
- M. R. Bermejo Patiño, A. M. González Noya, M. Maneiro Maneiro, Guía dos elementos químicos. Historia, propiedades e aplicacións, 1ª Ed., Centro Ramón Piñeiro para a Investigación en Humanidades, 2018 (https://libraria.xunta.gal/es/guia-dos-elementos-quimicos-historia-prop…).
- G. Rayner–Canham, T. Overton, Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry, 6ª Ed., W.H. Freeman, 2013.
- J. D. Lee, Concise Inorganic Chemistry, 5º Ed., Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, 1996.
- C. E. Housecroft, A. G. Sharpe, Química Inorgánica, 2ª Ed., Pearson Educación, 2006.
- Shriver & Atkins, Química Inorgánica, 4ª Ed., McGraw-Hill, 2008.
Online resources:
In case of not accessing the library, at the link https://infolibros.org/libros-de-quimica-inorganica-gratis-pdf/ you can consult the book by CE Housecroft, AG Sharpe, in English (Inorganic Chemistry) for free. In this link there are also general chemistry books for those students with difficulties in basic bonding concepts, stoichiometric calculations, acid-base and redox.
Virtual courses: Chemguide: Helping you to understand Chemistry: http://www.chemguide.co.uk/
Virtual molecular models: http://chemagic.org/molecules/mini.html
Dynamic Periodic Table: http://www.ptable.com/
BASIC AND GENERAL
CB1 - That the students have demonstrated to possess and understand knowledge in a study area that starts from the general secondary education, and is usually found at a level that, although supported by advanced textbooks, also includes some aspects that involve knowledge from the forefront of their field of study.
CG1 - That the graduates possess and understand the most important concepts, methods and results of the different branches of Chemistry, with a historical perspective of their development.
CG2 - That they be able to gather and interpret relevant data, information and results, obtain conclusions and issue reasoned reports on scientific, technological or other problems that require the use of knowledge of Chemistry.
CG3 - That they can apply both the theoretical-practical knowledge acquired and the capacity for analysis and abstraction in the definition and approach of problems and in the search for solutions in both academic and professional contexts.
CG4 - That they have the ability to communicate, both in writing and orally, knowledge, procedures, results and ideas in Chemistry to both a specialized and non-specialized audience.
CG5 - That they are able to study and learn autonomously, with organization of time and resources, new knowledge and techniques in any scientific or technological discipline.
TRANSVERSAL
CT2 - Develop organizational and planning capacity.
CT4 - Be able to solve problems.
SPECIFIC
CE2 - Interpret the variation of the characteristic properties of the chemical elements according to the Periodic Table.
CE4 - Know the main types of chemical reaction and their main associated characteristics.
CE7 - Know the properties of organic, inorganic and metallic organ compounds.
CE13 - Be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of essential facts, concepts, principles and theories related to the areas of Chemistry.
CE18 - Be able to carry out standard laboratory procedures involved in analytical and synthetic work, in relation to organic and inorganic systems.
A) Lectures
Development of the contents of the subject through lectures given by the teaching staff. In these classes, a general outline will be followed for the presentation of the subjects with the aim of students acquiring a line of reasoning in the subject, which will be useful for them to continue learning independently and assimilate the knowledge in a lasting way. In these sessions, the teacher will pay attention to those aspects that are most relevant and/or difficult to understand.
B) Interactive classes in small groups (seminars)
Theoretical/practical classes in which applications of theory, problems, exercises, etc. are proposed and solved. The students participate actively in these classes in different ways: handing in exercises to the teacher; solving exercises in the classroom, etc. Assessment tests, if any, are included.
C) Practical laboratory
In these classes, students acquire the skills of a chemistry laboratory and consolidate the knowledge acquired in theory classes. For these practicals, students will be provided with a laboratory practice manual, which will include general considerations about working in the laboratory, as well as a script for each of the practicals to be carried out, which will consist of a brief presentation of the fundamentals, the methodology to be followed and an indication of the calculations to be carried out and results to be presented. Students must read the contents of this manual carefully before going to the laboratory and make a basic theoretical preparation before each proposed practical. This basic preparation will basically consist of reading the script in order to know the objective of the practical, to know what is going to be done and why, and to carry out the necessary calculations for its experimental development.
Once in the laboratory, and after an explanation by the teaching staff, students will carry out the experiments and calculations necessary to achieve the objectives of the practical, with each student individually recording the development of the practical and the relevant calculations and results in the laboratory diary. At the end of all practical sessions, students will be called to a theoretical-practical test related to the work carried out in the practical sessions.
Attendance at these classes is compulsory. Absences must be justified by documentary evidence, with exam and health reasons accepted, as well as those cases contemplated in current university regulations. Missed practicals will be made up in agreement with the teacher and within the timetable foreseen for the subject.
D) Small group tutorials
Tutorials programmed by the teaching staff and coordinated by the Centre. In general, they will involve 2 hours for each student per term and subject. Activities such as supervision of supervised work, clarification of doubts about theory or practices, problems, exercises, readings or other proposed tasks are proposed; as well as the presentation, exhibition, debate or commentary of individual work or work done in small groups. In many cases, teachers may require students to hand in exercises prior to the tutorial.
E) Personalised tutorials
The aim of these is to monitor the work of each student and to resolve any doubts they may have.
F) Digital Platform (Moodle)
Through this digital platform a virtual classroom will be kept active in which the teaching staff will provide the necessary information for the students (slides used in the lectures, exercise reports, manual for laboratory practices, online questionnaires, news, announcements, etc.).
This platform also contains discussion forums and internal mail, which provides excellent communication between teachers and students.
a) The evaluation of this subject will be done through continuous assessment and a final exam.
b) The continuous assessment represents 30% of the final mark and will be done by means of the assessment of:
b.1) Written controls, either carried out in person in the classroom or through the Virtual Campus of the subject, delivery of exercises or work, exercises carried out in the expository classes, in the seminars and/or in the tutorials (15% final mark);
b.2) Laboratory practicals (15% of the final mark). The mark for laboratory practicals will have two components with the following percentages: laboratory mark, 50%; final practical exam, 50%. For the laboratory mark, the items to be evaluated will be the following: organisation and neatness of the work in the laboratory; execution of the practical; results obtained.
Students must achieve a pass mark in the laboratory practicals in order to pass the course. In the 2nd ordinary edition of the final exam (July) only the theoretical-practical part of the laboratory practicals can be recovered.
c) The final exam represents 70% of the grade. It may include an eliminatory question, with fundamental contents of the subject that correspond to the competences developed in this teaching programme, which must be answered correctly in order to pass the exam. A minimum score may also be required in blocks of knowledge of the subject.
d) In order to pass the subject, it will be necessary to have achieved a minimum score of 4 (four points out of ten) in the final exam.
e) The final mark of each student in the subject will be obtained as a result of applying the following formula:
Final mark = Maximum (N2, N1 x 0.3 + N2 x 0.7).
N1 being the numerical mark corresponding to the continuous assessment (scale 0-10) and N2 the numerical mark of the final exam (scale 0-10), with the exception indicated in the previous section.
f) Repeating students will have the same attendance regime as those taking the subject for the first time, with the following exception: repeating students who have passed the laboratory practicals in a previous edition will keep the grade obtained in this section for a maximum of two academic years. Therefore, they will not have to take the laboratory practicals again.
g) Assessment of competences:
Interactive classes: CB1, CG1, CG2, CG3, CG4, CG5, CT2, CT4, CE2, CE4, CE7, CE13.
Laboratory practicals: CG3, CG4, CT2, CT4, CE4, CE7, CE13, CE18.
Exam: CB1, CG1, CG2, CG3, CG4, CG5, CT2, CT4, CE2, CE4, CE7, CE13.
h) In cases of fraudulent performance of exercises or tests, the following shall apply “Normativa de avaliación do rendemento académico dos estudantes e de revisión de cualificacións”.
FACE WORK IN THE CLASSROOM (HOURS)
Lectures: 23
Interactive small group classes (seminars): 8
Tutorials: 2
Laboratory practices: 20
Exam: 3
Total hours work face in the classroom or laboratory: 56
STUDENT WORK STAFF (HOURS)
Individual self-study or group (for the large group lectures): 35
Solving exercises, or other work: 32
Preparation of questions to address: 6
Preparation of laboratory work and its reporting practices: 8
Exam Preparation: 13
Total hours student's personal work: 94
• It is important to attend the lectures.
• It is important to keep an "up to date" revision of the course.
• It is recommended the preparation of each of the topics using the reference manual proposed for this subject.
• After reading a topic it is useful to summarize the important points, identifying the basic aspects related to each group of chemical elements that must be remembered and making sure that you know both their properties and reactions. chemicals in which they can participate.
• The relationship between the contents of each of the topics is essential for learning this subject. It may be helpful to draw diagrams for aspects such as binding, fetching and reactivity.
• It is highly desirable to attend and participate actively in seminary classes, in which the exercises will be solved, commenting on the difficulties to the rest of the seminary classmates.
• It is recommended to use the tutoring hours to solve the doubts that arise throughout the course.
• Preparing the practical work is essential for the laboratory sessions. First, the important theoretical concepts of each experiment should be reviewed and then you should carefully read the outline of the practice, trying to understand the objectives and the development of the proposed experiment. Any doubts that arise must be discussed with the lecturer.
Classes will be taught in Galician and Spanish.
The Virtual Campus will be used to provide the students with all the necessary material for monitoring the subject.
Ana Maria Gonzalez Noya
Coordinador/a- Department
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Area
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Phone
- 881814258
- ana.gonzalez.noya [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Maria Esther Garcia Fernandez
- Department
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Area
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Phone
- 881814241
- mesther.garcia [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Antonio Sousa Pedrares
- Department
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Area
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Phone
- 881814240
- antonio.sousa.pedrares [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Temporary PhD professor
Miguel Martinez Calvo
- Department
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Area
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Phone
- 881814238
- miguel.martinez.calvo [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Maria Isabel Velo Heleno
- Department
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Area
- Inorganic Chemistry
- mariaisabel.velo.heleno [at] usc.es
- Category
- USC Pre-doctoral Contract
Diego Sanchez-Brunete Gayoso
- Department
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Area
- Inorganic Chemistry
- diego.sanchez-brunete [at] usc.es
- Category
- USC Pre-doctoral Contract
Maria Del Carmen Gimenez Lopez
- Department
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Area
- Inorganic Chemistry
- maria.gimenez.lopez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Temporary PhD professor
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