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2020/2021

Basic Chemistry I

Code: 105032 ECTS Credits: 8
Degree Type Year Semester
2502444 Chemistry FB 1 1
The proposed teaching and assessment methodology that appear in the guide may be subject to changes as a result of the restrictions to face-to-face class attendance imposed by the health authorities.

Contact

Name:
Roger Bofill Arasa
Email:
Roger.Bofill@uab.cat

Use of Languages

Principal working language:
catalan (cat)
Some groups entirely in English:
No
Some groups entirely in Catalan:
Yes
Some groups entirely in Spanish:
No

Teachers

Vicenç Branchadell Gallo
Xavier Solans Monfort
Miguel Guerrero Hernandez

Prerequisites

There are no official prerequisites. However, at the beginning of the course, students must
										
											know the fundamental concepts corresponding to the Chemistry courses in High School: formulation, stoichiometry, atomic structure and bonding, thermodynamics and ionic equilibria (acid-base,
										
											precipitation and redox). For those students who consider that their level of knowledge in these
										
											content is not adequate, a propaedeutic course is offered:
										
											http://www.uab.cat/web/docencia-de-grau/propedeutics-1248648002523.html
										
											This intensive course of 15-20 hours is taught during the first weeks of September, before the start
										
											of the official course, and provides the student with a review of the most important knowledge needed to
										
											to be able to follow this course properly.
										
											The Academic Management of the Faculty of Sciences
										
											(http://www.uab.cat/web/la-facultat/gestio-academica-1192574735663.html) has information
										
											(registration, dates, etc.) about this propaedeutic course.

Objectives and Contextualisation

The mainobjective of the subject is double. The first objective of this introductory course is to homogenize the level of the students, in all the aspects of knowledge that are part of Chemistry courses of 
pre-university studies. Based on this knowledge, the second objective is to provide the student with the necessary tools for a correct understanding of the chemical courses of the second year. 
In particular and among other knowledge, the course must provide security to the student in complex stoichiometric calculations and the formulation and nomenclature of the most important 
chemical compounds; qualitative knowledge of the structure of the atom and the types of bonds present in molecules, liquids and solids, as well as the periodic properties of the elements, and
 knowledge of the most important organic functional groups and the types of isomerism they show.

Competences

  • Adapt to new situations.
  • Apply knowledge of chemistry to problem solving of a quantitative or qualitative nature in familiar and professional fields.
  • Be ethically committed.
  • Communicate orally and in writing in one’s own language.
  • Have numerical calculation skills.
  • Learn autonomously.
  • Manage the organisation and planning of tasks.
  • Manage, analyse and synthesise information.
  • Obtain information, including by digital means.
  • Propose creative ideas and solutions.
  • Reason in a critical manner
  • Resolve problems and make decisions.
  • Show an understanding of the basic concepts, principles, theories and facts of the different areas of chemistry.
  • Show initiative and an enterprising spirit.
  • Show motivation for quality.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Adapt to new situations.
  2. Be ethically committed.
  3. Communicate orally and in writing in one’s own language.
  4. Describe Valence bond and molecular orbital theories.
  5. Describe the properties of the different aggregation states of matter, and relate these to chemical bonding and intermolecular forces.
  6. Describe the structure of the atom.
  7. Determine the electronic configurations of the elements and, from these, the properties of the elements.
  8. Determine the hybridisation of atoms in molecules from Valence bond theory and apply molecular orbital theory to diatomic molecules.
  9. Distinguish between the different types of chemical bonds and intermolecular interactions.
  10. Draw Lewis structures of molecules and describe from these, their main properties.
  11. Have numerical calculation skills.
  12. Identify the processes of reduction and oxidation in a redox reaction and equalise the corresponding chemical equation.
  13. Learn autonomously.
  14. Manage the organisation and planning of tasks.
  15. Manage, analyse and synthesise information.
  16. Name and formulate the organic and inorganic chemical compounds.
  17. Obtain information, including by digital means.
  18. Propose creative ideas and solutions.
  19. Reason in a critical manner
  20. Resolve problems and make decisions.
  21. Show initiative and an enterprising spirit.
  22. Show motivation for quality.
  23. Work properly with chemical equations and the main magnitudes of matter.

Content

PART I. Matter, compounds and chemical reactions

										
											Chapter 1. Matter and chemical compounds
										
											Chapter 2. Introduction to chemical reactions
										
											Chapter 3. Gases

										
											PART II. Atomic structure and bonding
										
											Chapter 4. Atomic structure
										
											Chapter 5. The periodic table
										
											Chapter 6. Chemical bonding
										
											Chapter 7. Bonding in solids and liquids

Unless the requirements enforced by the health authorities demand a prioritization or reduction of these contents.

Methodology

The course Fonaments de Química I consists of two types of supervised activities, the theoretical sessions and
										
											the problem sessions, which are distributed throughout the course in an approximate ratio of 3 to 1.
										
											
										
											
										
											Theoretical sessions. Through the teacher's expositions the student must acquire the knowledge
of the subject and complement it with his/her personal study with the help of the materials that
										
											teachers have provided through the Campus Virtual/Teams and the recommended bibliography. The
										
											theoretical sessions will be open to the participation of the students, who will be able to ask the lecturer 
the questions and clarifications that they deem necessary.
										
											
										
											
										
											Problem sessions. The objective of this supervised activity is to solve problems and issues that have
										
											have been previously raised to students through the Campus Virtual and were asked to be resolved
										
											previously, in group or individually. We aim to stimulate the participation of students in the discussion of alternatives to solve the
										
											problems, taking advantage of it to consolidate the knowledge acquired during the theoretical sessions 
and during their personal study.

The proposed teaching methodology may experience some modifications depending on the restrictions to face-to-face activities enforced by health authorities.

Activities

Title Hours ECTS Learning Outcomes
Type: Directed      
Exercice lessons 20 0.8 16, 3, 21, 22, 6, 5, 4, 8, 7, 10, 9, 14, 12, 2, 18, 19, 20, 11, 23
Study 106 4.24 1, 16, 13, 3, 21, 22, 6, 5, 4, 8, 7, 10, 9, 14, 15, 12, 2, 17, 18, 19, 20, 11, 23
Theoretical lessons 48 1.92 16, 6, 5, 4, 8, 7, 10, 9, 12, 23

Assessment

The final grade of the subject is obtained from the exam marks and the continuous work of the student.
										
											
										
											
										
											Weighted average of the exams of the subject = 0.50 x mark exam part I + 0.50 x mark exam part II

										
											Final mark of the course = 0.70 x weighted average mark of the exams + 0.30 x mark continuous work
										
											
										
											To pass the course, the following two conditions must be fulfilled:
										
											
										
											
										
											1) The final grade of the subject should be ≥ 5.0
										
											2) The exam mark for each part of the course (I and II) must be ≥ 4.0
										
											
										
											The marks of the students that have passed the course may be increased up to a maximum of 1.5 points in order to achieve the
										
											distribution between 'aprovats', 'notables', 'excel·lents' and 'MHs' that lecturers consider appropriate. Students who
										
											do not pass the course because the mark of the exam of one of the two parts (or both) is <4.0, regardless of the 
										
											overall mathematical average mark they will get a maximum final grade of 4.5, considering therefore that they have failed the course.

Continuous work:
										
											
										
											1) Evidences for each student will be collected during the two parts throughout the course (problems resolved
										
											individually or in groups, self-assessment on the Campus Virtual, short tests in class, etc.)
										
											2) The mark of the continuous work of the course will be the average of the marks of the evidences collected throughout the
										
											course without considering the one with the lowest mark.

Exams:

										
											1) An exam will be carried out at the end of each part during the course (course exams).
										
											
										
											2) At the end of the course, and throughout a single day, exams of the two blocks will be offered (second-choice exams). 
To participate in those, students must have been previously evaluated in a set of activities whose weight equals at least two thirds of the whole course.

3) There is the possibility that students who do not need it take second-choice exams for
										
											improving the qualification of the course. For students who present themselves to these second-choice exams, the mark
										
											of the exam corresponding to that part of the course will be:
										
											a) equal to that of the second-choice exam, if the mark of the second-choice exam> previous course exam mark
b) equal to the average of the previous course exam exam and the second-choice exam, if the mark of the second-choice exam <
										
											previous course exam mark
										
											
										
											4) Use of unauthorized methods during any exam (copy or communication between course mates, use of cell phones, use of smart clocks, etc.) will be penalized with a rating of
										
											"suspens" in the global mark of the current course.
5) To attend an exam of any part of the course, it is essential to bring an identification document (ID or 
										
											university card) with a recent and good quality photograph.
										
											
										
											
										
											6) "No avaluable":
										
											The course will be rated as "No avaluable" if the student has not participated in the assessment activities
										
											of one of the parts (or both) into which the course is organized.

Student’s assessment may experience some modifications depending on the restrictions to face-to-face activities enforced by health authorities.

Assessment Activities

Title Weighting Hours ECTS Learning Outcomes
Continuous work 20 20 0.8 1, 16, 13, 3, 21, 22, 6, 5, 4, 8, 7, 10, 9, 14, 15, 12, 2, 17, 18, 19, 20, 11, 23
Exams 80 6 0.24 1, 16, 13, 3, 21, 22, 6, 5, 4, 8, 7, 10, 9, 14, 15, 12, 2, 17, 18, 19, 20, 11, 23

Bibliography

Textbook
QUIMICA GENERAL: PRINCIPIOS Y APLICACIONES MODERNAS, R. H. Petrucci, F. G. Herring, J.D.
Madura i C. Bissonnette , Pearson Educación SA, 10ª edició, Madrid 2011 (ISBN: 978-84-8322-680-3).

http://www.ingebook.com.are.uab.cat/ib/NPcd/IB_BooksVis?cod_primaria=1000187&codigo_libro=1262


Other useful books
PRINCIPIOS DE QUÍMICA, P. Atkins i L. Jones, Médica Panamericana, 3ª edició, 2006.
QUÍMICA, R. Chang, McGraw-Hill, 9ª edició, 2010.
PRINCIPIOS DE FÍSICO-QUÍMICA, Ira N. Levine, McGraw-Hill 6ª edició, 2014
INTRODUCCIÓ A LA NOMECLATURA QUÍMICA INORGÀNICA I ORGÀNICA, J. Sales i J. Vilarrasa, Reverté,
5ª edició, 2003.
INTRODUCCIÓN A LA NOMENCLATURA DE LAS SUSTANCIAS QUÍMICAS, W. R. Peterson, Reverté, 2010.