Educational guide 2021_22 School of Engineering

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
Introduction	Fundamental concepts of chemistry. Importance of chemistry in biomedicine
Atomic structure	The Atom. Atomic models. Atomic orbitals. electronic configurations. Periodic table. Periodic properties
Chemical bond	Formulation of inorganic compounds. Bond type. Metallic, ionic and covalent bonds. Lewis structures. Geometry of covalent compounds. Hybridization.
Aggregation states and intermolecular forces	Dipole-dipole forces. Dispersion forces. Hydrogen bond. Consequences on properties. Solubility. Aqueous solutions. Chemical equilibrium (pH concept).
Chemical reactions	types of reactions. Stoichiometry, limiting reagent and performance of a reaction. Stoichiometry of solutions. Ways to give the concentration of a solution.
Thermodynamics and chemical kinetics	First law of thermodynamics. Hess's law. Second principle of thermodynamics: entropy. Third principle of thermodynamics. Gibbs free energy. Reaction rate. Rate equation. Modification of the rate of the reactions. Catalysts.
Electrochemistry	Redox systems. Standard potentials. Strong oxidizing. Nernst equation
Structure and reactivity of compounds of interest in biomedicine	Nomenclature and formulation. Two-dimensional and three-dimensional representations. Isomerism. Reactivity.
Laboratory	Laboratory instrumentation. Rules and safety. Separation of compounds from a mixture. PH measurements (indicators).