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General Chemistry (Inorganic Chemistry) I
Allgemeine Chemie I (AC)
Last Updated: 2026-06-01 11:30:37
Abstract
Introduction to the chemistry of ionic equilibria: Acids and bases, redox reactions, formation of coordination complexes and precipitation reactions
Objective
Understanding and describing ionic equilibria from both a qualitative and a quantitative perspective
Content
Chemical equilibrium and equilibrium constants, mono- and polyprotic acids and bases in aqueous solution, calculation of equilibrium concentrations, acidity functions, Lewis acids, acids in non-aqueous solvents, redox reactions and equilibria, Galvanic cells, electrode potentials, Nernst equation, coordination chemistry, stepwise formation of metal complexes, solubility
Resources
Lecture Notes
Copies of the course slides as well as other documents will be provided as pdf files via the moodle platform.
Literature
C. E. Housecroft & E. C. Constable: Chemistry, An Introduction to Organic, Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall / Pearson, 2010, ISBN 978-0-273-71545-0
General Information
- Language
- English
- Levels
- BSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- session examination
- Mode
- written 60 minutes
- Aids
- Taschenrechner und PeriodensystemKeine elektronische Kommunikationsmittel
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
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| lecture | Allgemeine Chemie I (AC) |
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2 h weekly |
| exercise |
Allgemeine Chemie I (AC)
Groups are selected in myStudies.
Die Übungsstunden der ersten Lektion beginnen unabhängig vom Unterrichtsraum jeweils um 7:45 Uhr.
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1 h weekly |