The students will:

• learn the basic principles of chemistry, including atoms, molecules and ions
• learn how to perform stoichiometric calculations
• understand the basic principles of the electronic structure of the atoms and the periodic properties of the elements
• gain knowledge on the basic concepts of chemical bonding and molecular geometry
• understand the properties of liquids and the role of the intermolecular forces, including hydrogen bond
• gain knowledge on the basic principles of acid–base equilibria
• learn how to calculate the pH of aqueous solutions of strong acids and bases, as well as of weak acids and bases
• gain knowledge on the properties of buffer solutions and learn how to calculate their pH

• Review, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
• Work in interdisciplinary environment
• Environmental protection

• Law of Conservation of Mass
• Classifications of Matter
• Properties of Matter
• Physical and Chemical Properties

• The Atomic Theory of Matter
• The Discovery of Atomic Structure
• The Modern View of Atomic Structure
• Atomic Numbers, Mass Numbers, and Isotopes
• Atomic Weights
• The Periodic Table
• Molecules and Molecular Compounds
• Ions and Ionic Compounds

• Chemical Equations
• Balancing Equations
• Formula Weights
• Avogadro’s Number and the Mole
• Properties of Solutions
• Expressing Solution Concentration

• The Wave Nature of Light
• Quantized Energy and Photons
• Line Spectra and the Bohr Model
• The Wave Behavior of Matter
• Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Orbitals
• Representations of Orbitals
• Many-Electron Atoms
• Electron Configurations

• Development of the Periodic Table
• Electron Configurations and the Periodic Table
• Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids

• Lewis Symbols and the Octet Rule
• Ionic Bonding
• Covalent Bonding

• Molecular Shapes
• The VSEPR Model
• Molecular Shape and Molecular Polarity

• A Molecular Comparison of Gases, Liquids, and Solids
• Intermolecular Forces
• Hydrogen bond

• Acids and Bases: A Brief Review
• Brønsted–Lowry Acids and Bases
• The Autoionization of Water and the pH Scale
• Strong Acids and Bases
• Weak Acids and Weak Bases
• Relationship between Ka and Kb
• Acid–Base Properties of Salt Solutions
• The Common-Ion Effect
• Buffers
• Acid–Base Titrations

Assessment Method

Ι. Written final examination (100%)

• Problems to be resolved.

• General Chemistry, Darrell Ebbing, Steven Gammon, Cengage Learning; 11th edition, 2016. ISBN: 978-1305580343
• Chemistry, The Central Science, 14th Edition, Brown T., LeMay E., Burste B., Murphy C., Woodward P., Stoltzfus M., Pearson, 14th edition, 2017. ISBN: 978-0134414232
• Chemistry: A Molecular Approach, Tro N., Pearson, 5th edition, 2019. ISBN: 978-0134989693