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Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin Piotr Wieczorek MD PhD ENGLISH PROGRAM Chemistry pre-courses Syllabus 2015/2016 1. The structure of matter: atoms, molecules and ions Elements, compounds and mixtures; atoms and atomic masses; a modern view of atomic structure; the periodic table; bond types, chemical interactions – inter and intramolecular forces, reactions of the elements: molecular and ionic compounds; inorganic chemical nomenclature. 2. Stoichiometry: quantitative chemical relationships The mole concept; measuring moles of elements and compounds; percentage composition; empirical and molecular formulas; writing and balancing chemical equations; using chemical equations in calculations; limiting reactant calculations; theoretical yield and percentage yield. 3. Chemical reactions in solution Solutions and chemical reactions; electrolytes and nonelectrolytes; acid and bases as electrolytes; acid-base neutralization; oxidation-reduction reactions; balancing redox equations by the ion - electron method; molar concentration; stoichiometry of reactions in solution. 4. Chemical reactions: periodic correlations Bronsted acids and bases; acid base properties of the elements and their oxides; reactions of metals with acids; displacement of one metal by another from compounds; periodic trends in the reactivities of metals and nonmetals. 5. Acid – base equilibria Ionization of water and the pH concept; solutions of strong acids and bases; ionization constants of weak acids and bases; equilibrium calculations; solutions of salts: ions as weak acids and bases; buffers: the control of pH 6. Organic compounds, polymers and biochemicals Nature of organic chemistry; hydrocarbons, alcohols and ethers, organic derivatives of water; amines, organic derivatives of ammonia; organic compounds with carbonyl group; organic polymers; major types of biochemicals: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids. 7. Osmotic pressure and Donnan equilibrium Semipermeable membranes, osmosis and dialysis, molecular mass determination using osmotic pressure, Donnan equilibrium. Recommended literature: 1. J.E. Brady, F. Senese “Chemistry. Mater & its changes.” 2. Jespersen, The Molecular Nature of Matter, 7e.