Chemistry and Biochemistry I

Knowledge is transmitted in a dialogic environment with students, encouraging and consolidating the teaching-learning process. The course unit is taught through theoretical classes and laboratory practical classes.

In the theoretical classes, the theoretical foundations necessary for the development of the contents and the acquisition of the defined competencies are presented. Student participation is encouraged by applying concepts to the resolution of concrete situations, and theoretical-practical exercises may be presented and discussed in class.

Laboratory protocols will also be carried out in articulation with the theoretical content, namely the preparation of aqueous solutions and the determination of their precise concentration, the preparation of buffer solutions, and the execution of titrations, accompanied by the preparation of reports and responses to class questions.

• To know the properties of solutions
• To understand the laws of chemical equilibrium considering the different types: acid-base equilibrium, oxidation-reduction equilibrium,
• equilibrium of sparingly soluble salts, and complexation equilibrium
• To know the structure and nomenclature of the main families of organic compounds
• To understand the physical and chemical properties of organic compounds
• To know the structure of the main families of natural compounds

Types of intermolecular forces and sites of action. Properties of solutions. Colligative properties of solutions. Chemical equilibrium. Acid-base, oxidation-reduction, sparingly soluble salt, and complexation equilibria. Structure, nomenclature, physical properties, and chemical reactivity of organic compounds. Structure and properties of the main families of natural compounds.

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