No prerequisites are established for this subject. It is recommended to take the zero course of Chemistry (which contains Formulation) offered by the Faculty of Chemical Sciences and Technologies since the student must know the nomenclature of inorganic compounds according to the IUPAC rules, as well as the most common traditional formulations.

It is essential that the student of the Degree in Chemical Engineering acquires a solid knowledge of the foundations and bases of Chemistry. The Fundamentals of Chemistry subject intends for the student to deepen the understanding of chemical concepts and acquire the necessary skills for their application to the practical cases that will be presented both in their professional future and when studying other subjects of the study plan. Specifically, this subject will address the description of the structure of matter, the chemical bond, the states of aggregation and the different types of equilibrium.

Fundamentals of Chemistry is a basic subject, it will be taught in the first semester of the first year and constitutes an essential starting point for the correct learning of other subjects of the Chemical Engineering degree.

Course competences
Code	Description
CB02	Apply their knowledge to their job or vocation in a professional manner and show that they have the competences to construct and justify arguments and solve problems within their subject area.
CB03	Be able to gather and process relevant information (usually within their subject area) to give opinions, including reflections on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues.
CB04	Transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions for both specialist and non-specialist audiences.
CB05	Have developed the necessary learning abilities to carry on studying autonomously
E04	Ability to understand and apply the principles of basic knowledge of general chemistry, organic and inorganic chemistry and their applications in engineering.
E24	Manipulate chemicals safely and environmentally
E25	Knowledge about integration of processes and operations
G03	Ability to solve problems with initiative, decision making, creativity, critical reasoning and to communicate and transmit knowledge, skills and abilities in the field of Chemical Engineering.
G14	ethical commitment and professional ethics
G18	Capacity for teamwork
G20	Ability to learn and work autonomously
G21	Ability to apply theoretical knowledge to practice
G22	Creativity and initiative

Course learning outcomes
Description
To know the nomenclature and terminology used in chemistry.
To know the different types of bonds.
To know the different types of equilibrium and be able to calculate the concentrations and pressures in a chemical process in equilibrium.
To know the basic concepts and principles of Chemistry,
To develop your ability to work in a team.
To master stoichiometric adjustment, calculation of concentrations and systems and conversion of units.
To have the capacity for synthesis, being critical and objective.
To have the capacity for initiative to raise and solve specific problems of Chemistry, as well as to interpret the results obtained.
To have the ability to work autonomously in a laboratory and to interpret experimental results.
To have the capacity to search for information, its analysis, interpretation and use for practical purposes.
Additional outcomes
Description
-Acquire general knowledge of Chemistry that will allow learning other subjects within the area of ¿¿chemistry and chemical engineering. -Through the resolution of the seminar sheets and the practical cases raised, be able to evaluate and analyze a problem and select the most appropriate method for its resolution among those proposed in the theory. -Develop the ability to work as a team through work during classes, seminars and the work developed in laboratory sessions. -Acquire knowledge about the fundamentals of Chemistry: the different states of matter, its structure, chemical bond, equilibrium... Know how to apply said knowledge to the different fields of chemistry as well as its applications in engineering by solving practical cases and exercises. -In the laboratory sessions, use the basic laboratory instruments to carry out basic processes in a chemistry laboratory: preparation of solutions, titration, distillation, batteries... -During the practical sessions in the laboratory, learn to handle adequately both the material and the different chemical products, interpreting the risks associated with the use of chemical substances. In addition, acquire knowledge about the treatment of waste generated in it.

• Unit 1: ATOMIC STRUCTURE. From classical physics to quantum theory. Bohr's theory of the hydrogen atom. The dual nature of the electron. Quantum mechanics. The quantum numbers. Atomic orbitals.
• Unit 2: MOLECULAR STRUCTURE: COVALENT LINK. Electronegativity. Introduction to the chemical bond. Lewis structures. valence bond theory Hybridization. Molecular orbital theory.
• Unit 3: STATES OF AGGREGATION. Gas laws. Gas mixtures. Kinetic theory of gases. Real gases. intermolecular forces. Phase diagrams. Properties of liquids. Crystal structure of ionic solids. Ionic radii. Grid power. Types of crystalline solids.
• Unit 4: SOLUTIONS. Types of dissolution. Concentration. Solubility. Pressure. Colligative properties. colloidal mixtures.
• Unit 5: ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM. Bronsted and Lowry theory. Strength of acids and bases. Ionic product of water: pH. Calculation of pH in solutions of acids and bases. Hydrolysis. Calculation of pH in salt solutions. buffer solutions or buffers. Acid-base titrations.
• Unit 6: PRECIPITATION EQUILIBRIUM. Solubility and solubility product. Beginning and end of precipitation. fractional precipitation. Common ion effect.
• Unit 7: REDOX EQUILIBRIUM. General principles of oxidation-reduction. Adjustment of oxidation-reduction reactions. Oxidizing and reducing agents. electrochemical cells. Standard electrode potentials. Nernst equation.
• Unit 8: LABORATORY PRACTICES: INITIATION TO THE CHEMISTRY LABORATORY. Laboratory safety. The laboratory notebook. Lab's material. Preparation of solutions. Ratings. Chemical balance. Distillation. voltaic pile.

Training Activity	Methodology	Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021)	ECTS	Hours	As	Com	Description
Self-study [OFF-SITE]	Self-study	G20 G21	1	25	N	N	AUTONOMOUS AND PERSONAL WORK OF THE STUDENT: BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER the face-to-face classes, to study and assimilate the theoretical and practical concepts that will be addressed in the classes.
Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE]	Combination of methods	E04 G03 G20	1.36	34	N	N	Face-to-face teaching where the theoretical and practical concepts of the subject will be worked on and examples will be solved that allow understanding the explained concepts. The student will be provided with all the DIDACTIC MATERIAL to follow the subject. The methodology will be ACTIVE with participatory classes through different methodologies: peer discussion, problem solving, group work,... The student will attend face-to-face classes HAVING PREVIOUSLY STUDIED the subject matter.
Progress test [ON-SITE]	Assessment tests		0.04	1	Y	N	Carrying out a mini-exam so that the student can check her progress in the subject. It is part of the continuous evaluation.
Workshops or seminars [ON-SITE]	Problem solving and exercises	CB02 CB03 CB04 CB05 E04 G03 G14 G18 G20 G21 G22	0.28	7	Y	N	Different activities will be planned that involve discussion, analysis, resolution,... by the students, individually or in groups, of exercises, problems, activities or practical cases. It is part of the continuous evaluation.
Self-study [OFF-SITE]	Self-study		0.28	7	Y	N	Previous study and completion of previous online questionnaires before starting each topic so that the student can check their initial understanding of the topic. It is part of the continuous evaluation.
Other off-site activity [OFF-SITE]	Self-study		0.16	4	Y	N	To work with the PeerWise tool. It is part of the continuous evaluation.
Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE]	Problem solving and exercises	G03 G20 G21	1.51	37.75	N	N	Resolution of the exercises proposed by the teacher.
Laboratory practice or sessions [ON-SITE]	Practical or hands-on activities	E04 E24 E25 G03 G20 G21	0.64	16	Y	Y	The student will be introduced to the handling of chemical substances, techniques and basic laboratory material, taking into account safety standards.
Other off-site activity [OFF-SITE]	Practical or hands-on activities	G21	0.41	10.25	N	N	Before the beginning of the practical sessions, students will be provided with the corresponding practice scripts. Before attending the corresponding session in the laboratory, YOU MUST HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD the methodology that will be followed in practice.
Final test [ON-SITE]	Assessment tests	E04 G03 G14 G18 G20 G21 G22	0.08	2	Y	Y	Carry out a written test to evaluate the learning of the contents taught in the classes and seminars.
Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE]	Self-study	G20 G21	0.24	6	N	N
Total:			6	150
Total credits of in-class work: 2.4			Total class time hours: 60
Total credits of out of class work: 3.6			Total hours of out of class work: 90

As: Assessable training activity
Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).

Evaluation System	Continuous assessment	Non-continuous evaluation *	Description
Other methods of assessment	25.00%	0.00%	CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT of learning through different proposals: previous questionnaires (6%), seminars (7%), PeerWise (6%), mini-exam (6%). All the information necessary to obtain this grade will be provided at the beginning of the course.
Laboratory sessions	15.00%	15.00%	Compulsory and active performance of laboratory practices. Evaluation: Previous questionnaires (2/10 points), dexterity (1/10 points), practical test (preparation of a solution (3/10 points) and practical exam (4/10 points)).
Final test	60.00%	85.00%	Completion of a compulsory written test (theory (4/10) and problems (6/10)) to evaluate the learning of the contents taught in the subject.
Test	0.00%	0.00%	Pass a mandatory inorganic formulation exam in which only 2/10 failures will be accepted when naming and 2/10 failures when formulating the compounds.
Total:	100.00%	100.00%

Not related to the syllabus/contents
Hours	hours

Unit 1 (de 8): ATOMIC STRUCTURE. From classical physics to quantum theory. Bohr's theory of the hydrogen atom. The dual nature of the electron. Quantum mechanics. The quantum numbers. Atomic orbitals.
Activities	Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods]	4
Workshops or seminars [PRESENCIAL][Problem solving and exercises]	1
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests]	.3

Unit 2 (de 8): MOLECULAR STRUCTURE: COVALENT LINK. Electronegativity. Introduction to the chemical bond. Lewis structures. valence bond theory Hybridization. Molecular orbital theory.
Activities	Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods]	6
Workshops or seminars [PRESENCIAL][Problem solving and exercises]	1
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests]	.3

Unit 3 (de 8): STATES OF AGGREGATION. Gas laws. Gas mixtures. Kinetic theory of gases. Real gases. intermolecular forces. Phase diagrams. Properties of liquids. Crystal structure of ionic solids. Ionic radii. Grid power. Types of crystalline solids.
Activities	Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods]	6
Workshops or seminars [PRESENCIAL][Problem solving and exercises]	1
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests]	.28

Unit 4 (de 8): SOLUTIONS. Types of dissolution. Concentration. Solubility. Pressure. Colligative properties. colloidal mixtures.
Activities	Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods]	3
Workshops or seminars [PRESENCIAL][Problem solving and exercises]	1
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests]	.28

Unit 5 (de 8): ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM. Bronsted and Lowry theory. Strength of acids and bases. Ionic product of water: pH. Calculation of pH in solutions of acids and bases. Hydrolysis. Calculation of pH in salt solutions. buffer solutions or buffers. Acid-base titrations.
Activities	Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods]	7
Workshops or seminars [PRESENCIAL][Problem solving and exercises]	1
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests]	.28

Unit 6 (de 8): PRECIPITATION EQUILIBRIUM. Solubility and solubility product. Beginning and end of precipitation. fractional precipitation. Common ion effect.
Activities	Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods]	5
Workshops or seminars [PRESENCIAL][Problem solving and exercises]	1
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests]	.28

Unit 7 (de 8): REDOX EQUILIBRIUM. General principles of oxidation-reduction. Adjustment of oxidation-reduction reactions. Oxidizing and reducing agents. electrochemical cells. Standard electrode potentials. Nernst equation.
Activities	Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods]	4
Workshops or seminars [PRESENCIAL][Problem solving and exercises]	1
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests]	.28

Unit 8 (de 8): LABORATORY PRACTICES: INITIATION TO THE CHEMISTRY LABORATORY. Laboratory safety. The laboratory notebook. Lab's material. Preparation of solutions. Ratings. Chemical balance. Distillation. voltaic pile.
Activities	Hours
Laboratory practice or sessions [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities]	16

Global activity
Activities	hours

Author(s)	Title	Book/Journal	Citv	Publishing house	ISBN	Year	Description	Link	Catálogo biblioteca
Brown et al.	Chemistry: The Central Science (MasteringChemistry)			Pearson Educación		2017	14th edition
Domínguez Reboiras, Miguel Ángel	Química : la ciencia básica			Thomson Paraninfo	978-84-9732-347-5	2008
Peterson, W. R.	Introducción a la nomenclatura de las sustancias químicas			Reverté	978-84-291-7572-1	2010
Ralph H. Petrucci et al.	General Chemistry: Principles and Modern Applications			Pearson-Prentice Hall		2017	11th edition