D1) Knowledge and understanding: at the end of the class, the student will have a non-elementary knowledge of the chemical and physical properties of the elements and of their main inorganic compounds. Above all, the student should be able to relate these properties to the electronic structures and periodic trends, including the lesser-known ones, of the elements. The course also aims to highlight the most modern applications of inorganic compounds, ranging from materials to biomedicine. D2) Applying knowledge and understanding: the student will be able to understand the reason of the main characteristics of each element and its compounds, as well as their applications. D3) Making judgements: the student will be able to understand at the atomic level the origins of the main periodic trends. D4) Communication skills: at the end of the class the student will manage to master and expose clearly the concepts acquired at point 1, also in contexts where the other players have a rather modest knowledge of the role of metals in a biomedical field, demonstrating to have acquired a good general knowledge and understanding of the topics and the capability of making logical connections between different parts. D5) Learning skills: at the end of the course the student will be capable to get autonomously a deeper knowledge of the topics dealt with in the class, including through the reading and comprehension of textbooks and of articles published on specific scientific journals.

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The course consists of 4 CFUs (32 lecture hours). The main topics covered, following the classical outline of modern Inorganic Chemistry texts, are as follows: Periodic trends: periodic physico-chemical properties of the elements (both of the main blocks and of the f- and d-blocks as well) and of their main inorganic compounds. The properties of elements and compounds will be related to the electronic properties of the elements and to their periodic trends, even the less known ones. The most modern applications of metals and inorganic compounds, ranging from materials to biomedicine, will be highlighted.

M. Weller, T. Overton, J. Rourke, F. Armstrong La chimica inorganica di Atkins Zanichelli (seconda edizione italiana sulla settima edizione inglese) C.E. Housecroft, A.G. Sharpe Chimica inorganica Piccin These textbooks can be found also in theor original english version. Slides used during the lectures will be provided on the Moodle platform as pdf files. Also available on Moodle are some scholarly articles for those who wish to explore specific topics in more detail.

Periodic trends: periodic physico-chemical properties of the elements (both of the main blocks and of the f- and d-blocks as well) and of their main inorganic compounds. Hydrogen Elements of Group 1 Elements of Group 2 Elements of Group 13 Elements of Group 14 Elements of Group 15 Elements of Group 16 Elements of Group 17 Elements of Group 18 Extractive metallurgy (basics) The elements of the f block The elements of the d block (if time allows) The properties of elements and compounds will be related to the electronic properties of the elements and to their periodic trends, even the less known ones. The most modern applications of metals and inorganic compounds, ranging from materials to biomedicine, will be highlighted.

Classroom front lectures with powerpoint slides and films form internet.

All the powerpoint slides shown during lessons are made available to the students through the Moodle platform as pdf files. In addition, some research papers dealing are also made available on Moodle for those students that wnat to gain a deeper insight particular parts of the course.

Oral examination (with a final mark given in n/30), articulated in the form of a blackboard interview with possible request to comment on slides used during the course, consists in a few questions (at least 3-4 in total, for an average duration of 30 – 35 min) on different parts of the course. In answering to them, the student is expected to show that he/she has acquired a good general knowledge and understanding of the topics and that he/she is capable of making logical connections between different parts. The evaluation grid adopted is as follows: Excellent (30 - 30 cum laude): excellent knowledge of the topics, excellent language property, excellent analytical ability. Very good (27 - 29): good knowledge of topics, remarkable language property, good analytical ability. Good (24-26): good knowledge of the main topics, fair properties of language, adequate ability to apply theoretical knowledge to concrete cases. Satisfactory (21-23): possession of the fundamental knowledge of the teaching but incomplete mastery of some main topics, satisfactory ownership of language. Sufficient (18-20): minimal knowledge of the main teaching topics and technical language. Insufficient: lack of acceptable content knowledge of various program topics.

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