The course covers the fundamental principles and concepts of general chemistry blending facts with theory in application, particularly the various fields of students’ interests and generally to the physical world. Emphasis is given to the concepts of atomic composition and structure, periodic table, chemical formula and chemical equation writing and naming of compounds, chemical bonding, stoichiometry, acids and bases, and calculations on solutions.

Laboratory work is an integral part of the course. This involves the performance of exercises (online or face to face) and mostly virtual experiments which acquaint the students with some of the fundamental chemical laboratory operations as the basic concepts and principles of inorganic chemistry are illustrated.