Guia docente 2023_24 Facultade de Química

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
Chapter 1. The metals and the metallic behaviour	Crystalline structure of the metals Metallic bond Distribution of the metals in the Periodic Table Properties of the metals Alloys
Chapter 2. Extactive metallurgy	Mineral processing Ellingham diagrams Refining
Chapter 3. Introduction to Coordination and Organometallic Chemistry.	Coordination and organometallic compounds definition Coordination numbers and stereochemistries Ligands classification Nomenclature introduction Rule of the 18 electrons
Chapter 4. Group 1. The Alkali metals	Ocurrence and abundance Extraction and uses Physical properties Reactivity (chemical properties) Principal compounds Organometallic compounds Bioinoganic
Chapter 5. Group 2. The Alkaline earth metals	Ocurrence and abundance Extraction and uses Physical properties Reactivity (chemical properties) Principal compounds Organometallic compounds Bioinoganic
Chapter 6. Al , Ga, In and Tl	Ocurrence and abundance Extraction and uses Physical properties Reactivity (chemical properties) Principal compounds Organometallic compounds Bioinoganic
Chapter 7. Sn and Pb	Ocurrence and abundance Extraction and uses Physical properties Reactivity (chemical properties) Principal compounds Organometallic compounds Bioinoganic
Chapter 8. As, Sb and Bi	Ocurrence and abundance Extraction and uses Physical properties Reactivity (chemical properties) Pincipal compounds Organometallic compounds Bioinoganic
Chapter 9. The d-block elements. An introduction to the transition elements	Introduction Differences between the first row and the otherr two rows Ocurrence and abundance Extraction and uses Physical properties Reactivity (chemical properties) Principal compounds Organometallic compounds Bioinoganic
Chapter 10. Group 12: Zn, Cd and Hg	Ocurrence and abundance Extraction and uses Physical properties Reactivity (chemical properties) Principal compounds Organometallic compounds Bioinoganic
Chapter 11. The f-block elements. An introduction to transition internal elements: Lanthanide and Actinide elements.	Ocurrence and abundance Extraction and uses Physical properties Reactivity (chemical properties) Principal compounds Organometallic compounds Bioinoganic
Laboratory. There will be 4 practical sessions of 3.5 hours each.	Session 1. Thermite reaction Session 2. Study of reactivity of calcium and some calcium compounds in water Session 3. Study of comparative reactivity of some transition and main groups metals Session 4. Salts identification