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.
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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 |