Chemistry of elements s and p
Summary
Introduction to the chemistry of the s & p elements of the periodic table.
Content
The course will be a "walk" through the periodic table with focus on the main group elements. This includes a brief history of the respective element, a description of the most important compounds (syntheses, structures, physical properties and reactivities) and a discussion of trends within the different groups.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Recall general trends in the periodic table of elements.
- Recall methods for the synthesis of the s & p block elements.
- Recall the structures, the properties, applications, and the chemical reactivity of the s & p block elements.
- Differentiate the different allotropes of the s & p block elements.
- Derive the structure of compounds of the s & p block elements.
- Derive equations for reactions of compounds of the s & p block elements.
- Recall relevant oxidation states for the s & p block elements.
Assessment methods
Written exam
Resources
Ressources en bibliothèque
- Nature's Building Blocks / Emsley
- Anorganische Chemie / Riedel
- Inorganic Chemistry / Shriver
- Elements of the p Block / Shriver
Moodle Link
In the programs
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Written (winter session)
- Subject examined: Chemistry of elements s and p
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: mandatory
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Written (winter session)
- Subject examined: Chemistry of elements s and p
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: mandatory