Section A - ATOMIC STRUCTURE. The nuclear atom. Atomic orbitals. Many-electron atoms. The periodic table. Trends in atomic properties. Section B - OVERVIEW OF CHEMICAL TRENDS. Electronegativity and bond type. Chemical periodicity. Stability and reactivity. Oxidation and reduction. Section C - STRUCTURE AND BONDING IN MOLECULES. Electron pair bonds. Molecular shapes: VSEPR. Molecular orbitals: homonuclear diatomics. Molecular orbitals: heteronuclear diatomics. Molecular orbitals: polyatomics. Bond strengths. Lewis acids and bases. Molecules in condensed phases. Section D - STRUCTURE AND BONDING IN SOLIDS. Introduction to solids. Element structures. Binary compounds: simple structures. Binary compounds: factors influencing structures. More complex structures. Lattice energies. Electrical and optical properties. Section E - CHEMISTRY IN SOLUTION. Solvent types and properties. Bronsted acids and bases. Complex formation. Solubility of ionic substances. Electrode potentials. Section F - CHEMISTRY OF NON-METALS. Overview of non-metals. Hydrogen. Boron. Carbon, silicon and germanium. Nitrogen. Phosphorus and arsenic. Oxygen. Sulfur, selenium and tellurium. The halogens. Noble gases. Section G - CHEMISTRY OF NON-TRANSITION METALS. Overview of non-transition metals. Group 1: alkali metals. Group 2: alkaline earths. Aluminium. Group 12: zinc, cadmium and mercury. Heavy p-block metals. Section H - CHEMISTRY OF TRANSITION METALS. Overview of transition metals. Ligand field theory. 3d series: aqueous ions. 3d series: solid state. 4d and 4d series. Complexes: structure and isomerism. Complexes: kinetics and mechanism. Complexes: electronic spectra and magnetism. p-acid liglands. Organometallic compounds. Catalysis. Section I - LANTHANIDES AND ACTINIDES. The lanthanides. The actinides: nuclear stability and synthesis. Chemistry of the actinides. Section J - ENVIRONMENTAL, BIOLOGICAL AND INDUSTRIAL ASPECTS. Origin and abundance of the elements. Geochemistry. Bioinorganic chemistry. Industrial chemistry. Environmental cycling.
