This module builds upon the principles and concepts presented in the modules Chemistry of the Elements I and (components of) Structure, Reactivity and Bonding. The module is primarily concerned with the synthesis, properties, reactivity and bonding found for compounds of s- and p-block elements, and simple structure determination using X-ray powder diffraction. The material is delivered under two main topic headings: (i) Molecular Chemistry of the s- and p-Blocks, which is fundamentally concerned with discrete molecules containing s- and p-Block elements [including organometallic species]; and (ii) X-ray diffraction as it relates to Solid State Chemistry, with emphasis on some s- and p-Block solids. The laboratory component of the module develops general synthetic techniques and manipulations of relevance to inorganic chemistry. |