Course content

Chemical bonding: The importance of atomic orbitals for chemical bonds, covalent bonds, ionic bonding and lattice energy, metal bonding, metals, semiconductors and insulators, intermolecular chemical forces, structure of liquids and solids. Molecular orbital theory, crystal field and ligand field theory. Introduction to coordination complexes. Chemical properties of the elements with emphasis on periodic properties.

Learning outcome

The course aims at giving the students an introduction to inorganic chemistry with emphasis on understading the chemical bonding from a fundamental understanding of the atomic structure. The students should after taking this course have a fundamental understanding of how the structure of molecules, liquids and solids are built up. The students should also have acquired an overwiew knowledge about the periodic properties of the elements.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, written exercises and laboratory exercises. A minimum of 50% of the written exercises has to be approved. The laboratory exercises must be approved to have access to the final written examination. Final grade in the course is based on portfolio assessment. The portfolio includes written final examination (76%) as well as two semester tests counting 12% each. The evaluation of the different parts is given in %points while the final grade for the whole folder is given by a letter grade. If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may be changed from written to oral.

Compulsory assignments

• Exercises

Recommended previous knowledge

Course TMT4115 General Chemistry or similar course.

Course materials

D.F. Shriver and P.W. Atkins, Inorganic chemistry, Oxford University press, 4rd ed., 2006. Other literature will be given at the sart of the course.

Credit reductions