Inorganic Chemistry Lecture Notes & Labs

There are four main categories of inorganic chemical reactions. Can you name them all? Here they are, along with examples of each type.

Here are the names and formulas of some of the common acids and bases. Learn how to apply prefixes and suffixes to name the acids and bases.

Have you ever wondered how glass is colored? Here's a table of common colorants and a description of processes used to color glass.

Place a Gummi Bear candy into a test tube containing molten potassium chlorate and watch it dance amidst purple flames. This stunning demonstration is an example of a strongly product-favored reaction, plus it's a lot of fun.

Test your knowledge of the metals with this ten question quiz. Links about different metals are provided to help you find the answers.

Here are answers to common questions about snowflakes. Learn how snow forms, what shapes snowflakes take, why snow crystals are symmetrical, whether no two snowflakes really are alike, and why snow looks white!

Make potassium nitrate (saltpeter) from common household ingredients. Potassium chloride from lite salt and ammonium nitrate from a cold pack are reacted to yield potassium nitrate and ammonium chloride. This is an easy way to make your own potassium chloride if you can't find it in a store or just want to try a fun chemistry experiment.

Chapters include chemistry of metals, non-metals, and their compounds. From Caroline Röhr, Universität Freiburg.

Physical, inorganic, and organic chemistry are covered here. In addition to lecture notes, there are examination hints, practical worksheets, papers, people, articles, and humor.

Plots of reflectance spectra and descriptive data for minerals. From the US Geological Survey.

Organocerium compounds and other lanthanides in stereochemical synthesis. From Nick Greeves, University of Liverpool.

Challenging Q & A from the University of Wisconsin.

Dermot O'hare's lecture synopsis from the Univeristy of Oxford is given. There are four separate lectures.

The IZA website promotes and encourages the development of all aspects of zeolite science and technology. There are links to publications, commissions, announcements, conferences, and links.

Includes definitions of coordination chemistry and the 18-electron rule. From Interactive Learning Paradigms.

A-level introductions to general, organic, and inorganic chemistry, with additional material in electrochemistry, polymers, stoichiometry, and atomic structure.

Introduction to every facet of snowflake formation. From Kenneth G. Libbrecht, California Institute of Technology.

Ligands, isomers, and their coordination chemistry. Requires Chime plug-in. From John J. Nash, Purdue University.