Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry

1 Structure of the atom
2 Extended or long form of periodic table
3 Periodic properties
4 Chemical bonding
5 Nature of covalent bond and shapes of molecules
6 Modern concepts of acids and bases
7 Non-aqueous solvents
8 Transition elements (d-block elements)
9 Lanthanides or rare earths (4f block elements)
10 Actinides
11 Basic concepts of co-ordination chemistry
12 Nature of metal-ligand bonding in complexes
13 Isomerism among inorganic complexes
14 Stability of complexes in aqueous solution
15 Ligand subsitution reactions in octahedral complexes
16 Ligand substitution reactions in square-planar complexes
17 Electron-transfer (or oxidation-reduction) reactions in coordination compounds
18 Electron-deficient compounds: boranes
19 Metallic carbonyls and metallic nitrosyls
20 Basic properties of iodine, interhalogen compounds, polyhalides and pseudohalogens
21 Pollution and its effects on the living world
22 Electrode potentials and their applications