p-Block Chemistry
A 31-module path through p-block chemistry, in study order from foundations to the frontier.
Modules
- Periodic Trends Across the p-Block
- The Inert-Pair Effect
- Diagonal Relationships in the p-Block
- Boron: Nonmetallic Character and Electron Deficiency
- Boron Halides and Lewis Acidity
- Boron Hydrides: Classification of Boranes
- Three-Center Two-Electron Bonding
- Diborane Structure and Bonding
- Wade's Rules for Cluster Electron Counting
- Carboranes and Heteroboranes
- Aluminium Chemistry and the +3 State
- Group 13 Trihalides and Adduct Formation
- Amphoterism in the p-Block
- Carbon Allotropes
- Catenation and Carbon-Carbon Bonding
- Silicon vs Carbon: Group 14 Contrast
- Silicon Chemistry and Silicates
- Silicone Polymers and Si-O Chemistry
- Nitrogen: Multiple Bonding and Reactivity
- Nitrogen Oxides and Their Bonding
- Phosphorus Allotropes and Elemental Chemistry
- Phosphorus Halides and Hypervalency
- Nitrogen and Phosphorus Oxoacids
- Oxoacid Strength and Pauling's Rules
- Oxygen, Ozone, and Peroxide Chemistry
- Sulfur Allotropes and Catenation
- Sulfur Oxoacids and Oxides
- Halogens: Reactivity and Trends
- Interhalogen Compounds
- Halogen Oxoacids
- Noble Gas Compounds