Introduction

Isolation/preparation and properties of the following non-metals: Nitrogen, phosphorous, oxygen, sulphur, fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine. Properties of allotropes of carbon (graphite and diamond only); preparation and properties of ozone. Preparation and properties of the following compounds: Oxides, hydroxides, carbonates, bicarbonates, chlorides and sulphates of sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium, alumina, aluminium chloride and alums, hydrogen peroxide; carbon: oxides and carbides; nitrogen; oxides; oxyacids and ammonia; phosphorous: oxides and oxyacids (meta- and orthophosphoric acids); Boron: diborane; silicon: silicates; sulphur: oxides, sulphurous and sulphuric acids, sodium thiosulphate and hydrogen sulphide; halogens: hydrohalic acids, oxyacids of chlorine, bleaching powder. Preparation and properties of the following compounds: Ferrous sulphate, ferric chloride, Mohr’s salt, ferric oxide, copper sulphate, oxide and sulphate of zinc.