Inorganic Chemistry practical work

Practical Work in Inorganic Chemistry provides an introduction to crystallographic description and various methods for synthesizing and characterizing inorganic solids. Students are supervised by two teachers and one technical staff, and divided into three groups. At the end of each session, each group is asked to submit a report. The teaching objectives of these practical exercises are as follows:

Describe and identify simple crystalline structures, in terms of stacking and occupied sites, and in terms of coordination polyhedra
Apply X-ray diffraction to determine the structure of a crystal
Choose and apply material characterization methods, and interpret and discuss the results obtained.

The proposed manipulations are:

ABC stacking and derived structures


AB stacking and derived structures


Structural determination of nickel oxide NiO by X-ray diffraction


Two thermal analysis methods: Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) and Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA)
Atomic absorption determination of copper in aluminum alloys


The semiconductor ZnO: synthesis by spray pyrolysis and electronic structure.

Inorganic Chemistry and Materials