structure of the atom; atomic energy levels;
hydrogen and the hydrides;
the covalent bond;
oxygen, oxides and peroxides;
acids, bases and displacement reactions;
the most basic metals; the alkali and alkaline-earth metals;
trends within the periodic table; the rare gases;
boron and aluminum;
bond energies, electro negativities and covalent bond lengths;
carbon and some of its inorganic compounds;
the coinage metals; copper, silver and gold;
ionic crystals;
zinc, cadmium and mercury;
the halogens;
nitrogen;
phosphorus, arsenic, antimony and bismuth;
silicon, germanium, tin and lead;
inorganic nomenclature;
sulfur and selenium;
the nature of x-ray studies;
chromium, its congeners and uranium;
complexes and inorganic stereochemistry;
some inorganic reaction mechanisms;
iron, cobalt and nickel;
magnetic susceptibility, dipole moments and molecular spectra as aids in structural studies;
titanium, vanadium, manganese and their congeners
nuclear reactions