Chemistry for the Non-Chemist

??? Introduction

??? Atomic structure, atomic mass & number, electron shells, isotopes & the periodic table

??? Chemical bonding: Covalent (including polar covalent), ionic and metallic bonding & their properties

??? Electronegativity and polar bonds/molecules (including their impact on physicochemical properties, such as boiling point)

??? States of matter

??? Substance type ??? Mono-constituent, multiconstituent substances, UVCB, Nanomaterials, impurities

??? Chemical identification (Smilies, IUPAC naming, EC number, CAS number, EINECS and REACH Registration Number)

??? Mixtures and articles

??? Chemical nomenclature (Organic, inorganic) ??? Molecular and structural formula

??? Isomers

??? Functional groups (including use as structural alerts)

??? Boiling point and melting point

??? Vapour pressure & volatility

??? Density and specific gravity

??? Water solubility

??? Octanol water partition coefficient

??? pH and pKa

??? Viscosity

??? How physicochemical properties can be used to help likely human and ???environmental??? exposures

??? Chemical reactions and equations

??? Hydrolysis

??? Oxidation reactions (with examples from metabolism)

??? Acid ??? base (neutralisation) reactions

??? Flashpoint and flammability

??? Explosives