Inorganic Chemistry

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Inorganic Chemistry

• Alia Hindi

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Intro to Inorganic Chemistry

1. Combination reactions
2. Decomposition Reactions
3. Single Displacement Reactions
4. Double Displacement Reactions

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What it is

• Inorganic chemistry is concerned with the
  properties and behavior of inorganic compounds
  (principally of mineral, not biological, origin).
  
• This field covers all chemical compounds except
  the myriad organic compounds (compounds
  containing C-H bonds). The distinction between
  the two disciplines is far from absolute, and
  there is much overlap, most importantly in the
  sub-discipline of organometallic chemistry,
• The study of chemical compounds containing bonds
  between carbon and a metal (an element that
  readily loses electrons to form cations and has
  metallic bonds between metal atoms).

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JOB FUNCTIONS

• Inorganic chemists synthesize new materials and
  use the tools of physical chemistry to understand
  their three-dimensional structure and chemical
  reactivity, which in turn leads to applications
  in the real world.
• It has applications in every aspect of the
  chemical industry-including catalysis, materials
  science, pigments, surfactants, coatings,
  medicine, fuel, and agriculture.
• Most inorganic chemists work in the lab. They
  work actively in partnership with engineers,
  physicists, and materials scientists and, it is
  important for inorganic chemists to have a basic
  knowledge of these other disciplines. Inorganic
  chemists also spend time on project management,
  writing proposals, and getting funding for their
  work.

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Places of Employment

• Inorganic chemistry is a general specialty.
  Therefore, inorganic chemists work in many
  different industries and for many different types
  of employers.
• Inorganic chemists are employed by industries
  based on inorganic materials such as mining
  companies, microchip or computer manufacturers,
  and ceramics makers. They are employed by the
  government in the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
  the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the
  U.S. Geological Survey, and National Aeronautics
  and Space Administration (NASA). Education is
  also an important area of employment inorganic
  chemists teach at the pre-high school, high
  school, college, and university levels.

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JOB OUTLOOK

• The job market is tight right now for inorganic
  chemists.
• Fields like mining and mineral research are
  shrinking, the ceramics industry is still small,
  and even the growing computer and microchip
  industries have been tightening and are not
  hiring as many new scientists as they have in the
  past.
• While advanced materials is expected to pick up
  and to need trained inorganic chemists, this may
  not happen for a while. Inorganic chemists
  recommend broad training which will facilitate
  the transfer of skills to a variety of job
  opportunities.

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SALARY RANGE

• Inexperienced inorganic chemists start at about
  24,000-per-year at the bachelor's level,
  30,000-per-year at the master's level, and
  50,000-per-year at the doctorate level.
• However, most inorganic chemists, after entering
  the field, become more specialized in a
  particular area. For a specialized inorganic
  chemist with a bachelor's degree and 10 years of
  experience in industry, the median salary is in
  the low 40,000-per-year range.

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Things to look for

• http//www.sciencedaily.com/news/matter_energy/ino
  rganic_chemistry/ Inorganic and other news
• http//www.chemlin.net/chemistry/inorganic_chemist
  ry.htm tutorials, lecture notes, journals, etc
• http//www.ch.cam.ac.uk/c2k/cj/inorganic.html
  inorganic journals