Explains the basics of inorganic chemistry with a primary emphasis on facts; then uses the student's growing
factual knowledge as a foundation for discussing the important principles of periodicity in structure, bonding
and reactivity. New to this updated edition : improved treatment of atomic orbitals and properties such as electronegativity,
novel approaches to the depiction of ionic structures, nomenclature for transition metal compounds, quantitative
approaches to acid - base chemistry, Wade's rules for boranes and carboranes, the chemistry of major new classes
of substances including fullerenes and silenes plus a chapter on the inorganic solid state.
Table of Contents
FIRST PRINCIPLES
Some Preliminaries
Structure and Bonding in Molecules
The Chemistry of Selected Anions
Solvents, Solutions, Acids, and Bases
THE MAIN GROUP ELEMENTS
Hydrogen
The Group IIA(2) Elements: Beryllium, Magnesium, Calcium, Strontium, and Barium
The Group IIIB(13) Elements: Aluminum, Gallium, Indium, and Thallium
The Group IVB(14) Elements: Silicon, Germanium, Tin, and Lead
The Group VB(15) Elements: Phosphorus, Arsenic, Antimony, and Bismuth
The Group VIB(16) Elements: Sulfur, Selenium, Tellurium, and Polonium
The Noble Gases
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
Introduction to the Transition Elements: Ligand Field Theory
The Elements of the Second and Third Transition Series
The Actinide Elements
