Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements1 Basic concepts: atoms2 Basic concepts: molecules3 Nuclear properties4 An introduction to molecular symmetry5 Bonding in polyatomic molecules6 Structures and energetics of metallic and ionic solids7 Acids, bases and ions in aqueous solution8 Reduction and oxidation9 Non-aqueous media10 Hydrogen 11 Group 1: the alkali metals12 The group 2 metals13 The group 13 elements14 The group 14 elements15 The group 15 elements16 The group 16 elements17 The group 17 elements18 The group 18 elements19 Organometallic compounds of s- and p- block elements20 d-Block chemistry: general considerations21 d-Block metal chemistry: coordination complexes22 d-Block chemistry: the first row metals 23 d-Block metal chemistry: the second and third row metals24 Organometallic compunds of d-block elements25 The f-block metals: lanthanoids and actinoids26 d-Block metal complexes: reaction mechanisms27 Catalysis and some industrial processes28 Some aspects of solid state chemistry29 The trace metals of life Appendices Answers to non-descriptive problems Index

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Designed as a student text, Inorganic Chemistry focuses on teaching the underlying principles of inorganic chemistry in a modern and relevant way.