Inorganic Chemistry, Volume 1

Preface Acknowledgements 1 Basic concepts: atoms 2 Basic concepts: molecules 3 Nuclear properties 4 An introduction to molecular symmetry 5 Bonding in polyatomic molecules 6 Structures and energetics of metallic and ionicsolids 7 Acids, bases and ions in aqueous solution 8 Reduction and oxidation 9 Non-aqueous media10 Hydrogen 11 Group 1: the alkali metals 12 The group 2 metals 13 The group 13 elements 14 The group 14 elements 15 The group 15 elements 16 The group 16 elements 17 The group 17 elements 18 The group 18 elements 19 Organometallic compounds of s - and p - block elements 20 d -Block chemistry: general considerations 21 d -Block metal chemistry: coordination complexes 22 d -Block chemistry: the first row metals 23 d -Block metal chemistry: the second and third row metals 24 Organometallic compunds of d -block elements 25 The f -block metals: lanthanoids and actinoids 26 d -Block metal complexes: reaction mechanisms 27 Catalysis and some industrial processes 28 Some aspects of solid state chemistry 29 The trace metals of life Appendices Answers to non-descriptive problems Index.