Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry
by Geoff Rayner-Canham, Tina Overton
6th Edition
Publisher: W.H. Freeman & Company
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781464125577 |
| eText ISBN | 9781464176807 |
| Publisher | W.H. Freeman & Company |
| Edition | 6th Edition |
| Language | English |
Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry, 6th Edition, provides an accessible introduction to inorganic chemistry with a less mathematical and less rigorous emphasis. The textbook uses the periodic table as a framework for investigating chemical properties and comparing relationships between different elemental groups.
Core chapters cover atomic electronic structure, bonding models, thermodynamics, and solution chemistry. The text also surveys main group families, transition metal complexes, and heavier elements.
The volume highlights practical connections through historical developments as well as industrial and environmental applications. This edition also incorporates expanded coverage of biological applications along with new study tools and problem-solving assistance.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Electronic Structure of the Atom: A Review
Chapter 2: The Structure of the Periodic Table
Chapter 3: Covalent Bonding and Molecular Spectroscopy
Chapter 4: Metallic Bonding, Alloys, and Composites
Chapter 5: Ionic Bonding and Solid State Behaviour
Chapter 6: Why Compounds Exist - Inorganic Thermodynamics
Chapter 7: Solvent Systems and Acid-Base Behavior
Chapter 8: Oxidation and Reduction
Chapter 9: Periodic Patterns
Chapter 10: Hydrogen
Chapter 11: The Group 1 Elements: The Alkali Metals
Chapter 12: The Group 2 Elements: The Alkaline Earth Metals
Chapter 13: The Group 13 Elements
Chapter 14: The Group 14 Elements
Chapter 15: The Group 15 Elements: The Pnictogens
Chapter 16: The Group 16 Elements: The Chalcogens
Chapter 17: The Group 17 Elements: The Halogens
Chapter 18: The Group 18 Elements: The Noble Gases
Chapter 19: Transition Metal Complexes
Chapter 20: Properties of the 3_d_ Transition Metals
Chapter 21: Properties of the 4_d_ and 5_d_ Transition Metals
Chapter 22: The Group 12 Elements
Chapter 23: Organometallic Chemistry
Chapter 24: The Rare Earth and Actinoid Elements
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