Author : F. Albert Cotton,Geoffrey Wilkinson,Paul L. Gaus
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 858 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1995-01-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780471505327
Basic Inorganic Chemistry by F. Albert Cotton,Geoffrey Wilkinson,Paul L. Gaus Pdf
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.