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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.
About the Author:
F. ALBERT COTTON, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at Texas A&M University.
SIR GEOFFREY WILKINSON, PhD, was a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine in London, United Kingdom.
Title: Basic Inorganic Chemistry, 3rd Edition
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publication Date: 1995
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Brand New
Edition: 3rd Edition