Basic Inorganic Chemistry

F. Albert Cotton

ISBN 10: 0471505323 / ISBN 13: 9780471505327

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 1995

About this Item

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. Num Pages: 856 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: PNK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 1744. . 1994. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Basic Inorganic Chemistry
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471505323
• ISBN 13: 9780471505327
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.