Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry, 6th Edition

This bestselling text gives students a less rigorous, less mathematical way of learning inorganic chemistry, using the periodic table as a context for exploring chemical properties and uncovering relationships between elements in different groups. The authors help students understand the relevance of the subject to their lives by covering both the historical development and fascinating contemporary applications of inorganic chemistry (especially in regard to industrial processes and environmental issues). The new edition offers new study tools, expanded coverage of biological applications, and new help with problem-solving.

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 and Alloys
CHAPTER 5 Ionic Bonding and Solid State Structures
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 The 3d Transition Metals
CHAPTER 21 The 4d and 5d Transition Metals
CHAPTER 22 The Group 12 Elements
CHAPTER 23 Organometallic Chemistry
CHAPTER 24 The Rare Earth, Actinoid, and Postactinoid Elements