Inorganic chemistry / Catherine E. Housecroft and Alan G. Sharpe.

1: Some basic concepts Chapter 2: Nuclear properties Chapter 3: An introduction to molecular symmetry Chapter 4: Bonding in polyatomic molecules Chapter 5: Structures and energetics of metallic and ionic solids Chapter 6: Acids, bases and ions in aqueous solution Chapter 7: Reducation and oxidation Chapter 8: Non-aqueous media Chapter 9: HydrogenChapter 10: Group 1: the alkali metals Chapter 11: The group 2 metals Chapter 12: The group 13 elements Chapter 13: The group 14 elements Chapter 14: The group 15 elementsChapter 15: The group 16 elements Chapter 16: The group 17 elements Chapter 17: The group 18 elements Chapter 18: Organometallic compounds of "s"- and "p"- block elementsChapter 19: "d"-block chemistry: general considerations Chapter 20: "d"-block chemistry: coordination complexes Chapter 21: "d"-block chemistry: the first row metals Chapter 22: "d"-block metal chemistry: the second and third row metalsChapter 23: Organometallic compunds of "d"-block elements Chapter 24: The "f"-block metals: lanthanoids and actinoids Chapter 25: "d"-block metal complexes: reaction mechanisms Chapter 26: Homogeneous and hetrogeneous catalysis Chapter 27: Some aspects of solid state chemistry Chapter 28: The trace metals of life AppendicesAnswers to non-descriptive problems

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