Concise Inorganic Chemistry

The New edition of this classic book has been thoroughly revised, but remains faithful to the principles that have established it as a favorite among teachers and students around the world. It provides a concise and relevant treatment of inorganic chemistry and is written with such clarity that it is undoubtedly among the easiest to read of its competitors.
The book is organized into six 'Parts': theoretical concepts and hydrogen; the s-block; the p-block; the d-block; the f-block; and other topics (the nucleus and spectra). To make sections easy to find, the text ids divided into a large number of chapters and includes a comprehensive index, a detailed table of contents and around 600 references classified according to complexity.

An important aspect of this book is its concentration on the commercial exploitation of inorganic chemicals, something noticeably missing among other texts at this level. In this new edition that strength has been built on and much of the coverage in this area has been extended and brought up to date. Interest in environmental chemistry has continued to escalate since the last edition and this is reflected in increased coverage of the inorganic aspects of the subject. Every chapter in the book has been revised and updated and it now follows the IUPAC recommendation that the main groups and the transition metals be numbered from 1 to 18.

The guiding principle of the numerous changes to this new volume has been to ensure that treatment of material is always simple, straightforward and relevant. The result is a book which can be used with confidence by those who require a thorough grounding in inorganic chemistry and its importance to the modern world.

Preface to the fifth edition. SI units.
Nomenclature in the periodic table. .
Part One: Theoretical Concepts and Hydrogen.
Chapter 1. Atomic structure and the Periodic table.
Chapter 2. Introduction to bonding.
Chapter 3. the ionic bond.
Chapter 4. The covalent bond.
Chapter 5. The metallic bond.
Chapter 6. General properties of the elements.
Chapter 7. Coordination compounds.
Chapter 8. Hydrogen and the hydrides. .
Part Two: The s-Block Elements.
Chapter 9. Group 1 - The alkali metals.
Chapter 10. The chlor-alkali industry.
Chapter 11. Group 2 - The alkaline earth elements. .
Part Three: The p-Block Elements.
Chapter 12. The group 13 elements.
Chapter 13. The group 14 elements.
Chapter 14. The group 15 elements.
Chapter 15. Group 16 - the chalcogens.
Chapter 16. Group 17 - the halogens.
Chapter 17. Group 18 - the noble gases. .
Part Four: The d-Block Elements.
Chapter 18. An introduction to the transition elements.
Chapter 19. Group 3 - The scandium group.
Chapter 20. Group 4 - The titanium group.
Chapter 21. Group 5 - The vanadium group.
Chapter 22. Group 6 - The chromium group.
Chapter 23. Group 7 - The manganese group.
Chapter 24. Group 8 - The iron group.
Chapter 25. Group 9 - The cobalt group.
Chapter 26. Group 10 - The nickel Group.
Chapter 27. Group 11 - The copper group: Coinage metals.
Chapter 28. Group 12 - The zinc group. .
Part Five: The f-Block elements.
Chapter 29. The lanthanide series.
Chapter 30. The actinides. .
Part Six: Other Topics.
Chapter 31. The atomic nucleus.
Chapter 32. Spectra.
Appendix A. Abundance of the element sin the earth's crust.
Appendix B. Melting points of the elements.
Appendix C. Boling points o the elements.
Appendix D. Densities of the solid and liquid elements.
Appendix E. Electronic structures of the elements.
Appendix F. Some average single bond energies and some double and triple bond energies.
Appendix G. Solubilities of main group compounds in water.
Appendix H. Atomic weights based on 12C = 12. 000.
Appendix I. Values of some fundamental physical constants.
Appendix J. Electrical resistivity of the elements at the stated temperature.
Appendix K. Top fifty chemicals in the USA, 1994.
Appendix L. Inorganic chemicals manufactured in large tonnages worldwide.
Appendix M. Minerals used in large amounts.
Appendix N. Hardness of minerals - Mohs' scale.
Appendix O. Standard textbooks.
Index.