Inorganic ChemistryThe bestselling textbook for junior/senior level inorganic chemistry courses returns in a meticulously revised new edition. Retaining it's three-part organization--Foundations, Systematic Chemistry of the Elements, and Advanced Topics--the Third Edition offers a number of innovations that enhance long-standing strengths (focus on applications; critical-thinking approach; clear, pedagogical art; numerous worked examples; and effective exercises). The new CD-ROM accompanying the new edition is both a convenient and pedagogically effective resource. |
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anion antibonding aqueous atomic orbitals axis band bond enthalpy boron Brønsted acidity carbon catalyst cations character charge Chem chemical close-packed cluster complex configuration coordination number covalent crystal d-block density diagram donor electron pair electronegativity elements energy levels enthalpy equation example fluorine formation Gibbs energy H₂ H₂O halides halogens hydrides hydrogen increases inorganic chemistry interaction ionic ionization energy isomer lattice enthalpy Lewis acid Lewis base Lewis structure ligands linear lone pair mechanism metal atom metal ions mol-¹ molecular orbitals molecule N₂ nitrogen nucleophilic nucleus occupy octahedral organometallic compounds oxidation number oxoacids oxoanions oxygen periodic table plane point group properties proton quantum number radii radius Raman reaction redox result Self-test shown in Fig silicon solid solution solvent species spectra spectrum spin square-planar stability standard potentials sulfur symmetry synthesis temperature tetrahedral thermodynamically transition trends valence electrons values vibrational wavefunction