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.
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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.
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This review is from: Basic Inorganic Chemistry, 3rd Edition (Hardcover)
I had the first edition of this book as a student and used it my first years teaching inorganic chemistry before I tried other books. The reason I left this text to try others is that there is just so much information here and not the best organization for the order in which I teach inorganic. However, that being said, I am now returning to this classic from Cotton, Wilkinson & Gaus. The main reason being I had fewer student complaints about the text when I used this book vs. the others. As other reviewers mentioned, the text is encyclopedic! And you end up jumping around to find what you want; however, Cotton et al. has the most complete volume for the undergraduate & beginning graduate course, so that you can pick & choose what you want to cover without much problem. For those with a descriptive bent, there are many descriptive chemistry chapters. For others who have a bit more physical inorganic bent, there is good coverage of those topics. I've used texts on both ends of the spectrum, and I found they only pleased a small portion of the students, while others struggled. This book has everything you want in a beginning course, and more (!) while being flexible enough that you can design your own course by picking chapters to cover. Finally, for the student, it is an excellent reference to keep for the future.
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This highly recommended text is one of the best textbooks I have ever encountered. It has a content comparable to a graduate level synthesis course but easily understood by the undergraduate. Everyone that I have ever lent this book to feels that it is engaging and very detailed. Expensive, but quality definitely comes at this price.
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Great text for introductory inorganic chemistry textbooks,
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This review is from: Basic Inorganic Chemistry, 3rd Edition (Hardcover)
This textbook is written in an easy to follow matter unlike other inorganic textbooks in the market that is harder to understand.It gives good examples for an introductory course especially for first year University students.The only downside is that, advanced concepts are not or insufficiently discussed.But in the Advanced Inorganic Chemistry textbook by the same author,these concepts are discussed in more depth. I would recommend that any student who is interesed in inorganic chemistry should get both the basic inorganic and advanced inorganic textbooks .With these two books you should have no problem understanding the wide topic of inorganic chemistry.By using an introductory and an advanced text, the student is slowly introduced to the topic.Instead of being thrown headon into reading and understanding a single inorganic chemistry book
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Inorganic chemistry embraces all of the elements. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
electron attachment enthalpies, solvent intervention, electronic state arising, first ionization enthalpies, halogeno anions, saline hydrides, oxo salts, first ionization enthalpy, molecular halides, carbonylate anions, polynuclear metal carbonyls, gas formalism, acidic anhydrides, hexaaqua ion, increasing metallic character, ccp array, bridging hydrogen atoms, entering ligand, borane anions, polynuclear carbonyls, tetrahedral holes, aqua ions, isocyanide complexes, octahedral holes, ccp structure Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Additional Exercises, Literature of Inorganic Chemistry, Pergamon Press, American Chemical Society, Draw Lewis, Menlo Park, Dalton Trans, General Remarks, Oxford University Press, High High, Cambridge University Press, Descriptive Summary of Reactions, Chemistry Series, Complexes of Rhodium, Elements Element Electron Configuration, Some Properties of Group, Symposium Series, The Chemistry of Chromium, The Chemistry of Copper, The Chemistry of Manganese, Van Nostrand-Reinhold, Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry, Mill Valley, Organotransition Metal Chemistry New!
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Inorganic chemistry embraces all of the elements. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
electron attachment enthalpies, solvent intervention, electronic state arising, first ionization enthalpies, halogeno anions, saline hydrides, oxo salts, first ionization enthalpy, molecular halides, carbonylate anions, polynuclear metal carbonyls, gas formalism, acidic anhydrides, hexaaqua ion, increasing metallic character, ccp array, bridging hydrogen atoms, entering ligand, borane anions, polynuclear carbonyls, tetrahedral holes, aqua ions, isocyanide complexes, octahedral holes, ccp structure Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Additional Exercises, Literature of Inorganic Chemistry, Pergamon Press, American Chemical Society, Draw Lewis, Menlo Park, Dalton Trans, General Remarks, Oxford University Press, High High, Cambridge University Press, Descriptive Summary of Reactions, Chemistry Series, Complexes of Rhodium, Elements Element Electron Configuration, Some Properties of Group, Symposium Series, The Chemistry of Chromium, The Chemistry of Copper, The Chemistry of Manganese, Van Nostrand-Reinhold, Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry, Mill Valley, Organotransition Metal Chemistry New!
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- Structural Inorganic Chemistry by Alexander Frank Wells on page 145, page 164, and page 586
- Organometallic derivatives of the main group elements (Inorganic chemistry, series one, v. 4) by B. J Aylett on page 623, and page 637
- The Heavy Transition Elements by Simon Cotton on page 270, and page 623
- The Chemistry of the Actinide Elements Volume 1 by J.J. Katz on page 636
- Molecular Structure and Bonding: The Qualitative Molecular Orbital Approach by Benjamin M. Gimarc on page 124
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- Principles of Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry by Gary Wulfsberg on 6 pages
- Mineralogical Applications of Crystal Field Theory (Cambridge Topics in Mineral Physics and Chemistry) by Roger G. Burns on page 1, page 43, and Back Matter
- Principles and Applications of Aquatic Chemistry by François M. M. Morel on page 415, and page 505
- Symmetry through the Eyes of a Chemist by István Hargittai on page 286
- The Sulfur Problem by D. Stirling on page 66
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