[Studyguide for Inorganic Chemistry by Housecroft, Catherine, ISBN 9780131755536] (By: Cram101 Textbook Reviews) [published: May, 2011]

This New Textbook Brings A Fresh And Exciting Approach To Teaching Modern Inorganic Chemistry. It Includes Many Worked Examples, Taking The Student Through Each Calculation Or Exercise Step-by-step. Basic Concepts : Atoms -- Basic Concepts : Molecules -- Nuclear Properties -- An Introduction To Molecular Symmetry -- Bonding In Polyatomic Molecules -- Structures And Enegetics Of Metallic And Ionic Solids -- Acids, Bases And Ions In Aqueous Solution -- Reduction And Oxidation -- Non-aqueous Media -- Hydrogen -- Group 1: The Alkali Metals -- The Group 2 Metals -- The Group 13 Elements -- The Group 14 Elements -- The Group 15 Elements -- The Group 16 Elements -- The Group 17 Elements -- The Group 18 Elements -- Organometallic Compounds Of S- And P-block Elements -- D-block Metal Chemistry : General Considerations -- D-block Metal Chemistry : Coordination Complexes -- D-block Metal Chemistry : The First Row Metals -- D-block Metal Chemistry : The Second And Third Row Metals -- Organometallic Compounds Of D-block Elements -- The F-block Metals : Lanthanoids And Actinoids -- D-block Metal Complexes : Reaction Mechanisms -- Catalysis And Some Industrial Processes -- Some Aspects Of Solid State Chemistry -- The Trace Metals Of Life. Catherine E. Housecroft And Alan G. Sharpe. Previous Ed.: Published As Inorganic Chemistry. 2005. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.