Inorganic
chemistry stands alongside physical and organic chemistry as one of three
central pillars of an undergraduate chemistry course. Shriver and Atkins'
Inorganic Chemistry fourth edition reaffirms the position of this text
at the heart of any student's chemistry education, offering more stimulation,
more insights, and more support to help students grasp the fundamentals
of this subject than ever before.
Peter Atkins has been joined for the fourth edition by a new author team
who have drawn upon their excellence in teaching and research to completely
revise the book. The authors have increased the accessibility of the text
by expanding explanations, using a less formal writing style, and assuming
a lower level of mathematical and chemical knowledge, yet have taken care
not to sacrifice the depth and rigour of previous editions. They have
gone on to extend coverage of the chemistry of the elements, to provide
an extensive framework on which students can build their understanding
of the subject.
The new edition mirrors its predecessors by seeking to inspire students.
New 'Frontiers' chapters - including those on materials science, nanotechnology,
biological inorganic chemistry and environmental chemistry - open up to
the student topics at the forefront of contemporary research, while examples
throughout, showing the relevance of inorganic chemistry to real-life
situations, encourage students to engage fully with the subject.
All these exciting new features and innovations are presented within a
new full colour text design, to stimulate and engage students still further.
Online Resource Centre:
The online resource centre contains 3D rotating molecular models, illustrations
from the book in electronic format, web links, and additional questions.
A solutions manual is available free to adopters.
Readership: Undergraduates at all stages of their bachelors or masters
chemistry degree programmes. Also a valuable reference for postgraduates
and researchers.
Contents
- Part 1. Foundations
1. Atomic structure
2. Molecular structure and bonding
3. The structures of simple solids
4. Acids & bases
5. Oxidation and reduction
6. Physical techniques in inorganic chemistry
7. Molecular symmetry
8. An introduction to coordination compounds
- Part 2. The
Elements and their Compounds
9. Hydrogen
10. The Group 1 elements
11. The Group 2 elements
12. The Group 13 elements
13. The Group 14 elements
14. The Group 15 elements
15. The Group 16 elements
16. The Group 17 elements
17. The Group 18 elements
18. The d-block metals
19. d-metal complexes: Electronic structure & spectra
20. d-metal complexes: Reactions in solution
21. d-metal organometallic chemistry
22. The f-block metals
- Part 3. Frontiers
23. Solid state and materials chemistry
24. Nanomaterials, nanoscience and nanotechnology
25. Catalysis
26. Biological Inorganic chemistry
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