Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry (Hardcover, 6th ed. 2014)

1. The Electronic Structure of the Atom: A Review.- 2. The Structure of the Periodic Table.- 3. Covalent Bonding and Molecular Spectroscopy.- 4. Metallic Bonding, Alloys, and Composites.- 5. Ionic Bonding and Solid State Behaviour.- 6. Why Compounds Exist Inorganic Thermodynamics.- 7. Solvent Systems and Acid-Base Behavior.- 8. Oxidation and Reduction.- 9. Periodic Patterns.- 10. Hydrogen.- 11. The Group 1 Elements: The Alkali Metals.- 12. The Group 2 Elements: The Alkaline Earth Metals.- 13. The Group 13 Elements.- 14. The Group 14 Elements.- 15. The Group 15 Elements: The Pnictogens.- 16. The Group 16 Elements: The Chalcogens.- 17. The Group 17 Elements: The Halogens.- 18. The Group 18 Elements: The Noble Gases.- 19. Transition Metal Complexes.- 20. Properties of the 3d Transition Metals.- 21. Properties of the 4d and 5d Transition Metals.- 22. The Group 12 Elements.- 23. Organometallic Chemistry.- 24. The Rare Earth and Actinoid Elements.