Chemical Bonds and Bonds Energy

PrefacePreface to First EditionONE / The Delightful Science of Chemistry: A Preview of a New View The Periodic Law Potassium and Chlorine Potassium Chloride The Burning of Carbon Contributing Bond Energy and Bond Dissociation Energy Summary and CommentsTWO / Significant Atomic Properties of the Chemical Elements Atomic Structure Atomic PropertiesTHREE / Selected Values of Atomic Properties Introduction Major Group Elements Other Major Group Elements Transitional Elements SummaryFOUR / The Physical States of Nonmetals The Monatomic Gaseous Elements of Group M8 The Halogens The Chalcogens Elements of Group M5 Elements of Group M4FIVE / Polar Covalence I: Electronegativity Equalization, Partial Charge, and Bond Length The Principle of Electronegativity Equalization Partial Charge The Radii of Partially Charged Atoms, and Their Sum as Bond LengthSIX / Polar Covalence II: The Calculation of Polar Bond Energy The Need for Bond Energy Calculation The Calculation of Heteronuclear Bond Energy Nonmolecular SolidsSEVEN / Chemical Combinations of Hydrogen The Special Nature of Hydrogen Spectroscopic (Diatomic) Hydrides Divalent Hydrogen The Periodicity of Hydrogen ChemistryEIGHT / The Chemical Behavior of Oxygen Bonding by Oxygen Oxygen with Partial Charge Bond Energies in Volatile Oxides Solid Oxides Hydroxides, OxyacidsNINE / Halide Chemistry Partial Charge on Halogen and Halide Properties Bonds and Bond Energies in Halides Atomization of OxyhalidesTEN / Bond Dissociation The Interrelationship between Contributing Bond Energy and Bond Dissociation Energy Reorganizational Energies of Radicals What Is the Evidence? Speculative Explanations of Reorganizational Energy General Applications of BDE Coordination in Molecular Addition CompoundsELEVEN / Chemical Bonds in Organic Compounds The Nature of the Problem Contributing Bond Energies Standard Bond Energies More about Contributing Bond Energy Some Applications of Reorganizational Energies Organometallic Compounds Cohesive EnergyTWELVE / Summary: Application to the Oxidation of Ethane The Nature of Ethane Oxidation Step One: Ethanol Oxidation Step Two: The Second Hydroxyl Oxidation Step Three: Acetic Acid Oxidation Completion: Carbon Dioxide and Water ConclusionTable of LogarithmsIndex