Inorganic Chemistry

1 The Periodic Table 1.1 Development of Ideas 1.2 Periodicity of Physical and Chemical Properties 1.3 Atomic Spectra and Atomic Structure 1.4 Wave Mechanics 1.5 The Modern Periodic Table 1.6 Features of the Periodic Table 1.7 Uses of the Periodic Table Summary Questions 2 Structure and Bonding 2.1 The Nature of the Problem 2.2 The Electronic Theory of Valency 2.3 Electron Transfer Bonding—Electrovalency 2.4 Bonding by Electron Sharing—Covalency 2.5 The Strength of Covalent Bonds: Bond Energies 2.6 Covalent Bond Lengths 2.7 Electronegativity 2.8 Hydrogen Bonding 2.9 The Modern Theory of the Covalent Bond 2.10 The Bonding in Metals 2.11 Bonding in Transition Metal Complexes 2.12 The Color of Inorganic Compounds Summary Questions 3 Energetics 3.1 Chemical Stability 3.2 Free Energy and Equilibria 3.3 Free Energy and Entropy 3.4 Factors Contributing to the Enthalpy of Reaction Questions 4 Acids and Bases: Oxidation and Reduction 4.1 Protonic Acids and Bases 4.2 Other Concepts of Acids and Bases 4.3 Reduction-Oxidation Processes 4.4 Tests for Reducing and Oxidizing Agents Summary Questions 5 Hydrogen 5.1 Reactions with Electropositive Metals 5.2 Reactions with Transition Metals 5.3 Reactions with Non-Metals and Weakly Electropositive Metals 5.4 Complex Hydrides 5.5 Atomic Hydrogen 5.6 Deuterium 5.7 Tests for Hydrogen 5.8 Hydrogen on the Large Scale Summary Questions 6 Groups I and II: Lithium, Sodium, Potassium, Rubidium, Cesium, Beryllium, Magnesium, Calcium, Strontium and Barium 6.1 The Elements 6.2 Compounds of Group I and II Elements 6.3 The Carbonates and Hydrogencarbonates 6.4 Abnormal Properties of Lithium and Beryllium 6.5 Tests for the Cations Summary Questions 7 Group III: Boron, Aluminum, Gallium, Indium and Thallium 7.1 Oxidation State + 3 7.2 Oxidation State + 1 7.3 Co-Ordination Number 7.5 Compounds of Boron and Aluminum Summary Questions 8 Group IV: Carbon, Silicon, Germanium, Tin and Lead 8.1 Summary of General Characteristics 8.2 Occurrence and Extraction of the Elements 8.3 Typical Reactions of the Elements 8.4 Compounds of Group IV Elements 8.5 Oxides of Group IV Elements 8.6 Chlorides and Other Important Halides of Group IV Elements 8.7 Other Important Compounds 8.8 Tests For Group IV Elements Summary Questions 9 Group V: Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth 9.1 Summary Of General Characteristics 9.2 Occurrence and Extraction of the Elements 9.3 Properties of the Elements 9.4 Chemical Reactivity of the Elements 9.5 Hydrides of Group V Elements 9.6 Oxides of Group V Elements 9.7 Oxoacids and Their Salts 9.8 Halogen Compounds of Group V Elements 9.9 Tests for Group V Elements Summary Questions 10 Group VI: Oxygen, Sulphur, Selenium, Tellurium and Polonium 10.1 Properties of the Elements 10.2 Occurrence and Extraction of Elements of Group VI 10.3 Allotropes 10.4 Chemical Reactivity 10.5 Uses of the Elements 10.6 Hydrides of Group VI Elements 10.7 Binary Compounds 10.8 Oxides and Oxoacids of Sulphur and Their Salts 10.9 Oxides and Oxoacids of Selenium and Tellurium 10.10 Halides 10.11 Tests for Sulphur Summary Questions 11 Group VII: The Halogens (Fluorine, Chlorine, Bromine and Iodine) 11.1 Physical Properties 11.2 Occurrence and Extraction 11.3 Characteristic Reactions of the Halogens 11.4 The Hydrides (Hydrogen Halides) 11.5 Oxides 11.6 Oxoacids and Their Salts 11.7 Halides 11.8 Interhalogen Compounds and Poly Halides 11.9 Use of Halogens and Their Compounds 11.10 Tests for Halides Summary Questions 12 The Noble Gases (Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon and Radon) 12.1 Physical Properties 12.2 Occurrence and Isolation 12.3 Chemical Properties 12.4 Uses Questions 13 The Transition Elements: Scandium to Zinc 13.1 Physical Properties of the Elements 13.2 Chemical Properties 13.3 Coordination Complexes 13.4 Other Chemical Properties of the Metals 13.5 Scandium 13.6 Titanium 13.7 Vanadium 13.8 Chromium 13.9 Manganese 13.10 Iron 13.11 Cobalt 13.12 Nickel 13.14 Zinc Questions 14 The Transition Elements of Groups IB and IIB 14.1 (Copper), Silver and Gold 14.2 Silver 14.3 Gold 14.4 Zinc, Cadmium and Mercury 14.5 Cadmium 14.6 Mercury Questions 15 The Lanthanides and Actinides 15.1 The Elements beyond the Actinides Questions Index