Fundamentals of Inorganic Chemistry (Third Edition)

Author: F. Albert Cotton, Geoffrey Wilkinson, Paul L. Gaus
Publisher: John Wiley Sons
Publication Date: 1994-01-01
Features: Explains the basics of inorganic chemistry with a primary emphasis on facts; then uses the student's growing factual knowledge as a foundation for discussing the important principles of periodicity in structure, bonding, and reactivity. New to this updated edition: improved treatment of atomic orbitals and properties such as electronegativity, novel approaches to the depiction of ionic structures, nomenclature for transition metal compounds, quantitative approaches to acid-base chemistry, Wade's rules for boranes and carboranes, the chemistry of major new classes of substances including fullerenes and silenes plus a chapter on the inorganic solid state. The original title of this book is "Basic Inorganic Chemistry, 3rd".