Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry

J.E. House is Scholar in Residence, Illinois Wesleyan University, and Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, Illinois State University. He received BS and MA degrees from Southern Illinois University and the PhD from the University of Illinois, Urbana. In his 32 years at Illinois State, he taught a variety of courses in inorganic and physical chemistry. He has authored almost 150 publications in chemistry journals, many dealing with reactions in solid materials, as well as books on chemical kinetics, quantum mechanics, and inorganic chemistry. He was elected Professor of the Year in 2011 by the student body at Illinois Wesleyan University. He has also been elected to the Southern Illinois University Chemistry Alumni Hall of Fame. He is the Series Editor for Elsevier's Developments in Physical & Theoretical Chemistry series, and a member of the editorial board of The Chemical Educator. Kathleen A. House is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Illinois Wesleyan University where she has taught for over 20 years. She received BS and MS degrees from Illinois State University and the PhD from the University of Illinois, Urbana. Her interests lie in chemical education, environmental chemistry, and inorganic chemistry.

Preface 1. Where It All Comes From 2. Atomic Structure and Properties 3. Covalent Bonding and Molecular Structure 4. Ionic Bonding, Crystals, and Intermolecular Forces 5. Reactions and Energy Relationships 6. Acids, Bases, and Nonaqueous Solvents 7. Hydrogen 8 The Group IA and IIA Metals 9. Boron 10. Aluminum, Gallium, Indium, and Thallium 11. Carbon 12. Silicon, Germanium, Tin, and Lead 13. Nitrogen 14. Phosphorus, Arsenic, Antimony, and Bismuth 15 Oxygen 16. Sulfur, Selenium, and Tellurium 17. Halogens 18. The Noble Gases 19. The Transition Metals 20. Structure and Bonding In Coordination Compounds 21. Synthesis and Reactions of Coordination Compounds 22. Organometallic Compounds 23. Inorganic Substances in Biochemical Applications Appendix A Ground State Electron Configurations of Atoms Appendix B: Ionization Energies Index