Concise Inorganic Chemistry U. K.

Theoretical concepts and hydrogen. Atomic structure and the periodic table. Introduction to bonding. The ionic bond. The covalent bond. The metallic bond. General properties of the elements. Coordination compounds. Hydrogen and the hydrides. The s-block elements Group I - the alkali metals. The chlor-alkali industry. Group II - the alkaline earth elements. The p-block elements. The group III elements. The group IV elements. The group V elements. Group VI - the chalcogens. Group VII - the halogens. Group O - the noble gases. The d-block elements. An introduction to the transition elements. The scandium group. The titanium group. The vanadium group. The chromium group. The manganese group. The iron group. The cobalt group. The nickel group. The copper group - coinage metals. The zinc group. The f- block elements. The lanthanide series. The actinides. Other topics. The atomic nucleus. Spectra.