Concise Inorganic Chemistry

Part 1 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; the occurrence and isolation of the elements; coordination compounds; hydrogen and the hydrides. Part 2 The s-block elements: group I - the alkali metals; the chlor-alkali industry; group II - the alkaline earth elements. Part 3 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 0 - the noble gases. Part 4 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; the zinc group. Part 5 the f-block elements: the lanthanide series; the actinides. Part 6 Other topics: the atomic nucleus; spectra.