Principles of Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry

Inorganic chemistry. Metal cations and oxo anions in aqueous solution. Ionic solids and precipitation reactions of hydrated ions. Oxides and polynuclear oxo anions of the elements: their physical, chemical and environmental properties. Oxidation-reduction chemistry of the elements. Properties of the elements themselves. Coordination compounds and the Lewis acid-base concept. The hard and soft acid-base (HSAB) principle. The halides, nitrides and sulfides of the elements. The hydrides and organometallic derivatives of the elements. The underlying reasons for periodic trends. Summary: applying theory to chemical reality. Laboratory experiments in the principles of descriptive inorganic chemistry. Appendices: (A) Answers to selected exercises; (B) Glossary; (C) Frequently used tables. Index.