Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nuclear chemistry -- Quantum theory and atomic structure -- Electronic configurations and some physical properties of atoms -- Electronic configurations of molecules -- Some physical properties of molecules -- The structures and energetics of inorganic solids -- Inorganic chemistry in aqueous media -- Inorganic chemistry in non-aqueous media -- Hydrogen -- The alkali metals -- Beryllium, magnesium and the alkaline earth metals -- Boron, aluminium, gallium, indium and thallium -- Carbon, silicon, germanium, tin and lead -- Nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony and bismuth -- Oxygen, sulphur, selenium, tellurium and polonium -- The halogens -- The noble gases -- The transition elements -- Electronic configurations, electronic spectra and magnetic properties of transition metal compounds -- Thermodynamic aspects of transition metal chemistry -- Kinetic aspects of transition metal chemistry -- Transition metal carbonyls and related compounds -- Organometallic compounds of the transition metals -- Transition metals of the first series -- Transition metals of the second and third series -- Inner transition elements: the lanthanides -- Inner transition elements: the actinides.