Modern inorganic chemistry /
G.F. Liptrot.
- 4th ed.
- London : Collins Educational, 1992.
- viii, 471 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Modern chemistry series .
Includes tables.
Early theoretical background of chemistry and the determination of relative atomic masses -- The periodic classification of elements -- The structure of the atom -- The arrangement of electrons in atoms -- Chemical bonds -- Chemical geometry -- Modern valency theory -- The factors that determine whether a chemical reaction is possible -- Chemical reactions - factors that influence their speed -- Oxidation and reduction -- Acids and bases -- Occurrence and extraction of metals -- Hydrogen -- Group 0 the noble (inert) gases -- Group 1A the alkali metals -- Group 2A the alkaline earth metals -- Group 3B boron, aluminium, gallium, indium and thallium -- Group 4B carbon, silicon, germanium, tin and lead -- Group 5B nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony and bismuth -- Group 6B oxygen, sulphur, selenium, tellerium and polonium -- Group 7B The halogens (fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine and astatine) -- The first transition series (scandium, titanium, vanadium, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt and nickel) -- Some more features of the first transition series -- Group 1B copper, silver and gold -- Group 2B zinc, cadmium and mercury -- The first inner transition series (the lanthanides) -- Nuclear chemistry.