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When this innovative textbook first appeared in 1984 it rapidly became a great success throughout the world and has already been translated into several European and Asian languages. Now the authors have completely revised and updated the text, including more than 2000 new literature references to work published since the first edition. No page has been left unaltered but the novel features which proved so attractive have been retained. The book presents a balanced, coherent and comprehensive account of the chemistry of the elements for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. This crucial central area of chemistry is full of ingenious experiments, intriguing compounds and exciting new discoveries.
Contents
Preface to the second edition
Preface to the first edition
Origin of the Elements. Isotopes and Atomic Weights
Chemical Periodicity and the Periodic Table
Hydrogen
Lithium, Sodium, Potassium, Rubidium, Caesium and Francium
Beryllium, Magnesium, Calcium, Strontium, Barium and Radium
Boron
Aluminium, Gallium, Indium and Thallium
Carbon
Silicon
Germanium, Tin and Lead
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth
Oxygen
Sulfur
Selenium, Tellurium and Polonium
The Halogens: Fluorine, Chlorine, Bromine, Iodine and Astatine
The Noble Gases: Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon and Radon
Coordination and Organometallic Compounds
Scandium, Yttrium, Lanthanum and Actinium
Titanium, Zirconium and Hafnium
Vanadium, Niobium and Tantalum
Chromium, Molybdenum and Tungsten
Manganese, Technetium and Rhenium
Iron, Ruthenium and Osmium
Cobalt, Rhodium and Iridium
Nickel, Palladium and Platinum
Copper, Silver and Gold
Zinc, Cadmium and Mercury
The Lanthanide Elements (Z = 58-71)
The Actinide and Transactinide Elements (Z = 90-112)
Appendicies