INORGANIC CHEMISTRY BY JAMES E. HOUSE

INORGANIC CHEMISTRY BY JAMES E. HOUSE

Abstract

When doing wall painting, better surface area is ensured when the roller passes the same area multiple times from different directions. The author believes this technique works well in a chemistry class. A secondary purpose, therefore, was to emphasize the basic principles of discussing multiple issues. For example, the hard-soft interaction principle is used to discuss acid-base chemistry, complex stability, solubility, and reaction product prediction. Third, the topic presentation strives to be clear and concise so that the book is portable and easy to use. This book is intended to provide an easy-to-read foundation of inorganic chemistry in a convenient format that can serve as both a first-semester course text in high school and as a self-study guide. This is a textbook, not a literature review or research monograph. There are few references to the original literature, but many secondary books and monographs are cited. The material in this book is arranged step by step, but the order of presentation is flexible. Students with a good understanding of the basic principles of quantum mechanics and atomic structure can skim Chapters 1 and 2, but they are not included in the required course material. Chapters are included to provide review and self-study resources. Chapter 4 provides an early overview of structural chemistry to familiarize the reader with the many types of inorganic structures before delving into the study of symmetry and the chemistry of specific elements. The structure of inorganic solids will be discussed in Chapter 7, but this material can easily be studied before Chapter 5 or 6. Chapter 6 contains material dealing with intermolecular forces and molecular polarities because of the importance of these topics in interpreting the properties of matter and their chemical behavior. Especially given the importance of the subject in industrial chemistry, the book contains material on rate processes involving solid-state inorganic compounds (Chapter 8). Before considering phase transitions and reactions in solid coordination compounds, this chapter begins with an overview of some important aspects of reactions in solids. It is an accepted fact that no single volume can describe the chemistry of all elements. Some of the volumes attempting this are huge. In this book, the presentation of the descriptive chemistry of the elements is kept concise, with an emphasis on reaction types and structures that summarize the behavior of many compounds. Without tedious detail, it attempts to outline descriptive chemistry by showing important classes of compounds and their reactions. Many schools offer intermediate-level inorganic chemistry courses that cover much of the chemistry of the elements. Part of the reason we offer such courses is that high school courses typically focus more on the principles of inorganic chemistry. Recognizing that a growing proportion of high school inorganic chemistry students are already taking courses primarily on descriptive chemistry, this book presents the principles of inorganic chemistry, chapter 12. from Chapter 15 devoted to giving a brief overview of descriptive chemistry. Many subjects, mostly descriptive, are contained in other sections. Chapter 16 gives an overview of the chemistry of coordination compounds, followed by chapters 17-22 on structure, bonding, spectroscopy,