Description
Book SynopsisInorganic Chemistry This series reflects the breadth of modern research in inorganic chemistry and fulfils the need for advanced texts. The series covers the whole range of inorganic and physical chemistry, solid state chemistry, coordination chemistry, main group chemistry and bioinorganic chemistry. Chemical Bonds A Dialog Jeremy K.
Table of ContentsPartial table of contents:
What is the Nature of the Chemical Bond?
What is the Basis of the Model We Use to Describe the Orbital Structure of Molecules?
Why Does the Molecular Orbital Model Often Give the Wrong Products of Dissociation?
How Important are D Orbitals in Main Group Chemistry?
What is the Metallic Bond?
Is the Electronic Description of Solids Just Like That for Large Molecules?
What is the Origin of Hückel's Rule?
What is the Origin of Steric Repulsion?
What is Behind the VSEPR Scheme?
Epilogue.
Index.
