Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry

J.E. House is Scholar in Residence, Illinois Wesleyan University, and Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, Illinois State University. He received BS and MA degrees from Southern Illinois University and the PhD from the University of Illinois, Urbana. In his 32 years at Illinois State, he taught a variety of courses in inorganic and physical chemistry. He has authored almost 150 publications in chemistry journals, many dealing with reactions in solid materials, as well as books on chemical kinetics, quantum mechanics, and inorganic chemistry. He was elected Professor of the Year in 2011 by the student body at Illinois Wesleyan University. He has also been elected to the Southern Illinois University Chemistry Alumni Hall of Fame. He is the Series Editor for Elsevier's Developments in Physical & Theoretical Chemistry series, and a member of the editorial board of The Chemical Educator. Kathleen A. House is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Illinois Wesleyan University where she has taught for over 20 years. She received BS and MS degrees from Illinois State University and the PhD from the University of Illinois, Urbana. Her interests lie in chemical education, environmental chemistry, and inorganic chemistry.

• Preface1. Where It All Comes From2. Atomic Structure and Properties3. Covalent Bonding and Molecular Structure4. Ionic Bonding, Crystals, and Intermolecular Forces5. Reactions and Energy Relationships6. Acids, Bases, and Nonaqueous Solvents7. Hydrogen8 The Group IA and IIA Metals9. Boron10. Aluminum, Gallium, Indium, and Thallium11. Carbon12. Silicon, Germanium, Tin, and Lead13. Nitrogen14. Phosphorus, Arsenic, Antimony, and Bismuth15 Oxygen16. Sulfur, Selenium, and Tellurium17. Halogens18. The Noble Gases19. The Transition Metals20. Structure and Bonding In Coordination Compounds21. Synthesis and Reactions of Coordination Compounds22. Organometallic Compounds23. Inorganic Substances in Biochemical ApplicationsAppendix A Ground State Electron Configurations of AtomsAppendix B: Ionization EnergiesIndex