| Concepts in Transition Metal Chemistry Edition. Edition Contributor(s): Crabb, Eleanor (Editor), Moore, E. A. (Editor), Smart, Lesley E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1849730601 ISBN-13: 9781849730600 Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Chemistry - Inorganic - Science | Life Sciences - Biochemistry - Education | Higher |
| Dewey: 546.6 |
| LCCN: 2010286610 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 8.2" W x 10.3" (1.10 lbs) 140 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This undergraduate teaching text and accompanying Periodic Table DVD, provides an introduction to the transition metals. The first two chapters introduce the reader to the chemistry of the first-row transition elements in different oxidation states, in particular +2 and +3 and their relative stability, largely using interactive activities and video on the DVD. This is followed by a study of coordination chemistry and the stability of complexes. Later chapters look at theories of metal-ligand bonding, in particular the way models can be used to rationalise many of the properties of transition metals and their compounds, such as colour, magnetism and stereochemistry. Starting with the simple, yet powerful crystal field approach, the book finishes with a largely pictorial treatment of molecular orbital theory. The text also includes interactive activities on the accompanying Periodic Table DVD, in-text questions with answers, full colour diagrams and revision exercises on an associated website www.rsc.org/metalsandlife |
