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Chemistry of the Elements
This innovative textbook 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. The book covers not only the "inorganic" chemistry of the elements, but also analytical, theoretical, industrial, organometallic, bio-inorganic and other areas of chemistry which apply. The authors have broken with recent tradition in the teaching of their subject and adopted a new approach based on descriptive chemistry. The chemistry of the elements is still discussed within the context of an underlying theoretical framework, giving cohesion and structure to the text, but at all times the chemical facts are emphasized. This is a book that students will not only value during their formal education, but will keep and refer to throughout their careers as chemists.
1542 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 1984
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December 4, 2007
Wonderful reference, especially for inorganic chemistry. That being said, if you haven't taken any lower level chemistry courses you will find yourself lost. The text is thick and the order of information (outside of the chemistry of each element) doesn't make much sense. Wouldn't one want to put MO theory towards the beginning of the book? Or maybe it is the sporadic bits of general chemistry between elements that is throwing me off. Would not be a good replacement for an inorganic text. The bits and pieces that you do get about metallo-organic chemistry will not explain the concepts thoroughly. Anyhow... I'm sure I'll have this book in my bookshelf forever as reference.
December 27, 2008
i learned lots of facts. LOTS of facts.
March 19, 2012
The one book I consult almost daily.
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