Inorganic Chemistry

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Build a strong foundation in physical-inorganic chemistry with this internationally renowned text. Inorganic Chemistry , 5th edition, Global edition, by Catherine E Housecroft and Alan G Sharpe, is a widely respected introduction to the physical-inorganic principles of chemistry. With new research, this edition introduces you to the descriptive chemistry of the elements and the role played by inorganic chemistry in our everyday lives. Its carefully developed pedagogical approach helps you engage with topics using striking visuals to consolidate your understanding. The text covers topics such as molecular symmetry and bonding in polyatomic molecules, teaching you to apply your learnt knowledge to the real world. This updated edition includes: The most recent advances in inorganic chemistry. An extended periodic table of the elements. Updated chapters to include new ‘super-heavy' elements. Three-dimensional molecular structures which bring the world of inorganic chemistry to life. With an array of features to support your learning, Inorganic Chemistry serves as a comprehensive introduction perfect for chemistry students. This title comes with a Companion Website . Review: Tour de Force - This text was recommended by an internet Chemistry site and they were right on with their rating of this text as the best in the English language. The authors have devoted an immense amount of time to make the material interesting and well organized. The diagrams and pictures are clear and colored. The tables and charts are clear. There are boxes that go into depth about certain topics. The text is 1200 pages and is packed with excellent information about the finer details of the elements, covalent bonds, and the quantum mechanics of molecular orbitals. I hold a B.S. in Chemistry from U.C. Berkeley but went into medicine for 35 years. Now retired I find my desire for chemistry is stronger than ever and I am thoroughly enjoying this text. It is for the upper division under graduate who has had general chemistry and the basic organic chemistry courses. I do not remember much of Calculus so some of the problems I can not do, but it is not essential. The material is so well explained that the math can be left alone. I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to know more about how chemistry works at the atomic and molecular level. Review: Useful for undergraduate and graduate chemists - This edition somewhat lacks the clarity that made the Second so excellent. The Second Edition could be read and largely assimilated by the undergraduate. However, the book compensates with industrially important and leading-edge topics, which will make it more useful to the graduate (postgraduate) student and industrial chemist, but slightly less useful as an undergraduate text when compared with the earlier editions - there will be a temptation to use it as a reference rather than assimilate the whole. However, it remains an excellent textbook for the learning undergraduate.