Basic Concepts of Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Edition

Basic Concepts of Inorganic Chemistry is thoroughly revised and designed as a student text to meet the needs of the students preparing for various competitive examinations. Each concept and principle is unfolded systematically, reflecting the vast experience, command and authority of the author on t...

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Otros Autores: Singh, D., author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Pearson India 2011.
Edición:2nd edition
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  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1: Periodic Table and Periodicity of Properties
  • Mendeleev's Periodic law
  • Modern Periodic Table
  • IUPAC Table
  • Periodic Table and Aufbau Principle
  • Classification of Elements
  • Atomicity and Elements of the Periodic Table
  • Effective Nuclear Charge
  • Atomic and Ionic Size
  • Ionization Energy
  • Electron Affinity
  • Electronegativity
  • Physical Properties and the Periodic Table
  • Artificial elements
  • Some records of Periodic Table
  • Chapter 2: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
  • Different types of chemical bonds
  • Summery of bond types
  • Ionic or electrovalent bond
  • Born-Haber cycle
  • Cations of stable electron configuration
  • Polarization and its effects
  • Lattice Energy
  • General properties of ionic compounds
  • Covalent bonding
  • σ and π bonds
  • Comparison of σ and π bond
  • Electronegativity
  • Coordinate covalent bond
  • Electronegativity and Dipole moment
  • Lewis structure (or Dot structure)
  • Resonance structure
  • Hybridization
  • Resonance
  • Resonance effect
  • Resonance Energy
  • Bond length
  • Bond Energy
  • VSEPR model
  • Structure and Shape
  • Shape of Molecules
  • Bond angle
  • Odd electron molecules
  • Molecular Orbital Model
  • Shape and symmetry of molecular orbitals
  • Formation of π bonds
  • Diatomics of the first period elements
  • Homonuclear Diatomics of Second Period Elements
  • NO molecule
  • CO molecule
  • Hydrogen Bond
  • Van der Waals' forces
  • Metallic Bond
  • Metal Structures
  • Electron Gas Model
  • Band Model
  • Cohesive Energy
  • Chapter 3: Acids and Bases
  • Bronsted-Lowry theory
  • Strength of Acids and Bases
  • PH
  • Buffer solution
  • Henderson Equations
  • Amphoterism
  • Acid strength
  • Strength of Hydra acids
  • Strength of Oxy acids
  • Base strength
  • Strength of hydroxide bases
  • Strength of Hydroxide bases.
  • Lewis Acid-Base Theory
  • Hard and soft acids and bases
  • Chapter 4: Chemical Reactions
  • Types of chemical reactions
  • Hydrolysis
  • Oxidation-reduction reactions
  • Oxidation number
  • Oxidizing agents
  • Reducing agents
  • Oxidizing and reducing agents
  • Strength of oxidants and reductants
  • Equivalent weights of oxidizing and reducing agents
  • Balancing of redox reactions
  • Oxidation number method
  • Ion-electron method
  • Some important half reactions
  • Chapter 5: Transition Metals, Lanthanides and Actinides
  • General properties
  • Atomic and ionic radii
  • Bonding in Transition metals and its effect on properties
  • Electrode Potential
  • Oxidation states
  • Paramagnetic nature of transition metal compounds
  • Complex compound formation
  • Colour of Transition metal compounds
  • The d - d transition
  • Colour and charge transfer
  • Hydrolysis of Transition metal compounds
  • Catalytic property
  • Lanthanides and actinides
  • Chapter 6: Coordination Chemistry
  • Coordination number
  • Types of ligands
  • Chelates
  • Conditions for complex formation
  • Werner's coordination theory
  • Nomenclature
  • Valence bond model for complexes
  • Crystal field model of bonding
  • Stability and CF model
  • Magnetic properties and CF model
  • Colour and CF model
  • Isomerism in coordination compounds
  • Geometrical isomerism
  • Optical isomerism
  • Preparations of complex compounds
  • Stability of complex compound in a solution
  • Applicability of complex compounds
  • Organometallic compounds
  • Preparation of organometallies
  • Bonding in organometallic compounds
  • Bonding in alkene complexes
  • Chapter 7: Abundance and metallurgy
  • Chemical elements in the Earth's crust
  • Cosmic abundance of elements
  • Abundance in oceans
  • Occurrence of Metals
  • Metallurgy
  • Terms used in metallurgical process
  • Concentration of ore
  • Leaching.
  • Isolation of metal from concentrated ore
  • Thermal (or chemical reduction)
  • Auto reduction
  • Electrolytic method of reduction
  • Displacement of one metal by the other
  • Purification of isolated metals
  • Sodium
  • Magnesium
  • Calcium
  • Aluminium
  • Iron
  • Ashoka Pillar at Delhi
  • Pig iron
  • Grey cast iron
  • White cast iron
  • Wrought iron
  • Steel
  • Special steel
  • Conversion of iron into Steel
  • Steel from wrought iron
  • Comparison Pig iron, Wrought and Steel
  • Heat treatments of steel
  • Chemically pure iron
  • Brief chemistry of iron
  • Corrosion of iron
  • Important compounds of iron
  • Copper
  • Alloys of copper
  • Brief chemistry of Cu
  • Important compounds and complexes
  • Zinc
  • Brief chemistry of Zn
  • Important compounds
  • Mercury
  • Brief chemistry of Hg
  • Important compounds
  • Tin
  • Allotropic forms
  • Chemical reactions
  • Lead
  • Physical properties
  • Important compounds
  • Chapter 8: Important Chemical Compounds
  • Metal compounds
  • Methods of Manufacturing of NaOH
  • Sodium Carbonate (Na2CO3)
  • Potassium Dichromate (K2Cr2O7)
  • KMnO4 as volumetric reagent
  • Non-metal compounds
  • Ozone (O3) [Trioxygen]
  • Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2 )
  • Sodium Thiosulphate (Na2S2O3)
  • Hydrogen sulphide (H2S)
  • Chapter 9: Hydrogen and Its Chemistry
  • Position in the periodic table
  • Isotopes of Hydrogen
  • Oxidation states and bonding
  • Preparation of H2
  • Uyeno's reaction
  • Bosch's Process
  • Lane's Process
  • Laboratory Preparation of H2
  • Nascent hydrogen
  • Compounds of protium (H)
  • Water
  • Zeolite water
  • Water clathrates
  • Hard and soft water
  • Temporary hardness
  • Permanent hardness
  • Inorganic exchangers
  • Organic exchangers
  • Bad effects of hard water
  • Structure of water and ice
  • Density of water and ice
  • Density of water at 4°C
  • Heavy water
  • Chapter 10: Group - 1(IA) The alkali metals.
  • Chemical reactions
  • OXO salts
  • Halides
  • Flame colour of Alkali metals
  • Alkali metals and liquid NH3
  • Anomalous behaviour of Li
  • Chapter 11: Group - 2(IIA) [Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra]
  • Properties which decrease down the group
  • Properties which increase down the group
  • Oxidation states and nature of bond
  • Hydrides
  • Halides
  • Oxides and Hydroxides
  • Oxo salts
  • Flame colouration by Ca, Sr and Ba
  • Chapter 12: Group - 11(IIB) Cu, Ag, Au
  • Metallic bond strength
  • Sublimation energy
  • Atomic and ionic radii
  • Ionization energy
  • Noble metal nature
  • Malleability, Thermal and Electrical Conductivities
  • Oxidation states
  • Magnetic properties
  • Colour of compounds
  • Solubility of Silver-Halides
  • Chemistry of Photography
  • Chapter 13: Group - 12(IIB) Zn, Cd, Hg
  • Ionization energy
  • Oxidation states
  • Nature of bonds
  • Electrode potential
  • Magnetic properties
  • Colour of compounds
  • Some useful compounds
  • Biochemistry of Zn, Cd and Hg
  • Chapter 14: Group - 13 (IIIA) B, Al, Ga, In, Td
  • Oxidation states and nature of bond
  • Hydrides
  • Diborane (B2H6)
  • Structure of B2H6
  • Borazole (B2N3H6)
  • Boric Acid
  • Halides
  • Lewis Acid strength of BX3
  • Alums
  • Isolation of B
  • Crystalline B
  • Chapter 15: Group - 14(IVA) C, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb
  • Catenation
  • Allotropy and Structure
  • Graphite
  • Diamond
  • Fullerenes
  • Semiconductor property of Si and Ge
  • Physical properties of group - 14 elements
  • Oxidation states and Bonding
  • Carbides
  • Oxides
  • Cyanogens (CN)2
  • Hydrogen cyanide (HCN)
  • Cyanides (CN-)
  • Halides
  • Hydrides
  • Silicones
  • Silicates
  • Isolation of Si
  • Chapter 16: Group - 15(VA) N, P, As, Sb, Bi
  • Allotropes of P
  • Oxidation state and nature of bond
  • Hydrides
  • Ammonia NH3
  • Phosphine PH3
  • Oxides of N and P
  • Dinitrogen oxide (or nitrous oxide) N2O
  • Nitric oxide (NO).
  • Dinitrogen trioxide N2O3
  • Nitrogen dioxide NO2 (N2O4)
  • Nitrogen pentaoxide N2O5
  • P - oxides P4O6 and P4O10
  • Nitrous acid (HNO2)
  • Nitric acid (HNO3)
  • Aquaregia
  • Hypophosphorous acid H3PO2 [H2PO(OH)]
  • Phosphorous acid H3PO3 [HPO(OH)2]
  • Phosphoric acids
  • Acid strength of H3PO2, H3PO3, and H3PO4
  • Halides
  • Isolation of N and P
  • Fertilizers
  • Chapter 17: Group-16(VIA) O, S, Se, Te, Po
  • Physical state of the elements
  • Allotropy of O and S
  • Effect of heat on S
  • Viscosity of liquid S and temperature
  • Oxidation state and nature of bond
  • Hydrides
  • Industrial preparation of H2O2
  • Strength of H2O2
  • Acid strength of H2O2 and H2O
  • Structure of H2O2
  • Halides
  • SOCl2
  • Oxides
  • Oxo acids
  • Chapter 18: Group - 17 VIIIA) Halogens F, Cl, Br, I, and At
  • Physical state
  • Special properties of Fluorine
  • Oxidation state and bonding
  • Formation of X2 (X = F, Cl, Br, I)
  • Manufacture of Cl2
  • Manufacture of Br2
  • Manufacture of iodine
  • Reactions of X2 (X = F, Cl, Br, I)
  • Hydrogen halides, HX (X = F, Cl, Br, I)
  • HF
  • HCl
  • HBr
  • HI
  • Halides
  • Preparation of Anhydrous halides
  • Halogen oxides
  • Oxo acids
  • Acid strength
  • Oxidizing power
  • Comparison of ClOn - anions
  • Halic acids HOXO2 (X = Cl, Br, I)
  • Perchloric acid HOClO3
  • Interhalogen compounds
  • Pseudohalogens and Pseudohalides
  • Chapter 19: Group - 18 The Noble Gases
  • Atomicity
  • Radii
  • Water solubility
  • Special properties of He
  • Uses of noble gases
  • Clathrate
  • Xe compounds
  • Structure of Xe - Compounds
  • Chapter 20: Analytical Chemistry
  • Carbonates
  • Sulphite (SO23)
  • Nitrite (NO2¯)
  • Analytical chemistry of Chlorides (Cl¯)
  • Analytical chemistry of Bromide (Br¯)
  • Analytical chemistry of Iodide (I¯)
  • Analytical chemistry of Nitrate (NO3¯)
  • Analytical chemistry of Sulphate (SO-24)
  • Tests for basic radicals.
  • Flame test.