Chemistry of the Elements
By: N.N. Greenwood and A. Earnshaw.
Contributors: Earnshaw, A.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Oxford; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1341
ISBN-13: 9780750633659
Subjects: Chemical elements
Description: The book covers not only the 'inorganic' chemistry of the elements, but also analytical, theoretical, industrial, organometallic, bio-inorganic and other cognate areas of chemistry. The authors have broken with recent tradition in the teaching of their subject and adopted a new and highly successful 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. Students are invited to enter the exciting world of chemical phenomena with a sound knowledge and understanding of the subject, to approach experimentation with an open mind, and to assess observations reliably.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.