Basic Concepts of Inorganic Chemistry

Basic concepts of inorganic chemistry 2/e 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 the subject. The subject has been explained using basic principles that make things easy to understand and absorb both for beginners as well as advanced learners. Each chapter is followed by graded multiple choice questions (the core of the competitive exams) based on concepts, principles and applications, providing the student with necessary recapitulation and ensuring speed and accuracy. Features strong focus on the concepts. Easy and lucid development of the concepts that underlines all the topics. Step-by-step approach to the application of the concepts. Reinforces conceptual understanding as opposed to memorization and equation hunting. Table of contents chapter 1: periodic table and periodicity of properties chapter 2: chemical bonding and molecular structure chapter 3: acids & bases chapter 4: chemical reaction chapter 5: transition elements chapter 6: coordination chemistry chapter 7: abundance and metallurgy chapter 8: important chemical compounds chapter 9: hydrogen and its chemistry chapter 10: group 1(ia) the alkali metals chapter 11: group 2(iia) [be, mg, ca, sr, ba, ra] chapter 12: group 11(iib) cu, ag, au chapter 13: group 12(iib) zn, cd, hg chapter 14: group 13 (iiia) b, al, ga, in, td chapter 15: group 14(iva) c, si, ge, sn, pb