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Jeremy K. Burdett
Book Description
Inorganic Chemistry This series reflects the breadth of modern research in inorganic chemistry and fulfils the need for advanced texts. The series covers the whole range of inorganic and physical chemistry, solid state chemistry, coordination chemistry, main group chemistry and bioinorganic chemistry. Chemical Bonds A Dialog Jeremy K. Burdett The University of Chicago, USA Understanding the nature of the chemical bond is the key to understanding all chemistry, be it inorganic, physical, organic or biochemistry. In the form of a question and answer tutorial the fundamental concepts of chemical bonding are explored. These range from the nature of the chemical bond, via the regular hexagonal structure of benzene and the meaning of the term 'metallic bond', to d-orbital involvement in hypervalent compounds and the structure of N-2O. Chemical Bonds: A Dialog provides a novel format in terms of a dialog between two scientists insights into many key questions concerning chemical bonds an orbital approach to quantum chemistry
ISBN-10
0471971308
ISBN-13
9780471971306
Language
English
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Publication Date
7-May-1997
Number of Pages
172
About the Author
JEREMY K. BURDETT, PhD, was Professor and Chair of the Chemistry Department at the University of Chicago. Dr. Burdett was awarded the Tilden Prize and Meldola Medal by the Royal Society of Chemistry. He was also a Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar and a Fellow of the John Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.