Main Group Chemistry

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Main Group Chemistry covers the chemistry of the s- and p-block elements, together with a brief chapter on the chemistry of zinc, cadmium and mercury, often classified as main group elements rather than as transition elements. The Periodic Table is an important predictive tool in main group chemistry and in this book, forms the basis for describing the trends and variations in the chemistry of the elements. Introductory material covers the basic principles behind the Periodic Table, bonding, electronegativity and VSEPR (Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion) theory. The chemistry of various groups of elements is then discussed. The book incorporates a valuable chapter on inorganic polymers, discussing the chemistry of materials such as silicates, silicones, phosphazenes and diamond. Additional material is available on the website at www.rsc.org/tct Ideal for the needs of undergraduate chemistry students, Tutorial Chemistry Texts is a major series consisting of short, single topic or modular texts concentrating on the fundamental areas of chemistry taught in undergraduate science courses. Each book provides a concise account of the basic principles underlying a given subject, embodying an independent-learning philosophy and including worked examples.

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Table of contents :
Cover Page
……Page 1
Title Page
……Page 3
Preface
……Page 5
Contents
……Page 7
1
Some Aspects of Structure and
Bonding in Main Group
Chemistry……Page 11
2
The Chemistry of Hydrogen……Page 30
3
The Group 1 (Alkali Metal)
Elements: Lithium, Sodium,
Potassium, Rubidium, Caesium
and Francium……Page 43
4
The Group 2 Elements:
Beryllium, Magnesium,
Calcium, Strontium, Barium
and Radium……Page 56
5
The Group 13 Elements:
Boron, Aluminium, Gallium,
Indium and Thallium……Page 67
6
The Group 14 Elements:
Carbon, Silicon, Germanium,
Tin and Lead……Page 86
7
The Group 15 (Pnictogen)
Elements: Nitrogen,
Phosphorus, Arsenic, Antimony
and Bismuth……Page 102
8
The Group 16 (Chalcogen)
Elements: Oxygen, Sulfur,
Selenium, Tellurium and
Polonium……Page 120
9
The Group 17 (Halogen)
Elements: Fluorine, Chlorine,
Bromine, Iodine and Astatine……Page 138
10
The Group 18 (Noble Gas)
Elements: Helium, Neon,
Argon, Krypton, Xenon and
Radon……Page 156
11
The Group 12 Elements: Zinc,
Cadmium and Mercury……Page 167
12
Polymeric Main
Group Compounds……Page 175
Further Reading……Page 187
Answers to Problems……Page 189
Subject Index……Page 204
Back Matter
……Page 208