This edition of Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry is now supported in Achieve Essentials, Macmillan's new online learning platform. Achieve Essentials gives students access to online resources to complete assignments, engage with course materials, prepare for exams and more in order to succeed in class.

Offers students a refresher on concepts including atomic theory and thermodynamics.

1. The Electronic Structure of the Atom: A Review2. The Structure of the Periodic Table3. Covalent Bonding and Molecular Spectroscopy4. Metallic Bonding, Alloys, and Composites5. Ionic Bonding and Solid State Behaviour6. Why Compounds Exist - Inorganic Thermodynamics7. Solvent Systems and Acid-Base Behavior8. Oxidation and Reduction9. Periodic Patterns10. Hydrogen11. The Group 1 Elements: The Alkali Metals12. The Group 2 Elements: The Alkaline Earth Metals13. The Group 13 Elements14. The Group 14 Elements15. The Group 15 Elements: The Pnictogens16. The Group 16 Elements: The Chalcogens17. The Group 17 Elements: The Halogens18. The Group 18 Elements: The Noble Gases19. Transition Metal Complexes20. Properties of the 3d Transition Metals21. Properties of the 4d and 5d Transition Metals22. The Group 12 Elements23. Organometallic Chemistry24. The Rare Earth and Actinoid Elements