This concise text describes the main concepts of chemical bonding in an essentially non-mathematical way. It could form the basis of an 8-12 lecture introductory course on chemical bonding. The book addresses aspects of atomic orbital structure and uses this to develop a discussion of the bonding in diatomic and polyatomic molecules using Lewis dot structures, hybrid orbital and molecular orbital methods. The prediction of molecular shape is addressed through the VSEPR method.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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120 illustrations, index, 1 table
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978-0-19-855695-4 (9780198556954)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Atomic structure; Lewis molecular structures; diatomic molecules; molecular geometry - VSEPR rules; hybrid orbital description of bonding; the MO approach and polyatomic molecules.
