Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unit I: Concepts in Inorganic Chemistry -- 0. Broad Division between Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry -- 1. Atomic Structure -- 2. Periodic Table and Periodic Properties (Periodicity) -- 3. Chemical Bonding -- 4. Covalent Bond or Non-ionic Bond -- 5. Recent Concepts of Acids and Bases -- 6. Aqueous and Non-aqueous Solvents -- 7. Oxidation and Reduction -- Unit II: Hydrogen-Unique Elements -- 8. Hydrogen and Hydrides -- Unit III: Main Group of Elements -- 9. Group I or Alkali Metals -- 10. Group II or Alkaline Earth Metals -- 11. Group 13 Elements or Boron Family of Elements -- 12. Group 14 Elements or Carbon Family of Elements -- 13. Group 15 Elements or Nitrogen Family of Elements -- 14. Group 16 Elements or Oxygen Family of Elements -- 15. Group 17 Elements or Halogen Family of Elements -- 16. Noble Gases or Zero Group Elements -- Bibliography -- Index.

This book covers the concepts of Inorganic Chemistry. It deals with the structures, properties and reactions of inorganic compounds and details the periodicity in properties, types of structures and their reactivities. The subject matter of this book also discusses: Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle; Failure of Electronic Theory; Electronic Configuration and Oxidation States; Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth; Melting and Boiling Points; Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan or Bhutan).