Constants of Inorganic Substances: A Handbook

A handbook, consisting of six sections, providing data on some 4,000 substances, ions, and radicals chosen with regard for their industrial and scientific importance. The first section provides formulas and names of substances, their relative molecular masses, and important physical properties. The following sections of the handbook characterize the atomic, molecular, and thermodynamic properties of atoms, molecules (formula units), radicals, and cations and anions of those inorganic substances that can exist either as individual substances or in aqueous solution. The final section deals with the nomenclature of inorganic substances, including the rules to construct systematic chemical formulas of inorganic substances, their names in accordance with the IUPAC recommendations, detailed lists of nonsystematic names of substances, and classification names of groups of substances still widely used in chemical literature. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.