Section 3. Inorganic Compounds

Descriptive properties for a basic group of inorganic compounds are compiled in Section 3, which has undergone a small increase in the number of entries. Many entries under the column Solubility supply the reader with precise quantities dissolved in a stated solvent and at a given temperature. 

Descriptive properties for a basic group of approximately 1400 inorganic compounds are compiled in Section 3. These follow a concise, revised introduction to inorganic nomenclature that follows the recommendations of the lUPAC published in 1990. In this section are given the exact atomic (or formula) weight of the elements accompanied, when available, by the uncertainty in the final figure given in parentheses. 

Discussion. Potassium nitrate is an example of an inorganic compound which absorbs mainly in the ultraviolet, and can be employed to obtain experience in the use of a manually operated ultraviolet/visible spectrophotometer. Some of the exercise can also be carried out employing an automatic recording spectrophotometer (see Section 17.16). 

Gmelin Handbook of Inorganic Chemistry, System No. 67, Iridium. Main volume 1939 (Element and Compounds) Supplement Volumes Section 1 The Metal Alloys. 1978 Section 2 Compounds. 1978. 

Volume 6 Volume 7 Reactions of Non-metallic Inorganic Compounds Reactions of Metallic Salts and Complexes, and Organometallic Compounds Section 4. ORGANIC REACTIONS (6 volumes)... 

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Section 3 deals with reactions in which at least one of the reactants is an inorganic compound. Many of the processes considered also involve organic compounds, but autocatalytic oxidations and flames, polymerisation and reactions of metals themselves and of certain unstable ionic species, e.g. the solvated electron, are discussed in later sections. Where appropriate, the effects of low and high energy radiation are considered, as are gas and condensed phase systems but not fully heterogeneous processes or solid reactions. Rate parameters of individual elementary steps, as well as of overall reactions, are given if available. 

The author is both a soil scientist and a chemist. He has taught courses in all areas of chemistry and soil science, analyzed soil, for organic and inorganic compounds, in both soil solids and extracts, using various methods and instruments, for 44 years. Introduction to Soil Chemistry, Analysis and Instrumentation, 2nd Edition, is the result of these 44 years of experience in two distinct climatic zones in the Philippines, four countries in Africa, and one in Central and one in South America. In the United States, this experience includes analysis of soils from all sections of the country. 

Nomenclature is the term referring to the naming of compounds. In this section, we will investigate how to name inorganic compounds. We will see how to name organic compounds in Chapter 21. In order to name compounds correctly, you will need to memorize certain elements and ions, and you will need to apply a few rules. 

This overview covers some of the rules for naming simple inorganic compounds. There are additional rules, and some exceptions to these rules. The first part of this overview discusses the rules for deriving a name from a chemical formula. In many cases, the formula may be determined from the name by reversing this process. The second part examines situations in which additional information is needed to generate a formula from the name of a compound. The transition metals present some additional problems therefore, there is a section covering transition metal nomenclature and coordination compounds. 

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