1 Basic concepts: atoms 1 2 Basic concepts: molecules 31 3 Introduction to molecular symmetry 60 4 Experimental techniques 87 5 Bonding in polyatomic molecules 139 6 Structures and energetics of metallic and ionic solids 172 7 Acids, bases and ions in aqueous solution 207 8 Reduction and oxidation 242 9 Non-aqueous media 269 10 Hydrogen 299 11 Group 1: the alkali metals 326 12 The group 2 metals 348 13 The group 13 elements 371 14 The group 14 elements 426 15 The group 15 elements 485 16 The group 16 elements 546 17 The group 17 elements 591 18 The group 18 elements 624 19 d-Block metal chemistry: general considerations 639 20 d-Block metal chemistry: coordination complexes 665 21 d-Block metal chemistry: the first row metals 716 22 d-Block metal chemistry: the heavier metals 778 23 Organometallic compounds of s- and p-block elements 848 24 Organometallic compounds of d-block elements 887