Inorganic Chemistry for Geochemistry and Environmental Sciences: Fundamentals and Applications

Inorganic Chemistry for Geochemistry and Environmental Sciences: Fundamentals and Applications discusses the structure, bonding and reactivity of molecules and solids of environmental interest, bringing the reactivity of non–metals and metals to inorganic chemists, geochemists and environmental chemists from diverse fields. Understanding the principles of inorganic chemistry including chemical bonding, frontier molecular orbital theory, electron transfer processes, formation of (nano) particles, transition metal–ligand complexes, metal catalysis and more are essential to describe earth processes over time scales ranging from 1 nanosec to 1 Gigayr.
 
Throughout the book, fundamental chemical principles are illustrated with relevant examples from geochemistry, environmental and marine chemistry, allowing students to better understand environmental and geochemical processes at the molecular level.

Topics covered include: 
 Thermodynamics and kinetics of redox reactions
 Atomic structure
 Symmetry
 Covalent bonding, and bonding in solids and nanoparticles
 Frontier Molecular Orbital Theory
 Acids and bases
 Basics of transition metal chemistry including
 Chemical reactivity of materials of geochemical and environmental interest

Supplementary material is provided online, including PowerPoint slides, problem sets and solutions.
 
Inorganic Chemistry for Geochemistry and Environmental Sciences is a rapid assimilation textbook for those studying and working in areas of geochemistry, inorganic chemistry and environmental chemistry, wishing to enhance their understanding of environmental processes from the molecular level to the global level.

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Preface

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Chapter 1: Inorganic Chemistry and the Environment

Chapter 2: Oxidation Reduction Reactions (Redox)

Chapter 3: Atomic Structure

Chapter 4: Symmetry

Chapter 5: Covalent Bonding

Chapter 6: Bonding in Solids

Chapter 7: Acids and bases

Chapter 8: Introduction to Transition Metals

Chapter 9: Reactivity of transition metal complexes: Thermodynamics, Kinetics and Catalysis

Chapter 10: Transition Metals in Natural Systems

Chapter 11: Solid phase Iron and Manganese oxidants and reductants

Chapter 12: Metal Sulfides in the environment and in bioinorganic chemistry

Chapter 13: Kinetics and thermodynamics of metal uptake by organisms

Index