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Our aim in the ￿fth edition of Shriver and Atkins’ Inorganic Chemistry is to provide a
comprehensive and contemporary introduction to the diverse and fascinating discipline of
inorganic chemistry. Inorganic chemistry deals with the properties of all of the elements
in the periodic table. These elements range from highly reactive metals, such as sodium,
to noble metals, such as gold. The nonmetals include solids, liquids, and gases, and range
from the aggressive oxidizing agent ￿uorine to unreactive gases such as helium. Although
this variety and diversity are features of any study of inorganic chemistry, there are under-
lying patterns and trends which enrich and enhance our understanding of the discipline.
These trends in reactivity, structure, and properties of the elements and their compounds
provide an insight into the landscape of the periodic table and provide a foundation on
which to build understanding.
Inorganic compounds vary from ionic solids, which can be described by simp