Chemistry, Third Edition John C. Bailar, Jr.. Therald Moeller. Jacob Kleinberg, Cyrus 0. Guss, Mary E. CasteC lion. and Clvde Me&. Harcourl Brace JoYork, NY, 1989. xv 1075 vanovich: N ~ W pp. Figs. and tables. 21.7 X 28.4 cm.
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The third edition oi this commendable text has retainedmany of the characteristics of the previous edition (J. Chem. Educ. 1985. 62, A166). I t utilizes the same basic outline of topics, except as noted below, page organization, and two-color printing. I t also includes a verv eood elossarv and index. Afcer allowance f o ~ a s l i g ~ tdiifprenr ly print area is made, the text seems to have heen reduced by about 6.54. Notahly, the solved, representative examples interspersed throughout the text have been retained, although the specific examples employed are different in many cases, and the number of questions and problems at the end of the chapters has heen greatly increased. Illustrative of this is the fact that chapters 2-4, which contained 98 end-af-chapter problems in the older edition, now incorporate 172. Answers to add-numbered problems are given in an appendix. The problems are graded according t o difficulty. The authors consider the topics of the first 15 chapters to be those commonly covered in afirst semester. with chanters l a 2 4 forming the core of the seconi semester. Chapters 2 6 3 3 cover the chemistry uf the elements, organic chemistry, polymers, and biochemistry. Accordingly, it is reeommended that each instructor select those topics most appropriate far the particular course. The reviewer's experience suggests that many will want to include topics from chauters 16 and 17 in the first semester. per6apsin place of nuclear chemistry, which is presented in chapter 12.
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Several important changes need special note. All chapters, with the exception of chapter 1, have been rewritten and several have been slightly reorganized. Some topics from chapter 6 dealing with chemical reactions and stoiehiometry have been included as a new chapter 5, prior to the treatment of the gaseous state. The material on chemical e~uilibrium,acids/hases, and ionslionic equilibrium, previously contained in chapters 19-21, has been significantly altered and is now presented in 4 new chapters, 1922, that include a description of complex ions and ionic solids. A major revision of the later chapters, 25-33, has heen done, such that the treatment of what is considered to be descriptive chemistry has heen augmented. The numher of special topics, given in both editions as "Chemical A4dt.s." has the heen reduced from 76 to 45. book now contains 32 unnumbered pages of very attractive color photographs illustrating a wide variety of topics in 140 photos. Also included is a useful color illustration of the basic layers of various crystal forms with two bound pages of transparent overlays such that as the overlays are successively positioned the student can see the building up of the different types of unit cells. Finallv. >.it should be noted that the ulacement of answers to problems in nn appendix. rather than along with the problems as was done in the previuus edition, enabler the student tu solve them before seeing the answers. In the reviewer's opinion, the changes made have significantly increased the utility of the book as a teaching tool. Instructors who used the urevious edition will be pleased and others will want to consider this text for adoption.
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Carl D. Slater Namern Kenhlcky University Highland Heights. KY 41076
Chemistry with lnorganlc Qualitative Analysis, Thlrd Edltlon TheraldMoeller. John C. Bailar, Jr.. Jacob Kieinberg, Cyrus 0. Guss, Mary E. CasteC lion, and Clyde Metz. Harcourl Brace Jcvanovich: New York. NY, 1989. xv 1052 pp. Figs. and tables. 21.7 X 28.4 cm.
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Although this text is puhlished as a third edition, from a practical standpoint, instructors who used the second edition will consider the third as a new hook. I t is now identical through the first 33 chapters tothe companion volume titled Chemistry, 3rd ed... bv, Bailar. Moeller. Kleinbere. -. Guss. Castellion, a n d ' ~ e t (re; z preceding review): The second editions of thede texts were different in all rerpects. In the version including qualitative analysis, anions were treated in chapter 22, which dealt with nonmetals. Analysis of cations was presented in a later chapter. In the third edition, two chapters, 34 and 35, dealing with qualitative analysis are auuended to the Bailar hook. The first of these chanters is a comurehensive review of ~~~~-~ chemical principles that trenw mulriple and successive chemical equilibria, arrd-haae equilibria, common ion effects, buffer solutions, amphoterism, redoa equilihria, eomplexation equilibria, the solubility product constant, selective precipitation, and the dissolution of solids. The chapter is cancluded by 51 questions and problems. A last chapter of 40 pages gives the analysis schemes. I t covers such topics as flowcharts, properties of anions, preliminary and speeifictests for the anions, cation analysis, and schemes for Groups I-V. This chapter concludes with 42 questions, many of whieh are paper unknowns. These chapters are thorough, well-organized, and well-written.. Despite the rather extensive changes, this text continues as an excellent option for those
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John C. Ballor, Jr., TheraldMoeller, Jacob Klelnberg, Cyrus 0. G u s , Mary E. Castillion, and Clyde Metz, Chemistry, Third Edition Ralph H. Petrucci, General Chemistry: Principles and Modern Applications, Fifth Edition Ian S. Butler and John Harrod, Inorganic Chemistry. Principles and Applications Marc J. Lefevre, complier. Shirley A. Conibear, reviser, Flrst Aid Manual for Arthur Kornberg, For t h e Love of Enzymes: The Oddyssey of a Biochemist Titles of interest Monographs New Volumes in Continuing Series
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instructors who prefer a separate emphasis on qualitative analysis. Carl D. Slater Nonhern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY 41076 General Chernlstry: Principles a n d Modern Appllcatlons, Fifth Edition Ralph H. Petrucci. Macmillan: New York, NY, 1989. xx 1112 pp. Figs. and tables. 22.5 X 28.3 cm.
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This is the fifth edition of a textbook that was first printed in 1972. Unlike some hooks that show their age, even after revision, this one appears fresh and thoroughly modern. I t is a large, handsomely printed hook that contains a host of features that should help make chemistry interesting, appealing, and accessible to the student. The most obvious change from the previous edition is the use of full color photoermhs and multicolor illustrations. This is not'the first eeneral cbemistrv textbook to include e o l o .r ~ h uthe t author has eenerallv made effective use of this feature. In many inrtances, color platenare used tushuw reartions or other events that might be impossible or dangerous to demonstrate directly and to help convey ideas that are not easily communicated in words alone. Students should also find other newly introduced features valuable. For example, important equations and concepts are now highlighted in yellow and listed at the end of each chapter. Some chapters contain "In-Text Summaries" of important material and all ehapters end with a solved "Summarizing Example" that links together various types of problems that are relevant to that chapter. T h e historical development of selected ideas and methods are discussed in special sections that are dispersed throughout the hook, and highlighted segments that pose and then answer typical student questions appear frequently. There has been some revision and rearganirnrion of materral from the previous d rion, bur the presentation uf topics is still relativelv standard. Twentv u i t h r book's 28 chapters are devoted largely to traditional topics such as atoms and atomic structure, chemical compounds, reactions, solutions, states of matter, the periodic table, thermochemistry and thermodynamics, bonding, kinetics, equilibria, acids and hases, electrochemistry, ete. Chapters 14 and 22 through 24 cover the descriptive chemistry of the first 20 elements, main-group metals, maingroup nonmetals, and transition elements, respectively. Coordination compounds are presented in Chapter 25. The final three chapters cover nuclear, organic, and hiochemistry, respectively. Appendices include reviews of basic mathematical operations and physical concepts, a summary of SI Units, a table of thermodynamic values, a list of electron configurations of the elements, and a 16-page glossary. All chapters follow a similar format. They m e n with an outline of the contents and a brief essay that introduces the chapter's major theme. 1)isperaed throughour the written text are a large number of solved example problems and a liberal array of tables, figures, hold and emphasized type, marginal notes, and other special features, some of which have heen noted previously. ~~~~~~~
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A brief written summary closes the body of each chapter. This is followed by the "Summarizing Example", a list of key terms, and a list of highlighted expressions. A large number (often over 100) of assorted review problems, exercises, and self-test questions conclude each chapter. Answers to many of these are found in one of the appendices. This is a high-quality textbook that is obviously the product of a great deal of thought and effort. I t is intended primarily for students who are pursuing career interests in disciplines such as engineering, medicine, and sciences other than chemistry. I helieve that the hook is well suited to such an audience. The writing is dear and the author frequently relates the subject matter to topics of general andlor current interest. I n addition, the teat's special features should help many students gain a greater understanding and appreciation of chemistry. Instructors responsible for teaching general chemistry to students at this level should give Petrucci's hook serious eonsideration. Fred F. Farris College of Pharmacy SoJmeastem Univsnily of me Health Sciences North Miaml Beacn. FL 33162 inorganic Chemistry. Principles a n d Appllcatlons Ian S. Butler and John F. Harrod BeniaminIC~mrnings:Fledwood City. CA. 1989. xv 784 pp. Figs. and tables. 19.5 X 24
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Those of us who teach a juniorlsenior level course in inorganic chemistry are faced with a myriad of choices when it comes to deciding on a text for our course. We have texts available that are very strongly descriptive (Cotton and Wilkinson; Purcell and Kotz; Lagowski; Heslop and Jones), ones that are more principles-oriented in their approach (Huheey; Porterfield; Jolly), and some t h a t are more of a mixture (Moeller; Douglas, e t al.). One would think that this diversity of approaches would preclude the writing of a text with a significantly different approach to the material. According to the preface of the present work (the first new text for this course in five years, not counting revisions of existing texts), the authors "believe that the most basic requirement of a modern inorganic chemistry text is a good halance between theoretical development, descriptive chemistry, and applications." With their heavy emphasis on applications, the approach of this pair of authors is indeed a different one from those already available. For that reason alone, their text is worth examining. After a n introductory chapter titled "What is Inorganic Chemistry?" (giving a concise history of inorganic chemistry Lenwred on Kohel prizes awarded fin research in inorganic rhemistrv), the buok is divided into eight parts. P& one contains three chapters on atomic structure and bonding. Part two is a relativelv uniaue section contaming fmrchapterion symmetry and voriour types ui spectrorcopic mrthod-. Pnrt three contains three chapters uidescriptive material of simple compounds such as hydrides, oxides, and halides of both the main group and transition elements. Part four has three chapters covering classical coordina-
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tians compounds, and part five has three chapters on inorganic polymers, rings, cages, and clusters. Part six contains two chapters on Solid-state Chemistry (both ordered and amorphous solids), and part seven has two chanters on reactions in salution. The find pnrt comprises chapters on organometnllie chemistry, catalyrrl hy met. al complexes, and hiuinorganic chemistry. The tone of the text may be diswrned at least in part bv the briefoutline of the chapters given above. Part two contains m a t e r a covering the use of various types of spectroscopy which is not given in any other text of this type, a t least to this reviewer's knowledge. This may he of more use to those teaching a course that includes a laboratory component, but the availability of this material as a part of the text is certainly a distinctive and useful addition. The presence of so much material on inorganic polymers and the solid state (including a discussion of semi- and superconductors) is unusual, hut it certainly is important and relevant. The inclusion of entire chapters on such subjects as organometallie chemistry, catalysis, and hioinorganic chemistry is not unique hut adds to the hook's slant toward applications of the material in today's world and today's chemical industry. The authors are to be applauded far including this material-ven if it is used only for reference, s dose of the "real world" is something that has been lacking in most of the currently available texts. The slant toward applications also comes out in other ways. Sections titled "Friction, Lubrication, and Wear," "A Brief Note on Corrosion and Tarnishing," "Storage Batteries: Old and New," "Inorganic Chemistry and the Environment," and "Gemstones, Lasers, and Such" are found in various chapters. Discussions of many applications in addition to these (such as an explanation of the chemistry underlying conventional photography and xerography, of the preparation of silicon computer chips, solar cells, carbon fibers, molecular sieves, etc.) are found throughout the text. For someone seeking information about the relevance of inorganic chemistry to the world around us, this is their textbook. Since the text is ahout average in length for this type of hook, the inclusion of so much material which is not usually found necessitates the deletion of something. The authors have hit all the high spots in terms of their coverage; nothing major has been left completely out. (Of course, no text of reasonable length can cover each of every instructor's pet topics.) What is sacrificed, however, is complete, in-depth coverage of many topics. This reviewer was constantly struck by topics being introduced hut not given a full in-depth discussion replete with lots of examples andlor tables of supporting date. The authors tend to give results without explanation or interpretation, and occasionally their attempt to shorten and simplify ends u p being almost misleading. This deficiency could have been made up by the inclusion of a larger number of references, either to the primary literature or to secondary sources, monographs, or other texts. Reference lists are given at the end of each chapter, but these lists tend to he somewhat short, nonspecific, and lacking in references to the primary literature. More cross-refer-
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