Inorganic chemistry

study of the synthesis and behavior of inorganic and organometallic compounds

In chemistry, an alkali (; from the Arabic word , ) is a basic salt of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal. An alkali can also be defined as a base that dissolves in water. A solution of a soluble base has a pH greater than 7.0. The adjective alkaline, and less often, alkalescent, is commonly used in English as a synonym for basic, especially for bases soluble in water. This broad use of the term is likely to have come about because alkalis were the first bases known to obey the Arrhenius definition of a base, and they are still among the most common bases.

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molecule or ion containing ligands datively bonded to a central metallic atom

series of chemical substances with the same general formula, varying by a single parameter

breakdown of a single entity (normal molecule, reaction intermediate, etc.) into two or more fragments; opposite or reverse process of a synthesis reaction

study of metals in biology

nomenclature of inorganic compounds

dislodgement series

mechanism of spontaneous symmetry breaking in molecular and solid-state systems

model that describes the breaking of degeneracies of electron orbital states, usually d or f orbitals, due to a static electric field produced by a surrounding charge distribution (anion neighbors)

thumb|A nonane molecule, consisting of nine [[carbon atoms in a chain with 20 hydrogen atoms surrounding it]]

crystallography

Carbonation is the chemical reaction of carbon dioxide to give carbonates, bicarbonates, and carbonic acid. In chemistry, the term is sometimes used in place of carboxylation, which refers to the formation of carboxylic acids.

rule used primarily for predicting formulae for stable metal complexes

German handbook/encyclopedia of inorganic compounds initiated by Leopold Gmelin

molecular orbital theory applied to transition metal complexes

chemical theory about acids and bases

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geometric arrangement of atoms about a given central atom in a coordination complex

coordination complex of a metal ion with only water as a ligand

The reluctance of 'ns' pair of electrons to take part in bond formation

product of nuclear fission

set of rules regarding the nature of chemical bonds

list of ligands in coordination compounds topic of Inorganic chemistry

paint coats with mineral binding agents

chemical term

process for purification and crystallization of non-volatile solids

method of predicting a chemical complex's absorption spectrum

any chemical compound having at least one carbon atom

relationship between elements on the periodic table

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Oxophilicity is the tendency of certain chemical compounds to form oxides by hydrolysis or abstraction of an oxygen atom from another molecule, often from organic compounds. The term is often used to describe metal centers, commonly the early transition metals such as titanium, niobium, and tungsten. Oxophilicity is often stated to be related to the hardness of the element, within the HSAB theory (hard and soft (Lewis) acids and bases), but it has been shown that oxophilicity depends more on the electronegativity and effective nuclear charge of the element than on its hardness. This explains w

laboratory device that carries out a quantitative flame test

coordination complex with all ligands identical

electron counting rules useful for predicting the structures of clusters

study of biologically active molecules that contain carbon directly bonded to metals or metalloids

the total number of atoms present in one molecule of an element, compound or a substance is usually reffered to as atomicity.

Critical radionuclides for the long-term safety of nuclear waste repositories

energy diagrams for transition metal complexes

In chemistry, a diradical is a molecular species with two electrons occupying molecular orbitals (MOs) which are degenerate. The term "diradical" is mainly used to describe organic compounds, where most diradicals are extremely reactive and non-Kekulé molecules that are rarely isolated. Diradicals are even-electron molecules but have one fewer bond than the number permitted by the octet rule.

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the ratio of the ionic radius of the cation to the ionic radius of the anion in a cation-anion compound