本书根据国内外无机化学领域的发展趋势，依据“基础性与新颖性”并存的原则，历时数载编撰而成。全书共分十二章节，图文并茂，从原子结构出发，以元素周期表为主线，涵盖了化学热力学、化学动力学、原子结构、化学键与分子结构、化学平衡原理、氧化还原反应、元素化学(包括主族元素和过渡元素)、镧系及锕系元素、无机化学新兴领域等诸多知识点，各章节有一定的独立性，联结起来又成一体。全书语言平实，内容精练，力求将无机化学学科最精华的部分展现给读者，同时注重知识点的“新”和“精”，强调前沿与基础相结合，突出基础理论和实际应用相衔接。

本书根据国内外无机化学领域的发展趋势，依据“基础性与新颖性”并存的原则，历时数载编撰而成。全书共分十二章节，图文并茂，从原子结构出发，以元素周期表为主线，涵盖了化学热力学、化学动力学、原子结构、化学键与分子结构、化学平衡原理、氧化还原反应、元素化学(包括主族元素和过渡元素)、镧系及锕系元素、无机化学新兴领域等诸多知识点，各章节有一定的独立性，联结起来又成一体。全书语言平实，内容精练，力求将无机化学学科最精华的部分展现给读者，同时注重知识点的“新”和“精”，强调前沿与基础相结合，突出基础理论和实际应用相衔接。

本书可供化学、药学、材料、物理、化工、冶金及医学检验等学科相关技术人员专业参考，亦适合普通高等学校理工、化学、药学、医学检验等相关专业无机化学双语教学使用，同时也可作为化学、药学等相关专业硕士研究生的专业参考用书。

Introduction

 0.1 Chemistry: A Science for the 21st Century

 0.2 Scientific Method of Inorganic Chemistry

 0.3 The Relationship of Inorganic Chemistry and Other Subjects

 0.4 How do You Study This Course to Get Well?

 Exercises

Chapter 1 The Behaviors of Gas, Liquid and Solution

 内容提要

 1. 1 The Properties of Gases

 1.2 The Properties of Liquid

 1.3 The Properties of Solutions

 Exercises

Chapter 2 Chemical Thermodynamics

 内容提要

 2.1 First Law of Thermodynamics

 2.2 Second Law of Thermodynamics

 2.3 Third Law of Thermodynamics

 2.4 Gibbs Free Energy

 2.5 Hess's Law

 Exercises

Chapter 3 Chemical Dynamics

 内容提要

 3. 1 The Rates of Chemical Reactions

 3.2 Transition State (Eyring, 1930's)

 3.3 Catalysis

 Exercises

Chapter 4 The lonization Equilibria and Theories of Acids & Bases ..

 内容提要

 4.1 Theories of Acids and Bases

 4.2 Strong and Weak Bases

 4.3 Strong and Weak Acids

 4.4 Common Ion Effect and Buffered Solution

 4.5 The Dissociation of Weak Polyacids and Hydrolysis of Salts

 Exercises

Chapter 5 The Equilibrium of Precipitation and Dissolution

 内容提要内容提要

 5.1 Solubility Product

 5.2 Qsp, Ks, and Saturation

 5.3 Molar Solubilities and Solubility Products

 5.4 The Common-Ion Effect

 5.5 How to Separate Ions by Selective Precipitation

 5.6 The Simultaneous Equilibria Between Precipitations

 Exercises

Chapter 6 Oxidation-Reduction Reactions & Electrochemistry

 内容提要内

 6.1 Oxidation-Reduction Reactions

 6.2 Electrode Potential

 6.3 Electrochemical Cells

 6.4 The Nernst Equation

 6.5 Some Application

 Exercises

Chapter 7 The Atomic Structure and the Periodic Properties of the Elements

 内容提要

 7.1 Atom Structure

 7.2 The Spectrum of Atomic Hydrogen and Bohr's Theory

 7.3 Atomic Orbitals and Electron Configurations

 7.4 The Periodic Properties of the Elements

 Exercises

Chapter 8 Chemical Bonds and Structures

 内容提要

 8.1 Covalent Bonds

 8.2 Molecular Geometry

 8.3 Ionic Bond 

 8.4 The Structures of Crystalline Solids

 8.5 Metallic Bond

 8.6 Intermolecular Bonding- Van der Waals Forces

 8.7 Intermolecular Bonding Hydrogen Bond

 Exercises

Chapter 9 The Main-Group Elements

 内容提要

 9.1 Introduction

 9.2 The Chemistry of Hydrogen

 9.3 The Alkali Metals (Group 1 or Group IA)

 9.4 The Alkaline Earth Metals (Group 2)

 9.5 Boron Group (Group 13)

 9.6 Carbon Group (Group 14)

 9, 7 Nitrogen Group (Group 15)

 9.8 Chalcogen Group (Group 16)

 9.9 Halogens Group (Group 17)

 9.10 The Noble Gases (Group 18)

 Exercises

Chapter 10 The Transition Metal Elements

 内容提要

 10.1 Introduction

 10.2 Group 4 (The Titanium Subgroup)

 10.3 Group 5 (The Vanadium Subgroup)

 10.4 Group 6 (The Chromium Subgroup)

 10.5 Group 7 (The Manganese Subgroup)

 10.6 Group 8 (The Iron Subgroup)

 10.7 Group 9 (The Cobalt Subgroup)

 10.8 Group 10 (The Zinc Subgroup)

 10.9 Group 11 (The Copper Subgroup)

 Exercises

Chapter 11 The Lanthanides and Actinides

 内容提要

 11.1 Definitions

 11.2 Periodicity

 11.3 Lanthanides

 11.4 Actinides

 11.5 Uranium Chemistry and Nuclear Chemistry

 Exercises

Chapter 12 Introduction of Bio-lnorganic Chemistry ..

 内容提要

 12.1 Introduction

 12.2 Major Areas of Bio-Inorganic Chemistry

 12.3 Biomedicine Application

 Exercises

Appendix A. References and Further Reading

Appendix B: International System of Units (SI) and Units Conversion

Appendix C: Saturation Vapor Pressure over Water for Different Temperatures

Appendix D: Dissociation Constant K for Weak Acid and Weak Base

Appendix E: AtriUm, ■ and ■ for Some Typical Compounds

Appendix F: Solubility-Product Constants (Ksp) of Slightly Soluble Ionic Compounds at 298 K

Appendix G: Standard Electrode Potentials in Aqueous Solution

Appendix H. Standard Heat of Combustion for Typical Organic Compounds

Appendix I: Periodic Table of Elements