The Chemical Bond in Inorganic Chemistry: The Bond Valence Model »

McMaster University (Emeritus)

This book describes the bond valence model, a description of acid-base bonding which is becoming increasingly popular particularly in fields such as materials science and mineralogy where solid state inorganic chemistry is important. Recent improvements in crystal structure determination have allowed the model to become more quantitative. Unlike other models of inorganic chemical bonding, the bond valence model is simple, intuitive, and predictive, and can be used for analysing crystal structures and the conceptual modelling of local as well as extended structures. This is the first book to explore the theoretical basis of the model and to show how it can be applied to synthetic and solution chemistry. It emphasizes the separate roles of the constraints of chemistry and of three-dimensional space by analysing the chemistry of solids. Many applications of the model in physics, materials science, chemistry, mineralogy, soil science, surface science, and molecular biology are reviewed. The final chapter describes how the bond valence model relates to and represents a simplification of other models of inorganic chemical bonding.

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The valence bond model is a description of acid-base bonding useful in fields such as materials science and mineralogy. This book outlines the theoretical basis of the model and shows how it can be applied to synthetic and solution chemistry. It emphasizes the separate roles of the constraints of chemistry and of three-dimensional space by analyzing the chemistry of solids. Many applications of the model in physics, materials science, chemistry, mineralogy, soil science, surface science, and molecular biology are reviewed. A final chapter explains how the bond valence model relates to and represents a simplification of other models of inorganic chemical bonding. Brown is professor emeritus at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Canada. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)