Concise Inorganic Chemistry by J.D. Lee | Is it a good book for Inorganic Chemistry?

Concise Inorganic Chemistry by J.D. Lee is a popular Inorganic Chemistry textbook for students and teachers.

It is a very large book having 1032 pages. The latest edition of the book is 5th Edn.

The author of the book is J.D. Lee, who is Senior Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry of Loughborough University, UK.

The book covers basic inorganic chemistry, hydrogen, s-block, p-block, d-block, f-block elements.

In the basic inorganic chemistry section, the book covers atomic structure, the periodic table, bonding (covalent bond, ionic bond, metallic bond, etc.), and coordination compounds. In addition, the structure, preparation, properties, reactions, applications are described for each group of elements under the block elements section (s-block, p-block, d-block, f-block elements).

Concise Inorganic Chemistry by J.D. Lee.

• Topics Covered by the J.D. Lee.’s Book
• Who can use this book?
• FAQ
• Final Thoughts

The Topics Covered by the J.D. Lee.’s Book

The book has 32 chapters, divided into six parts—each topic of the book well written and easy to understand.

PART ONE: THEORETICAL CONCEPTS AND HYDROGEN

Chapter Number	Chapter Name / Topics Covered
Chapter 1	Atomic Structure and Periodic table
Chapter 2	Introduction to bonding
Chapter 3	The ionic bond
Chapter 4	The covalent bond
Chapter 5	The metallic bond
Chapter 6	General properties of the elements
Chapter 7	Coordination compounds
Chapter 8	Hydrogen and the hydrides

PART TWO: THE s-BLOCK ELEMENTS

Chapter Number	Chapter Name / Topics Covered
Chapter 9	Group 1 – the alkali metals
Chapter 10	The Chlor-alkali industry
Chapter 11	Group II – the alkaline earth elements

PART THREE: THE p-BLOCK ELEMENTS

Chapter Number	Chapter Name / Topics Covered
Chapter 12	The group 13 elements
Chapter 13	The group 14 elements
Chapter 14	The group 15 elements
Chapter 15	Group 16 – the chalcogens
Chapter 16	Group 17- the halogens
Chapter 17	Group 18 – the noble gases

PART FOUR: THE d-BLOCK ELEMENTS

Chapter Number	Chapter Name / Topics Covered
Chapter 18	An introduction of the transition elements
Chapter 19	Group 3 – the scandium group
Chapter 20	Group 4 – the titanium group
Chapter 21	Group 5 – the vanadium group
Chapter 22	Group 6 – the chromium group
Chapter 23	Group 7 – the manganese group
Chapter 24	Group 8 – the iron group
Chapter 25	Group 8 – the cobalt group
Chapter 26	Group 10 – the nickel group
Chapter 27	Group 11 – the copper group
Chapter 28	Group 11 – the zinc group

PART FIVE: THE f-BLOCK ELEMENTS

Chapter Number	Chapter Name / Topics Covered
Chapter 29	The lanthanide series
Chapter 30	The actinides

PART SIX: OTHER TOPICS

Chapter Number	Chapter Name / Topics Covered
Chapter 31	The atomic nucleus (Structure of the nucleus, including radioactivity)
Chapter 32	Spectra

Who can use this book?

This book is useful for…

• College and University students those who want deep down into the Inorganic Chemistry. I strongly recommend you to have this book if you learn basic Inorganic chemistry and the bonding, structure, properties of each periodic element.
• College and University teachers
• Students who are preparing for competitive exams. The book does not provide any MCQ types of questions and answers. However, it will help to understand the theory in detail.

FAQ

Final Thoughts

This book is one of the best Inorganic Textbooks for students, teachers, researchers. I have completed my Ph.D. in Chemistry, and currently, I am teaching college students Inorganic and Physical chemistry every day. This book with me from my school days like a friend. I strongly recommend you collect this book for a better understanding of Inorganic Chemistry. Although the book covers almost all the parts of Inorganic Chemistry, it still lacks some parts. There is no separate chapter for Inorganic Acids and Bases, bio-inorganic chemistry, etc.