ReviewsThis 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 ... neatly crystallizes concepts, precisely defines these concepts and brings to the fore many phenomena that can be described by the bond-valence model. The book is ably supplemented by a list of 300 references., "[T]here has long been a need for a dedicated monograph on [bond valence]. This book will appeal to anyone interested in the structure of solids, including crystallographers, structural chemists and materials scientists. Professor Brown has written a highly readable book about a theory that ... deserves to be used more widely."-- Crystallography News, It is simple, quantitative, intuitive, and predictive - no more than a pocket calculator is needed to calculate it., ... there has long been a need for a dedicated monograph on the subject ... a highly readable book about a theory that, though it has long found application in inorganic crystal chemistry, deserves to be used more widely., "[T]here has long been a need for a dedicated monograph on [bond valence]. This book will appeal to anyone interested in the structure of solids, including crystallographers, structural chemists and materials scientists. Professor Brown has written a highly readable book about a theory that ... deserves to be used more widely."--Crystallography News, Prologue1. Historical introduction I: Theory2. The ionic bond 3. The bond valence model II: Chemistry4. Anion and cation bonding strengths 5. Liquids 6. Cation coordination number 7. Hydrogen bonds 8. Electronically distorted structures 9. Physical properties of bonds III: Solids10. Space and space groups 11. Modelling inorganic structures 12. Lattice induced strain IV: Applications and implications13. Applications 14. Chemical implications of the bond valence model A. Bond valence parameters B. Space group spectra C. Solution of the network equation D. Cation and anion bonding strengths References List of symbols
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Table Of ContentPrologue 1. Historical introductionI: Theory 2. The ionic bond3. The bond valence modelII: Chemistry 4. Anion and cation bonding strengths5. Liquids6. Cation coordination number7. Hydrogen bonds8. Electronically distorted structures9. Physical properties of bondsIII: Solids 10. Space and space groups11. Modelling inorganic structures12. Lattice induced strainIV: Applications and implications 13. Applications14. Chemical implications of the bond valence modelA. Bond valence parametersB. Space group spectraC. Solution of the network equationD. Cation and anion bonding strengthsReferencesList of symbols
SynopsisThe bond valence model is a recently developed model of the chemical bond in inorganic chemistry that complements the bond model widely used in organic chemistry. it is simple, quantitive, intuitive, and predictive - no more than a pocket calculator is needed to calculate it. This book focuses on the theory that underlies the model, and shows how it has been used in physics, materials science, chemistry, mineralogy, soil science, and molecular biology., 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 usedfor analysing crystal structures and the conceptual modelling of local as well as extended structures. This is the first book to explore in depth the theoretical basis of the model and to show how itcan 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., 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.