Chemistry of the Elements

3-centre 4-coordinate acid adducts alkali metals alkenes alkyl alloys ammonia anions aqueous solutions atomic weight beryllium boranes borides boron bridging carbides carbon carboranes catalyst cations chains Chem chemical chemistry cluster cm³ CO₂ colourless complexes compounds coordination covalent crystal structure crystalline density dimer distance electrolysis electron electronegativity elements energy example formation give graphite Grignard reagents groups H bonds H₂ H₂O halides halogens heat hydrated hydrides hydrogen hydrolysis industrial Inorg Inorganic ionic ionization isoelectronic isotopes JCS Chem kJ mol¹ lanthanoids lattice layer ligand liquid lithium million tonnes minerals molecular molecules N₂ nitrogen occurs octahedral orbitals organometallic organometallic chemistry oxidation oxoacids oxygen prepared properties proton reaction reactive reacts readily reagents reducing room temperature salts silicates Silicon similar SiO2 soluble solvent species stable stoichiometry synthesis Table tetrahedral thermal tonnes transition metals trigonal X-ray yields