Overview
The bond valence model is an evolution of Pauling's electrostatic valence principle first enunciated in 1929. 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, quantitative and predictive, and requires only a pocket calculator. It 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. In analysing the chemistry of solids, the book emphasizes the separate roles of the constraints of chemistry and the constraints of 3-dimensional space. It reviews many of the applications of the model in physics, materials science, chemistry, mineralogy, soil science, surface science and molecular biology. The final chapter describes how the bond valence model relates to, and represents a simplification of, other models of inorganic chemical bonding.
Full Product Details
Author: I. David Brown
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Volume: No. 12
Dimensions:
Width: 15.70cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.425kg
ISBN: 9780199298815
ISBN 10: 0199298815
Pages: 292
Publication Date: 04 June 2006
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
[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<br> 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. --SciTech Book News<br>
<br> [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<br> 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
Author Information
Professor I. David Brown Professor Emiritus, Department of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
