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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Description of Chemical Structures | |
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| Coordination Numbers and Coordination Polyhedra | |
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| Description of Crystal Structures | |
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| Atomic Coordinates | |
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| Isotypism | |
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| Problems | |
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| Symmetry | |
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| Symmetry Operations and Symmetry Elements | |
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| Point Groups | |
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| Space Groups and Space-Group Types | |
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| Positions | |
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| Crystal Classes and Crystal Systems | |
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| Aperiodic Crystals | |
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| Disordered Crystals | |
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| Problems | |
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| Polymorphism and Phase Transitions | |
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| Thermodynamic Stability | |
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| Kinetic Stability | |
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| Polymorphism | |
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| Phase Transitions | |
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| Phase Diagrams | |
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| Problems | |
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| Chemical Bonding and Lattice Energy | |
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| Chemical Bonding and Structure | |
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| Lattice Energy | |
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| Problems | |
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| The Effective Size of Atoms | |
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| Van der Waals Radii | |
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| Atomic Radii in Metals | |
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| Covalent Radii | |
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| Ionic Radii | |
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| Problems | |
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| Ionic Compounds | |
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| Radius Ratios | |
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| Ternary Ionic Compounds | |
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| Compounds with Complex Ions | |
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| The Rules of Pauling and Baur | |
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| Problems | |
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| Molecular Structures I: Compounds of Main Group Elements | |
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| Valence Shell Electron-Pair Repulsion | |
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| Structures with Five Valence Electron Pairs | |
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| Problems | |
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| Molecular Structures II: Compounds of Transition Metals | |
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| Ligand Field Theory | |
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| Ligand Field Stabilization Energy | |
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| Coordination Polyhedra for Transition Metals | |
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| Isomerism | |
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| Problems | |
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| Molecular Orbital Theory and Chemical Bonding in Solids | |
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| Molecular Orbitals | |
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| Hybridization | |
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| The Electron Localization Function | |
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| Band Theory. The Linear Chain of Hydrogen Atoms | |
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| The Peierls Distortion | |
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| Crystal Orbital Overlap Population (COOP) | |
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| Bonds in Two and Three Dimensions | |
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| Bonding in Metals | |
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| Problems | |
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| The Element Structures of the Nonmetals | |
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| Hydrogen and the Halogens | |
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| Chalcogens | |
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| Elements of the Fifth Main Group | |
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| Elements of the Fifth and Sixth Main Groups under Pressure | |
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| Carbon | |
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| Boron | |
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| Diamond-like Structures | |
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| Cubic and Hexagonal Diamond | |
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| Binary Diamond-like Compounds | |
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| Diamond-like Compounds under Pressure | |
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| Polynary Diamond-like Compounds | |
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| Widened Diamond Lattices. SiO[subscript 2] Structures | |
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| Problems | |
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| Polyanionic and Polycationic Compounds. Zintl Phases | |
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| The Generalized 8 - N Rule | |
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| Polyanionic Compounds, Zintl Phases | |
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| Polycationic Compounds | |
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| Cluster Compounds | |
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| Problems | |
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| Packings of Spheres. Metal Structures | |
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| Closest-packings of Spheres | |
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| Body-centered Cubic Packing of Spheres | |
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| Other Metal Structures | |
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| Problems | |
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| The Sphere-packing Principle for Compounds | |
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| Ordered and Disordered Alloys | |
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| Compounds with Close-packed Atoms | |
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| Structures Derived of Body-centered Cubic Packing (CsCl Type) | |
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| Hume-Rothery Phases | |
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| Laves Phases | |
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| Problems | |
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| Linked Polyhedra | |
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| Vertex-sharing Octahedra | |
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| Edge-sharing Octahedra | |
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| Face-sharing Octahedra | |
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| Octahedra Sharing Vertices and Edges | |
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| Octahedra Sharing Edges and Faces | |
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| Linked Trigonal Prisms | |
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| Vertex-sharing Tetrahedra. Silicates | |
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| Edge-sharing Tetrahedra | |
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| Problems | |
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| Packings of Spheres with Occupied Interstices | |
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| The Interstices in Closest-packings of Spheres | |
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| Interstitial Compounds | |
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| Structure Types with Occupied Octahedral Interstices in Closest-packings of Spheres | |
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| Perovskites | |
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| Occupation of Tetrahedral Interstices in Closest-packings of Spheres | |
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| Spinels | |
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| Problems | |
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| Symmetry as the Organizing Principle for Crystal Structures | |
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| Crystallographic Group-Subgroup Relations | |
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| The Symmetry Principle in Crystal Chemistry | |
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| Structural Relationships by Group-Subgroup Relations | |
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| Symmetry Relations at Phase Transitions. Twinned Crystals | |
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| Problems | |
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| Physical Properties of Solids | |
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| Mechanical Properties | |
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| Piezoelectric and Ferroelectric Properties | |
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| Magnetic Properties | |
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| Nanostructures | |
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| Pitfalls and Linguistic Aberrations | |
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| References | |
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| Answers to the Problems | |
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| Index | |