Royal Society of Chemistry in association with the Open University
c2010
140 p. : col. ill
"Written as part of the Open University course S347 Metals and Life"--P. facing t.p
DVD-ROM titles: Molecular science: periodic table )DVD00673( ; S347 Metals and life )DVD00663(
Includes bibliographical references )p. 129( and index
edited by Eleanor Crabb, Elaine Moore and Lesley Smart
Introduction to the first-row transition elements -- Thermodynamic stability -- Coordination chemistry -- The stability of coordination compounds -- Crystal-field theory -- Molecular orbital theory of transition-metal complexes -- Appendix