Ions in solution: basic principles of chemical interactions

Abstract

Introduction Solvation numbers Ion-solvent distances Ion-solvent interactions Acid-base behaviour: Hydrolysis and polymerisation Stability constants Redox potentials Kinetics and thermodynamics Kinetics and mechanisms: solvent exchange Kinetics and mechanisms: complex formation Kinetics and mechanisms: substitution at complex ions Kinetics and mechanisms: redox reactions Past, present, and future Glossary Further reading Exercises, problems and projects.