Inorganic chemistry
Inorganic chemistry is the branch of chemistry which studies the elements, and inorganic compounds.
Inorganic chemistry can be defined simply as all chemistry which is not organic chemistry. Organic chemistry is basically the study of carbon compounds. Inorganic chemistry studies the elements (including carbon), and all compounds other than carbon compounds. There are a few exceptions to this rule, but this definition covers most cases.
Inorganic Chemistry Media
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The structure of the ionic framework in potassium oxide, K2O
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Tetrasulfur tetranitride, S4N4, is a main group compound that continues to intrigue chemists
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Organolithium reagents are most often found in polymeric form, such as n-butyllithium shown here
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Decaborane is a powerfully toxic cluster compound of boron
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Iron–sulfur clusters are central components of iron–sulfur proteins, essential for human metabolism
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The octahedral cobalt centre of Vitamin B12
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YBa2Cu3O7, or YBCO, is a high temperature superconductor able to levitate above a magnet when colder than its critical temperature of about 90 K (−183 °C)
Crystal field theory explains why [FeIII(CN)6]3− has only one unpaired electron
