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Errata in Inorganic Chemistry, 4/e


Unfortunately, all textbooks have errors, even in their 4th edition. Below I will add mistakes that I or you notice. If you see others, please let me know and I will add.

There is also a link to errata on the publisher's website.

Location Error
p. 13 Fig 1.8 - relative values of Z=2 are not correct, for example, Z=2,n=2 should align with Z=1,n=1
answer to E1.15(a) Sc is [Ar]3d14s2
Table 1.2 for l=1, ml = ±1 ...Y should be (3/2)1/2sinθe±iθ .....in other words, the first 3 should not be there
Figure 2.67 p.39 the left two resonance structures for NO2F should NOT have a non-bonding pair on the N atom. (bad error, arrghhh!) N has an oxidation state of +5 in NO2F, no one will argue with that, so no lone pair on N would be reasonable.
Fig 2.35 the 90 deg and 180 deg labels on the x axis are reversed
   
   
   
   
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Last Updated: 10/02/2008