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Chapter 21 covers the following topics:
21.1 The Transition Metals: A Survey
- General Properties
- Electron Configurations
- Oxidation States and Ionization Energies
- Standard Reduction Potentials
- The 4d and 5d Transition Series
21.2 The First-Row Transition Metals
21.3 Coordination Compounds
- Coordination Number
- Ligands
- Nomenclature
21.4 Isomerism
- Structural Isomerism
- Stereoisomerism
21.5 Bonding in Complex Ions: The Localized Electron Model
21.6 The Crystal Field Model
- Octahedral Complexes
- Other Coordination Geometries
21.7 The Biologic Importance of Coordination Complexes
21.8 Metallurgy and Iron and Steel Production
- Hydrometallurgy
- The Metallurgy of Iron
- Production of Steel
- Heat Treatment of Steel