Glinka General Chemistry Vol 2 Mir | N. L. Glinka

About the book

Professor N. Glinka's textbook systematizes

the theoretical aspects and includes an extensive

collection of reference data tor the course in general

chemistry. Great attention is given to the structure

of atoms and molecules, the laws of chemical reactions,

and oxidation-reduction, processes. The book has been

very popular in the Soviet Union and other countries

for many years. During the author's life, it saw 12

editions in Russian and was repeatedly published

in other languages. The time that has elapsed after

the author's death, however required the introduction

of appreciable amendments into the book, first of all

beause of the deep penetration of chemistry into many

branches of the national economy and of the tremendous

growth in the volume of the factual material of chemistry.

The required revision of the textbook was carried out in its sixteenth Russian eoition (1973).

An additional revision of the book mainly due to the

transition to SI1 units of physical quantities and the associated alterations in the terminology was carried out in the nineteenth Russian edition (1977). The present English text has been translated from the 21st Russian edition (1980), and to facilitate work with the book, has been divided into two volumes.

The book is intended for students of higher educational institutions not majoring in chemistry. It will also be very helpful for persons studying the fundamentals of chemistry independently, and for students of chemical technical schools and the senior classes

of secondary schools.