Publisher's Synopsis
For more than 90 years, researchers around the world have relied on the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics for authoritative, up-to-date data. This year will be no exception. Many of the most heavily used tables in the book receive major updates and expansions, most notably:
Physical Properties of Inorganic Compounds -
Features nearly 25% more compounds
Enthalpy of Fusion -
Contains updated values and 20% more compounds, especially inorganics
Bond Dissociation Energies -
Includes 70% more compounds, including for the first time more than 1200 molecular ions
Table of the Isotopes -
Brought up to date with research results through the year 2005
Inorganic Ion and Ligand Nomenclature -
Incorporates new rules from IUPAC for systematic names
Chemical Carcinogens -
Updated in accordance with the recent report from the National Toxicology Program
Global Temperature Trends -
Traces the rise in mean global temperature for the last 150 years
New references will also help keep readers up to date.
