A textbook designed for the traditional course in introductory inorganic .chemistry. The emphasis is on structural and bonding principles. It is believed that sufficient "descriptive" chemistry has been included to give the student a good appreciation of the range of properties and reactions encountered in inorganic chemistry. In this edition increased emphasis has been placed on the redox chemistry of metals through the use of Latimer diagrams, a useful tool that has been somewhat neglected of late.