The Chemical Bond in Inorganic Chemistry: The Bond Valence Model Book

	Prologue	1
1	Historical introduction	3
I	Theory	11
2	The ionic bond	13
3	The bond valence model	26
II	Chemistry	41
4	Anion and cation bonding strengths	43
5	Liquids	53
6	Cation coordination number	64
7	Hydrogen bonds	75
8	Electronically distorted structures	90
9	Physical properties of bonds	105
III	Solids	119
10	Space and space groups	121
11	Modelling inorganic structures	134
12	Lattice-induced strain	164
IV	Applications and implications	179
13	Applications	181
14	Chemical implications of the bond valence model	207
	Appendices	223
App. 1	Bond valence parameters	224
App. 2	Space group spectra	233
App. 3	Solution of the network equations	240
App. 4	Cation and anion bonding strengths	244
App. 5	References to the ICSD and the CSD	247
	References	253
	List of symbols	271
	Index	273