Errata, v2, for Chemical Principles, 5th edition, by Atkins and Jones

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F17 Example B.1, SOLVE: the exponent in the numerator should be 2: 1.00 102.
F37 Section E, paragraph 1, lines 2 and 4: 1023 should be 1022.
F48 Paragraph 1, line 1: Example F.1 should be Example F.2.
F84 Ex. K.4a: Only the S should be italic.
F92 Self-test L.4A, line following equation: The formula should be Ce(SO4)2.
30 Fig. 1.38: Ignore the little boxes that cover part of the labels.
41 Paragraph 1, line 4: 140 should be 140. (with period).
49 Ex. 1.2, line 2: Fig. B.5 should be Fig. 1.2.
53 The expression d should be d

82 Last paragraph, line 4: bond length for ethanol should be 37 + 66 pm = 103 pm.
85 Ex. 2.51c: The structures should be: :
88 Ex. 2.104: The media icon needs to be moved to Ex. 2.106.
125 The C in Structure 1 should be Cl:

255 Second equation, third term should have a delta before each T.(3/2RT + RT).
258 Fig. 7.21, media icon: Lab Video should be Living Graph.
297 Fig. 8.5, media icon: Lab Video should be Animation.
310 Example 8.10 solution, denominator of the fraction is missing the unit K.
327 Ex. 8.9, line 3: Delete and 1 mole of N2(g).
355 Self-test 9.10 Answer: m should be M.
376 Ex. 9.65, line 2: mg?mL1 should be mgmL1.
404 Example 10.8, SOLVE, line 2: PCl2 should be PCl3.
436 Equation 7: In the numerator the plus sign should be a superscript on H3O.
440 Fig. 11.18: in the bottom line on the right H should be H+.
447 Example 11.8, in What should we assume? delete that the extent of deprotonation is so small
that the equilibrium concentration of the acid is approximately the same as its initial
concentration;
464 Fig. 11.22, Line 4 of the caption: Fig. 11.20 should be Fig. 11.21.
472 Ex. 11.110, last line should refer to Exercise 11.109.
473 Ex. 11.118: In parts d and e the anion should be H2SO4.
493 Structure 4 should show delocalization of electrons over the central planar C atom:

3 4
513 Ex. 12.94, line 3: delete minimum. Also add Ksp(MnS) = 1.3 1015.
592 Second equation: The exponent of the final term in the numerator of the second fraction should
be Emin/RT.
668 Fig. 16.1: The line connecting the f-block to the rest of the periodic table should be inserted
after La, not before. Also, the symbol for the first lanthanide should be Ce.
677 Table 16.3: The valence electron configuration for gold should be 5d106s1.
700 Fig. 16.38, caption, lines 2 and 4: ligand t2g orbitals should be metal t2g orbitals.
725 Self-test 17.8A, the subscript on U should be 92.
750 In the row of structures at the bottom of the page, 8.00% should be 80.0%.
A22 actinium: melting point is 1047C.
A23 cesium: electron affinity is +46 kJmol1.
chlorine: boiling point is 239C.
A27 nickel: boiling point is 2732C.
C10 E.1: 1.73 1011 km.
C12 L.9: 0.479 g.
C13 1.85(c): (n 1)d3ns2.
C14 1.129: A = Cl; B = Na; C = Cl; D = Na+.
C16 2.87 (a) 135 pm; (b) 169 pm; (c) 199 pm.
C18 (d) The lower NO bond in the second structure should be a single bond.
C20 3.71(b) and (c): Bond angles < 90 and < 120. Also, the central atom of each structure (Te and
Sb) should have a lone pair of electrons.
C22 4.29: Units should be Lmol1.
4.51: Units should be gmol1.
C23 4.109: The term 2RT in the exponents needs to be correctly placed, as below. Also the italic e
s/b roman (x 6) and the s/b upright, and rms s/b roman.

10 4 10 e

4 e

100 e

100e
e

100e

C27 8.47(c): Ssystem = 29.0 JK1.

C29 9.105(b): first sentence, diniers should be dimers.
C30 10.5(c): 0.259
C32 11.19(d): amphoteric
11.43: E should be F.
11.75(d): 11.56.
C33 12.3: (a) pH = PKa = 3.52, Ka = 3.0 104; (b) 3.22.
C34 12.49: (b) 2.42; (c) 5.92.
C42 16.81: Replace one Br on each structure with Cl. The names of the two complexes are:
cis-Diamminebromidochloridoplatinum(II)
trans- Diamminebromidochloridoplatinum(II)