Sidney F. A. KETTLE*
University of East Anglia, School of Chemical Sciences, UK
The word 'structure' in inorganic chemistry has proved to be rather elastic. Some aspects of this elasticity are reviewed. In the future, it is likely to continue this pattern, perhaps to the extent that the subject of inorganic chemistry becomes itself less identifiable. [Chem. Educ. Res. Pract. Eur.: 2001, 2, 105-107]