Chemistry for Engineering Students 5th edition

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Lawrence S. Brown and Thomas Holme
Publisher: Cengage Learning

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  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Chemistry
    • 1: Concept Videos
    • 1: Digital Workbooks
    • 1: Multimedia Activities
    • 1.1: Critical Materials
    • 1.2: Multiple Perspectives in Chemistry
    • 1.3: Observations Models, and Systems
    • 1.4: Numbers and Measurements in Chemistry
    • 1.5: Problem Solving in Chemistry and Engineering
    • 1.6: Touchscreen Technology
    • 1: Conceptual Problems
    • 1: Focus on Problem Solving Exercises

  • Chapter 2: Atoms and Molecules
    • 2: Concept Videos
    • 2: Digital Workbooks
    • 2: Multimedia Activities
    • 2.1: Conducting Polymers
    • 2.2: Atomic Structure and Mass
    • 2.3: Ions
    • 2.4: Compounds and Chemical Bonds
    • 2.5: The Periodic Table
    • 2.6: Inorganic and Organic Chemistry
    • 2.7: Chemical Nomenclature
    • 2.8: Polyethylene
    • 2: Conceptual Problems
    • 2: Focus on Problem Solving Exercises
    • 2: Cumulative Problems

  • Chapter 3: Molecules, Moles, and Chemical Equations
    • 3: Concept Videos
    • 3: Multimedia Activities
    • 3.1: Biomass and Biofuel Engineering
    • 3.2: Chemical Formulas and Equations
    • 3.3: Aqueous Solutions and Net Ionic Equations
    • 3.4: Interpreting Equations and the Mole
    • 3.5: Calculations Using Moles and Molar Masses
    • 3.6: Carbon Capture and Sequestration
    • 3: Conceptual Problems
    • 3: Additional Problems
    • 3: Focus on Problem Solving Exercises
    • 3: Cumulative Problems

  • Chapter 4: Stoichiometry
    • 4: Concept Videos
    • 4: Multimedia Activities
    • 4.1: Fertilizers
    • 4.2: Fundamentals of Stoichiometry
    • 4.3: Limiting Reactants
    • 4.4: Theoretical and Percentage Yields
    • 4.5: Solution Stoichiometry
    • 4.6: Ammonia as an Energy Carrier
    • 4: Conceptual Problems
    • 4: Additional Problems
    • 4: Focus on Problem Solving Exercises
    • 4: Cumulative Problems

  • Chapter 5: Gases
    • 5: Concept Videos
    • 5: Digital Workbooks
    • 5: Multimedia Activities
    • 5.1: Natural Gas Production
    • 5.2: Properties of Gases
    • 5.3: The Ideal Gas Law
    • 5.4: Partial Pressure
    • 5.5: Stoichiometry of Reactions Involving Gases
    • 5.6: Kinetic–Molecular Theory
    • 5.7: Real Gases
    • 5.8: Gas Sensors
    • 5: Conceptual Problems
    • 5: Additional Problems
    • 5: Focus on Problem Solving Exercises
    • 5: Cumulative Problems

  • Chapter 6: The Periodic Table and Atomic Structure
    • 6: Concept Videos
    • 6: Digital Workbooks
    • 6: Multimedia Activities
    • 6.1: Trace Analysis
    • 6.2: Electromagnetic Radiation
    • 6.3: Atomic Spectra
    • 6.4: The Quantum Mechanical Model of the Atom
    • 6.5: The Pauli Exclusion Principle and Electron Configurations
    • 6.6: The Periodic Table and Electron Configurations
    • 6.7: Periodic Trends in Atomic Properties
    • 6.8: Modern Light Sources: LEDs and Lasers
    • 6: Conceptual Problems
    • 6: Additional Problems
    • 6: Focus on Problem Solving Exercises
    • 6: Cumulative Problems

  • Chapter 7: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
    • 7: Concept Videos
    • 7: Multimedia Activities
    • 7.1: Materials for Biomedical Engineering
    • 7.2: The Ionic Bond
    • 7.3: The Covalent Bond
    • 7.4: Electronegativity and Bond Polarity
    • 7.5: Keeping Track of Bonding: Lewis Structures
    • 7.6: Orbital Overlap and Chemical Bonding
    • 7.7: Hybrid Orbitals
    • 7.8: Shapes of Molecules
    • 7.9: Molecular-Scale Engineering for Drug Delivery
    • 7: Conceptual Problems
    • 7: Additional Problems
    • 7: Focus on Problem Solving Exercises
    • 7: Cumulative Problems

  • Chapter 8: Molecules and Materials
    • 8: Concept Videos
    • 8: Multimedia Activities
    • 8.1: Carbon
    • 8.2: Condensed Phases—Solids
    • 8.3: Bonding in Solids: Metals, Insulators, and Semiconductors
    • 8.4: Intermolecular Forces
    • 8.5: Condensed Phases—Liquids
    • 8.6: Polymers
    • 8.7: Chemistry for Recycling Electronics
    • 8: Conceptual Problems
    • 8: Additional Problems
    • 8: Focus on Problem Solving Exercises
    • 8: Cumulative Problems

  • Chapter 9: Energy and Chemistry
    • 9: Concept Videos
    • 9: Digital Workbooks
    • 9: Multimedia Activities
    • 9.1: Energy Production
    • 9.2: Energy, Heat, and Work
    • 9.3: Energy Transformation and Conservation
    • 9.4: Heat Capacity and Calorimetry
    • 9.5: Enthalpy
    • 9.6: Hess's Law and Heats of Reaction
    • 9.7: Energy and Stoichiometry
    • 9.8: Power Distribution and the Electrical Grid
    • 9: Conceptual Problems
    • 9: Additional Problems
    • 9: Focus on Problem Solving Exercises
    • 9: Cumulative Problems

  • Chapter 10: Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
    • 10.1: Recycling of Plastics
    • 10.2: Spontaneity
    • 10.3: Entropy
    • 10.4: The Second Law of Thermodynamics
    • 10.5: The Third Law of Thermodynamics and Entropy Change in Reactions
    • 10.6: Gibbs Free Energy
    • 10.7: Free Energy and Chemical Reactions
    • 10.8: Upcycling of Plastics
    • 10: Conceptual Problems
    • 10: Additional Problems
    • 10: Focus on Problem Solving Exercises
    • 10: Cumulative Problems

  • Chapter 11: Chemical Kinetics
    • 11: Concept Videos
    • 11: Multimedia Activities
    • 11.1: Urban Air Pollution
    • 11.2: Rates of Chemical Reactions
    • 11.3: Rate Laws and the Concentration Dependence of Rates
    • 11.4: Integrated Rate Laws
    • 11.5: Temperature and Kinetics
    • 11.6: Reaction Mechanisms
    • 11.7: Catalysis
    • 11.8: Air Quality Monitoring
    • 11: Conceptual Problems
    • 11: Additional Problems
    • 11: Focus on Problem Solving Exercises
    • 11: Cumulative Problems

  • Chapter 12: Chemical Equilibrium
    • 12: Multimedia Activities
    • 12.1: Concrete Production and Weathering
    • 12.2: Chemical Equilibrium
    • 12.3: Equilibrium Constants
    • 12.4: Equilibrium Concentrations
    • 12.5: Le Châtelier's Principle
    • 12.6: Solubility Equilibria
    • 12.7: Acids and Bases
    • 12.8: Free Energy and Chemical Equilibrium
    • 12.9: Bendable Concrete
    • 12: Conceptual Problems
    • 12: Additional Problems
    • 12: Focus on Problem Solving Exercises
    • 12: Cumulative Problems

  • Chapter 13: Electrochemistry
    • 13: Multimedia Activities
    • 13.1: Grid-Scale Energy Storage
    • 13.2: Oxidation–Reduction Reactions and Galvanic Cells
    • 13.3: Cell Potentials
    • 13.4: Cell Potentials and Equilibrium
    • 13.5: Batteries
    • 13.6: Electrolysis
    • 13.7: Electrolysis and Stoichiometry
    • 13.8: Corrosion
    • 13: Conceptual Problems
    • 13: Focus on Problem Solving Exercises
    • 13: Cumulative Problems

  • Chapter 14: Nuclear Chemistry
    • 14.1: Cosmic Rays and Carbon Dating
    • 14.2: Radioactivity and Nuclear Reactions
    • 14.3: Kinetics of Radioactive Decay
    • 14.4: Nuclear Stability
    • 14.5: Energetics of Nuclear Reactions
    • 14.6: Transmutation, Fission, and Fusion
    • 14.7: The Interaction of Radiation and Matter
    • 14.8: Modern Medical Imaging Methods
    • 14: Conceptual Problems
    • 14: Additional Problems
    • 14: Focus on Problem Solving Exercises

  • Chapter T: WebAssign Answer Templates and Tutorials
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