General Chemistry: Nature's Mystery 1st edition

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• Chapter 1: Language of Chemistry: Matter and Measurements
  • 1.1: Chemistry Is Life: Why Do We Need to Learn Chemistry?
  • 1.2: The Methods of Science
  • 1.3: Some Definitions
  • 1.4: Units of Measurements
  • 1.5: Handling Numbers
  • 1.6: Dimensional Analysis
  • 1.7: Chapter Objectives and Highlights
  • 1: Concept Mastery
  • 1: Exercises
  • 1: Stand Alone Tutorials
  
  
• Chapter 2: Dalton's Atomic Theory of Matter: Origins of the Universe
  • 2.1: Dalton's Atomic Theory of Matter: Do We Need to Learn Atomic Theory?
  • 2.2: Elements: A Historical Perspective
  • 2.3: Atoms
  • 2.4: Isotopes
  • 2.5: Atomic Weights
  • 2.6: The Mole Concept
  • 2.7: Periodic Table
  • 2.8: Compounds, Molecules, and Molecular Formulas
  • 2.9: Elements, Molecules, and Ions
  • 2.10: Molar Mass, Molecular Weight, and Formula Weight
  • 2.11: Determination of Empirical and Molecular Formulas
  • 2.12: Chemical Analysis
  • 2.13: Chapter Objectives and Highlights
  • 2: Concept Mastery
  • 2: Exercises
  • 2: Stand Alone Tutorials
  
  
• Chapter 3: Chemical Reactions: Origin of Life
  • 3.1: Common Misconceptions
  • 3.2: Chemical Equations
  • 3.3: Balancing Chemical Equations
  • 3.4: Ionic Compounds in Water
  • 3.5: Types of Reactions
  • 3.6: Oxidation and Reduction Reactions
  • 3.7: Chapter Objectives and Highlights
  • 3: Concept Mastery
  • 3: Exercises
  • 3: Stand Alone Tutorials
  
  
• Chapter 4: Stoichiometry: Quantitative Relationships in Chemical Reactions
  • 4.1: Why Do We Need to Learn "Stoichiometry"?
  • 4.2: Law of Conservation of Matter
  • 4.3: Limiting Reagent
  • 4.4: Percent Yield
  • 4.5: Solution Process and Reactions in Solution
  • 4.6: Chapter Objectives and Highlights
  • 4: Concept Mastery
  • 4: Exercises
  • 4: Stand Alone Tutorials
  
  
• Chapter 5: Thermochemistry: Energy for Life
  • 5.1: Life Cannot Exist Without Energy
  • 5.2: Thermodynamics: Language, Meaning, and Forms of Energy
  • 5.3: Units of Energy
  • 5.4: Hess's Law
  • 5.5: State Functions
  • 5.6: Standard Enthalpies of Formation
  • 5.7: Calorimetry
  • 5.8: Chapter Objectives, Highlights, and Common Misconceptions
  • 5: Concept Mastery
  • 5: Exercises
  • 5: Stand Alone Tutorials
  
  
• Chapter 6: Gases: Their Properties and Behavior
  • 6.1: What Is a "Gas" and Why Do We Need to Learn the "Gas Laws"?
  • 6.2: General Properties of Gases
  • 6.3: Measurement of the Pressure of Gases
  • 6.4: The Gas Laws
  • 6.5: Pressure of a Mixture of Gases: Dalton's Law
  • 6.6: Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases
  • 6.7: Graham's Law of Diffusion and Effusion
  • 6.8: Non-Ideal Gases
  • 6.9: Chapter Objectives, Highlights, and Common Misconceptions
  • 6: Concept Mastery
  • 6: Exercises
  • 6: Stand Alone Tutorials
  
  
• Chapter 7: Quantum Theory and Atomic Structure
  • 7.1: Would Television Exist Without Joseph John Thomson's Discovery of the Electron?
  • 7.2: From Classical Atomic Theory to Quantum Mechanics
  • 7.3: Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation
  • 7.4: Planck's Quantum Theory
  • 7.5: The Photoelectric Effect
  • 7.6: Wave Properties of the Electron
  • 7.7: Bohr's Model of the Hydrogen Atom
  • 7.8: Schrödinger, Heisenberg, and the Dawn of Wave Mechanics
  • 7.9: The Wave Mechanical View of the Atom
  • 7.10: Chapter Objectives, Highlights, and Common Misconceptions
  • 7: Concept Mastery
  • 7: Exercises
  • 7: Stand Alone Tutorials
  
  
• Chapter 8: Electron Configuration and Valence Electrons
  • 8.1: Why Do Electrons "Spin" in Opposite Directions in an Orbital?
  • 8.2: Electron Spin
  • 8.3: The Pauli Exclusion Principle
  • 8.4: Orbital Energies and Electron Assignment
  • 8.5: The Aufbau Principle
  • 8.6: Hund's Rule
  • 8.7: Atomic Properties and Periodic Trends
  • 8.8: Ions
  • 8.9: Chapter Objectives, Highlights, and Common Misconceptions
  • 8: Concept Mastery
  • 8: Exercises
  • 8: Stand Alone Tutorials
  
  
• Chapter 9: Chemical Bonding: Basic Concepts
  • 9.1: Chemical Bonds: Facts of Life
  • 9.2: Valence Electrons
  • 9.3: Chemical Bond Formation
  • 9.4: Octet Rule
  • 9.5: Bond Properties
  • 9.6: Molecular Shapes
  • 9.7: Molecular Polarity
  • 9.8: Chapter Objectives, Highlights, and Common Misconceptions
  • 9: Concept Mastery
  • 9: Exercises
  • 9: Stand Alone Tutorials
  
  
• Chapter 10: Molecular Geometry: Bonding Concepts
  • 10.1: Molecular Geometries: Nature's Mystery
  • 10.2: Valence Bond Theory
  • 10.3: Applications of Valence Bond Theory
  • 10.4: Molecular Orbital (MO) Theory
  • 10.5: Chapter Objectives, Highlights, and Common Misconceptions
  • 10: Concept Mastery
  • 10: Exercises
  • 10: Stand Alone Tutorials
  
  
• Chapter 11: Intermolecular Forces: Liquids, Solids, and Phase Changes
  • 11.1: Why Do We Need to Know Physical States of Matter and Phase Changes?
  • 11.2: Quantitative Aspects of Phase Changes
  • 11.3: Types of Intermolecular Forces
  • 11.4: Properties of the Liquid State
  • 11.5: The Uniqueness of Water
  • 11.6: The Solid State: Structure, Properties, and Bonding
  • 11: Concept Mastery
  • 11: Exercises
  • 11: Stand Alone Tutorials
  
  
• Chapter 12: The Properties of Mixtures: Solutions and Colloids
  • 12.1: What Is the Difference Between a Solution and Foam, Gel, Glue, or Clay?
  • 12.2: The Solution Process
  • 12.3: Energy Changes in the Solution Process
  • 12.4: Solubility as an Equilibrium Process
  • 12.5: Quantitative Ways of Expressing Concentration
  • 12.6: Colligative Properties of Solutions
  • 12.7: The Structure and Properties of Colloids
  • 12: Concept Mastery
  • 12: Exercises
  • 12: Stand Alone Tutorials
  
  
• Chapter 13: Chemical Kinetics
  • 13.1: Why Do We Need to Learn Chemical or Reaction Kinetics?
  • 13.2: Factors That Affect Reaction Rates
  • 13.3: Expression of the Reaction Rates
  • 13.4: Concentration and Rate
  • 13.5: The Change of Concentration with Time
  • 13.6: Effect of Temperature on the Reaction Rate
  • 13.7: Reaction Mechanisms
  • 13.8: Catalysis
  • 13: Concept Mastery
  • 13: Exercises
  • 13: Stand Alone Tutorials
  
  
• Chapter 14: Chemical Equilibrium
  • 14.1: What Is Chemical Equilibrium and Why Does It Exist?
  • 14.2: The Concept of Equilibrium
  • 14.3: The Equilibrium Constant
  • 14.4: Interpreting and Working with Equilibrium Constants
  • 14.5: Heterogeneous Equilibria
  • 14.6: Calculating Equilibrium Constants
  • 14.7: Applications of Equilibrium Constants
  • 14.8: Le Châtelier's Principle
  • 14: Concept Mastery
  • 14: Exercises
  • 14: Stand Alone Tutorials
  
  
• Chapter 15: Acid–Base and Aqueous Equilibria, Including Additional Aspects
  • 15.1: Is It Important to Know About Acids, Bases, pH, and Buffers?
  • 15.2: Acids and Bases: A Brief Review
  • 15.3: Brønsted-Lowry Acids and Bases
  • 15.4: The Autoionization of Water
  • 15.5: The pH Scale
  • 15.6: Strong Acids and Bases
  • 15.7: Weak Acids
  • 15.8: Weak Bases
  • 15.9: Relationship Between K_a and K_b
  • 15.10: Acid–Base Properties of Salt Solutions
  • 15.11: Acid–Base Behavior and Chemical Structure
  • 15.12: Lewis Acids and Bases
  • 15.13: The Common Ion Effect
  • 15.14: Buffered Solutions
  • 15.15: Acid–Base Titrations
  • 15.16: Solubility Equilibria
  • 15.17: Factors That Affect Solubility
  • 15.18: Precipitation and Separation of Ions
  • 15.19: Qualitative Analysis for Metallic Elements
  • 15: Concept Mastery
  • 15: Exercises
  • 15: Stand Alone Tutorials
  
  
• Chapter 16: Chemical Thermodynamics
  • 16.1: What Is Thermodynamics and Why Study This Topic Beyond Its First Law?
  • 16.2: Spontaneous Processes
  • 16.3: Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
  • 16.4: The Molecular Interpretation of Entropy
  • 16.5: Entropy Changes in Chemical Reactions
  • 16.6: Gibbs Free Energy
  • 16.7: Free Energy and Temperature
  • 16.8: Free Energy and the Equilibrium Constant
  • 16: Concept Mastery
  • 16: Exercises
  • 16: Stand Alone Tutorials
  
  
• Chapter 17: Electrochemistry
  • 17.1: Can We Survive Without Electricity?
  • 17.2: Oxidation States
  • 17.3: Balancing Oxidation–Reduction Equations
  • 17.4: Voltaic Cells
  • 17.5: Cell EMF Under Standard Conditions
  • 17.6: Free Energy and Redox Reactions
  • 17.7: Cell EMF Under Nonstandard Conditions
  • 17.8: Batteries and Fuel Cells
  • 17.9: Corrosion
  • 17.10: Electrolysis
  • 17: Concept Mastery
  • 17: Exercises
  • 17: Stand Alone Tutorials
  
  
• Chapter 18: Nuclear Chemistry
  • 18.1: Why Do We Need to Learn Nuclear Chemistry?
  • 18.2: Radioactivity
  • 18.3: Patterns of Nuclear Stability
  • 18.4: Nuclear Transmutations
  • 18.5: Rates of Radioactive Decay
  • 18.6: Detection of Radioactivity
  • 18.7: Energy Changes in Nuclear Reactions
  • 18.8: Nuclear Fission
  • 18.9: Nuclear Fusion
  • 18.10: Biological Effects of Radiation
  • 18: Concept Mastery
  • 18: Exercises
  • 18: Stand Alone Tutorials
  
  
• Chapter 19: Chemistry of the Nonmetals
  • 19.1: Role of the Main Group Elements in the Creation of Life
  • 19.2: General Concepts: Periodic Trends and Chemical Reactions
  • 19.3: Hydrogen
  • 19.4: Group 8A: The Noble Gases
  • 19.5: Group 7A: The Halogens
  • 19.6: Oxygen
  • 19.7: The Other Oxygen Group 6A Elements: Sulfur (S), Selenium (Se), Tellurium (Te), and Polonium (Po)
  • 19.8: Nitrogen
  • 19.9: The Other Group 5A Elements: Phosphorous (P), Arsenic (As), Antimony (Sb), and Bismuth (Bi)
  • 19.10: Carbon
  • 19.11: The Other Group 4A Elements: Silicon (Si), Germanium (Ge), Tin (Sn), and Lead (Pb)
  • 19.12: Boron
  • 19: Concept Mastery
  • 19: Exercises
  • 19: Stand Alone Tutorials
  
  
• Chapter 20: Metals and Metallurgy
  • 20.1: Could Civilization Exist Without Metals?
  • 20.2: Occurrence and Distribution of Metals
  • 20.3: Pyrometallurgy
  • 20.4: Hydrometallurgy
  • 20.5: Electrometallurgy
  • 20.6: Metallic Bonding
  • 20.7: Alloys
  • 20.8: Transition Metals
  • 20.9: Chemistry of Selected Transition Metals
  • 20: Concept Mastery
  • 20: Exercises
  • 20: Stand Alone Tutorials
  
  
• Chapter 21: Chemistry of Coordination Compounds
  • 21.1: Why Do We Need to Learn Coordination Chemistry?
  • 21.2: Metal Complexes
  • 21.3: Ligands with More Than One Donor Atom
  • 21.4: Nomenclature of Coordination Chemistry
  • 21.5: Isomerism
  • 21.6: Color and Magnetism
  • 21.7: Crystal Field Theory
  • 21: Concept Mastery
  • 21: Exercises
  • 21: Stand Alone Tutorials
  
  
• Chapter 22: The Chemistry of Life: Organic and Biological Chemistry
  • 22.1: Some General Characteristics of Organic Molecules
  • 22.2: Introduction to Hydrocarbons
  • 22.3: Alkanes, Alkenes, and Alkynes
  • 22.4: Organic Functional Groups
  • 22.5: Chirality in Organic Chemistry
  • 22.6: Introduction to Biochemistry
  • 22.7: Proteins
  • 22.8: Carbohydrates
  • 22.9: Lipids
  • 22.10: Nucleic Acids
  • 22: Concept Mastery
  • 22: Exercises
  • 22: Stand Alone Tutorials