An Introduction to Chemistry - Chemistry First 2nd edition

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Mark Bishop
Publisher: Chiral Publishing

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  • Chapter 1: An Introduction to Chemistry
    • 1.1: What Is Chemistry, and What Can Chemistry Do for You?
    • 1.2: Suggestions for Studying Chemistry
    • 1.3: The Scientific Method
    • 1.4: Measurement and Units
    • 1.5: Reporting Values from Measurements
    • Advanced Problems
    • Advanced Problems

  • Chapter 2: The Structure of Matter and the Chemical Elements
    • 2.1: Solids, Liquids, and Gases
    • 2.2: The Chemical Elements
    • 2.3: The Periodic Table of the Elements
    • 2.4: The Structure of the Elements
    • 2.5: Common Elements
    • Advanced Problems
    • Advanced Problems

  • Chapter 3: Chemical Compounds
    • 3.1: Classification of Matter
    • 3.2: Compounds and Chemical Bonds
    • 3.3: Molecular Compounds
    • 3.4: Naming Binary Covalent Compounds
    • 3.5 Ionic Compounds
    • Advanced Problems
    • Advanced Problems

  • Chapter 4: An Introduction to Chemical Reactions
    • 4.1: Chemical Reactions and Chemical Equations
    • 4.2: Solubility of Ionic Compounds and Precipitation Reactions
    • Advanced Problems
    • Advanced Problems

  • Chapter 5: Acids, Bases, and Acid-Base Reactions
    • 5.1: Acids
    • 5.2: Acid Nomenclature
    • 5.3: Summary of Chemical Nomenclature
    • 5.4: Strong and Weak Bases
    • 5.5: pH and Acidic and Basic Solutions
    • 5.6: Arrhenius Acid-Base Reactions
    • 5.7: Brønsted-Lowry Acids and Bases
    • Advanced Problems
    • Advanced Problems

  • Chapter 6: Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
    • 6.1: An Introduction to Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
    • 6.2: Oxidation Numbers
    • 6.3: Types of Chemical Reactions
    • 6.4: Voltaic Cells
    • Advanced Problems
    • Advanced Problems

  • Chapter 7: Energy and Chemical Reactions
    • 7.1: Energy
    • 7.2: Chemical Changes and Energy
    • 7.3: Ozone: Pollutant and Protector
    • 7.4: Chlorofluorocarbons: A Chemical Success Story Gone Wrong
    • Advanced Problems
    • Advanced Problems

  • Chapter 8: Unit Conversions
    • 8.1: Unit Analysis
    • 8.2: Rounding Off and Significant Figures
    • 8.3: Density and Density Calculations
    • 8.4: Percentage and Percentage Calculations
    • 8.5: A Summary of the Unit Analysis Process
    • 8.6: Temperature Conversions
    • 8.C: Concept
    • Advanced Problems
    • Advanced Problems

  • Chapter 9: Chemical Calculations and Chemical Formulas
    • 9.1: A Typical Problem
    • 9.2: Relating Moles to Number of Particles
    • 9.3: Molar Mass and Chemical Compounds
    • 9.4: Relationships Between Masses of Elements and Compounds
    • 9.5: Determination of Empirical and Molecular Formulas
    • Advanced Problems
    • Advanced Problems

  • Chapter 10: Chemical Calculations and Chemical Equations
    • 10.1: Equation Stoichiometry
    • 10.2: Real-World Applications of Equation Stoichiometry
    • 10.3: Molarity and Equation Stoichiometry
    • Advanced Problems
    • Advanced Problems

  • Chapter 11: Modern Atomic Theory
    • 11.1: The Mysterious Electron
    • 11.2: Multi-Electron Atoms
    • Advanced Problems
    • Advanced Problems

  • Chapter 12: Molecular Structure
    • 12.1: A New Look at Molecules and the Formation of Covalent Bonds
    • 12.2: Drawing Lewis Structures
    • 12.3: Resonance
    • 12.4: Molecular Geometry from Lewis Structures
    • Advanced Problems
    • Advanced Problems

  • Chapter 13: Gases
    • 13.1: Gases and Their Properties
    • 13.2: Ideal Gas Calculations
    • 13.3: Equation Stoichiometry and Ideal Gases
    • 13.4: Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures
    • Advanced Problems
    • Advanced Problems

  • Chapter 14: Liquids: Condensation, Evaporation, and Dynamics Equilibrium
    • 14.1: Changing from Gas to Liquid and from Liquid to Gas — An Introduction to Dynamic Equilibrium
    • 14.2: Boiling Liquids
    • 14.3: Particle-Particle Attractions
    • Advanced Problems
    • Advanced Problems

  • Chapter 15: Solution Dynamics
    • 15.1: Why Solutions Form
    • 15.2: Fats, Oils, Soaps, and Detergents
    • 15.3: Saturated Solutions and Dynamic Equilibrium
    • 15.4: Solutions of Gases in Liquids
    • Advanced Problems
    • Advanced Problems

  • Chapter 16: The Process of Chemical Reactions
    • 16.1: Collision Theory: A Model for the Reaction Process
    • 16.2: Rates of Chemical Reactions
    • 16.3: Reversible Reactions and Chemical Equilibrium
    • 16.4: Disruption of Equilibrium
    • Advanced Problems
    • Advanced Problems

  • Chapter 17: An Introduction to Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Synthetic Polymers
    • 17.1: Organic Compounds
    • 17.2: Important Substances in Foods
    • 17.3: Digestion
    • 17.4: Synthetic Polymers
    • Advanced Problems
    • Advanced Problems

  • Chapter 18: Nuclear Chemistry
    • 18.1: The Nucleus and Radioactivity
    • 18.2: Uses of Radioactive Substances
    • 18.3: Nuclear Energy
    • Advanced Problems
    • Advanced Problems

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