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Offers accurate, lucid, and interesting explanations of basic concepts and facts of chemistry, while helping readers develop skills in analytical thinking and problems solving.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• 1 Fundamental Concepts And Units Of Measurement
• 1.1 Chemistry Is Important For Anyone Studying The Sciences
• 1.2 The Scientific Method Helps Us Build Models Of Nature
• 1.3 Matter Is Composed Of Elements, Compounds, And Mixtures
• 1.4 Properties Of Matter Can Be Classified In Different Ways
• 1.5 Measurements Are Essential To Describe Properties
• 1.6 Measurements Always Contain Some Uncertainty
• 1.7 Units Can Be Converted Using The Factor-Label Method
• 1.8 Density Is A Useful Intensive Property
• Tools For Problem Solving
• Questions, Problems, And Exercises
• 2 Elements, Compounds, And Chemical Reactions
• 2.1 Elements And Atoms Are Described By Daltona??s Atomic Theory
• 2.2 Atoms Are Composed Of Subatomic Particles
• 2.3 The Periodic Table Is Used To Organize And Correlate Facts
• 2.4 Elements Can Be Metals, Nonmetals, Or Mettaloids
• 2.5 Formulas And Equations Describe Substances And Their Reactions
• 2.6 Molecular Compounds Contain Neutral Particles Called Molecules
• 2.7 Ionic Compounds Are Composed Of Charged Particles Called Ions
• 2.8 The Formulas Of Many Ionic Compounds Can Be Predicted
• 2.9 Molecular And Ionic Compounds Are Named Following A System
• Tools For Problem Solving
• Questions, Problems, And Exercises
• 3 The Mole: Relating The Microscopic World Of Atoms To Laboratory Measurements
• 3.1 The Mole Conveniently Links Mass To Number Of Atoms Of Molecules
• 3.2 Chemical Formulas Relate Amounts Of Substances In A Compound
• 3.3 Chemical Formulas Can Be Determined From Experimental Mass Measurements
• 3.4 Chemical Equations Link Amounds Of Substances In A Reaction
• 3.5 The Reactant In Shortest Supply Limits The Amount Of Product That Can Form
• 3.6 The Prdicted Amount Of Product Is Not Always Obtained Experimentally
• Tools For Problem Solving
• Questions, Problems, And Exercises
• Bringing It Together Chapters 1-3
• 4 Reactions Of Ions And Molecules In Aqueous Solutions
• 4.1 Special Terminology Applies To Solutions
• 4.2 Ionic Compounds Conduct Electricity When Dissolved In Water
• 4.3 Acids And Bases Are Classes Of Compounds With Special Properties
• 4.4 Naming Acids And Bases Follows A System
• 4.5 Ionic Reactions Can Often Be Predicted
• 4.6 The Composition Of A Solution Is Described By Its Concentration
• 4.7 Molarity Is Used For Problems In Solution Stoichiometry
• 4.8 Chemical Alaysis And Titration Are Applications Of Solution Stoichiometry
• Tools For Problem Solving
• Questions, Problems, And Exercises
• 5 Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
• 5.1 Oxidation-Reduction Reactions Involve Electron Transfer
• 5.2 The Ion-Electron Method Creates Balanced Net Ionic Equations For Redox Reactions
• 5.3 Metals Are Oxidized When They React With Acids
• 5.4 A More Active Metal Will Displace A Less Active One From Its Compounds
• 5.5 Molecular Oxygen Is A Powerful Oxidizing Agent
• 5.6 Redox Reactions Follow The Same Stoichiometric Principles As Other Reactions
• Tools For Problem Solving
• Questions, Problems, And Exercises
• 6 Energy And Chemical Change
• 6.1 An Object Has Energy If It Is Capable Of Doing Work
• 6.2 Internal Energy Is The Total Energy Of An Objecta??s Molecules
• 6.3 Heat Can Be Determined By Measuring Temperature Changes
• 6.4 Energy Is Absorbed Or Released During Most Chemical Reactions
• 6.5 Heats Of