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Student's Guide to Fundamentals of Chemistry, Fourth Edition provides an introduction to the basic chemical principles. This book deals with various approaches to chemical principles and problem solving in chemistry. Organized into 25 chapters, this edition begins with an overview of how to define and recognize the more common names and symbols in chemistry. This text then discusses the historical development of the concept of atom as well as the historical determination of atomic weights for the elements. Other chapters consider how to calculate the molecular weight of a compound from its formula. This book discusses as well the characteristics of a photon in terms of its particle-like properties and defines the wavelength, frequency, and speed of light. The final chapter deals with the fundamental components of air and the classification of materials formed in natural waters. This book is a valuable resource for chemistry students, lecturers, and instructors.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Student's Guide to Fundamentals of Chemistry: Brescia, Arents, Meislich, Turk
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- To the Student
- Chapter 1. SOME FUNDAMENTAL TOOLS OF CHEMISTRY
- Chapter 2. ATOMS, MOLECULES AND IONS
- Chapter 3. ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR WEIGHTS
- Chapter 4. CHEMICAL FORMULAS, EQUATIONS, AND NOMENCLATURE
- Chapter 5. GASES
- Chapter 6. THERMOCHEMISTRY
- Chapter 7. THE ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE OF ATOMS
- Chapter 8. CHEMICAL PERIODICITY
- Chapter 9. TYPES OF CHEMICAL BONDS
- Chapter 10. INTERMOLECULAR FORCES AND CONDENSED STATES OF MATTER
- Chapter 11. CHANGES OF STATE, ENTROPY, AND FREE ENERGY
- Chapter 12. SOLUTIONS
- Chapter 13. CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM
- Chapter 14. ACIDS AND BASES
- Chapter 15. IONIC EQUILIBRIUM
- Chapter 16. ANALYSIS OF IONS IN SOLUTIONS
- Chapter 17. ELECTROCHEMISTRY
- Chapter 18. CHEMICAL KINETICS
- Chapter 19. NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
- Chapter 20. CONCEPTS OF CO VALENT BONDING
- Chapter 21. TRANSITION ELEMENTS; COORDINATION COMPOUNDS
- Chapter 22. ORGANIC CHEMISTRYSTRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONALITY
- Chapter 23. POLYMERS AND BIOCHEMICALS
- Chapter 24. RADIATION AND MATTER
- Chapter 25. ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
- FORMULA WEIGHTS OF COMMON INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
- NOTES
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