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Table of Contents:
1    Introduction to Chemistry 1.1     Evolution of Chemistry         CRITICAL THINKING  Rise and Fall of a Theory 1.2    Modern Chemistry         CHEMISTRY CONNECTION  “Worth your Salt?” 1.3     Learning Chemistry                             Summary   •   Key Terms   •   Exercises         Chapter Self-Test 2    Scientific Measurements             2.1    Uncertainty in Measurements 2.2      Significant Digits 2.3    Rounding Off Nonsignificant Digits 2.4    Adding and Subtracting Measurements 2.5    Multiplying and Dividing Measurements 2.6    Exponential Numbers 2.7    Scientific Notation         CHEMISTRY CONNECTION  A Student Success Story 2.8    Unit Equations and Unit Factors 2.9    Unit Analysis Problem Solving         CRITICAL THINKING  World Trade Center 2.10    The Percent Concept         CHEMISTRY CONNECTION  The Coinage Metals         Summary   •   Key Terms   •   Exercises         Chapter Self-Test 3    The Metric System                 3.1     Basic Units and Symbols         CHEMISTRY CONNECTION  Nanotechnology 3.2     Metric Conversion Factors 3.3     Metric–Metric Conversions                     3.4     Metric–English Conversions                     CHEMISTRY CONNECTION  The Olympics 3.5     Volume by Calculation 3.6     Volume by Displacement         3.7     The Density Concept         CRITICAL THINKING  Lower Gasoline Bills 3.8     Temperature 3.9    Heat and Specific Heat         Summary   •   Key Terms   •   Exercises         Chapter Self-Test 4    Matter and Energy                 4.1     Physical States of Matter 4.2     Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures 4.3     Names and Symbols of the Elements         CRITICAL THINKING  Aluminum or Aluminium? 4.4     Metals, Nonmetals, and Semimetals                 CHEMISTRY CONNECTION  Elements 104 and Beyond 4.5     Compounds and Chemical Formulas 4.6    Physical and Chemical Properties 4.7     Physical and Chemical Changes                  4.8     Conservation of Mass 4.9    Potential and Kinetic Energy 4.10    Conservation of Energy                          CHEMISTRY CONNECTION  Recycling Aluminum         Summary   •   Key Terms   •   Exercises         Chapter Self-Test 5    Models of the Atom                 5.1     Dalton Model of the Atom         CHEMISTRY CONNECTION  John Dalton 5.2     Thomson Model of the Atom 5.3    Rutherford Model of the Atom 5.4     Atomic Notation 5.5     Atomic Mass                                   CHEMISTRY CONNECTION  Heavy Water 5.6    The Wave Nature of Light                  5.7    The Quantum Concept 5.8     Bohr Model of the Atom         CRITICAL THINKING  Neon Lights 5.9    Energy Levels and Sublevels 5.10     Electron Configuration 5.11    Quantum Mechanical Model of the Atom         Summary   •   Key Terms   •   Exercises         Chapter Self-Test 6    The Periodic Table                 6.1     Classification of Elements         CHEMISTRY CONNECTION  Dmitri Mendeleev 6.2     The Periodic Law Concept 6.3    Groups and Periods of Elements         CRITICAL THINKING  IUPAC Group Numbers 6.4     Periodic Trends 6.5     Properties of Elements     6.6     Blocks of Elements 6.7     Valence Electrons 6.8     Electron Dot Formulas 6.9    Ionization Energy 6.10    Ionic Charges         CHEMISTRY CONNECTION  Evolution of Chemical Elements         Summary   •   Key Terms   •   Exercises         Chapter Self-Test 7    Language of Chemistry             7.1     Classification of Compounds             CHEMISTRY CONNECTION  Antoine and Marie Lavoisier 7.2     Monoatomic Ions 7.3     Polyatomic Ions 7.4     Writing Chemical Formulas         CRITICAL THINKING  Nutritional Potassium 7.5     Binary Ionic Compounds 7.6     Ternary Ionic Compounds                 7.7     Binary Molecular Compounds         7.8    Binary Acids 7.9     Ternary Oxyacids         CHEMISTRY CONNECTION  IUPAC Nomenclature         Summary   •   Key Terms   •   Exercises         Chapter Self-Test 8    Chemical Reactions                 8.1     Evidence for Chemical Reactions         CHEMISTRY CONNECTION  Fireworks 8.2     Writing Chemical Equations 8.3     Balancing Chemical Equations 8.4     Classifying Chemical Reactions 8.5     Combination Reactions 8.6     Decomposition Reactions 8.7    The Activity Series Concept 8.8    Single-Replacement Reactions 8.9    Solubility Rules     8.10    Double-Replacement Reactions 8.11    Neutralization Reactions         CRITICAL THINKING  Household Chemicals         Summary   •   Key Terms   •   Exercises         Chapter Self-Test 9    The Mole Concept                 9.1     Avogadro’s Number             CHEMISTRY CONNECTION  Analogies for Avogadro’s Number 9.2     Mole Calculations I 9.3     Molar Mass 9.4     Mole Calculations II 9.5     Molar Volume 9.6    Mole Calculations III 9.7     Percent Composition 9.8     Empirical Formula 9.9    Molecular Formula         CRITICAL THINKING  Avogadro’s Number         Summary   •   Key Terms   •   Exercises         Chapter Self-Test 10    Chemical Equation Calculations         10.1    Interpreting a Chemical Equation 10.2     Mole–Mole Relationships         CRITICAL THINKING  Iron vs. Steel 10.3    Types of Stoichiometry Problems 10.4    Mass–Mass Problems 10.5     Mass–Volume Problems         10.6     Volume–Volume Problems                             CHEMISTRY CONNECTION  Manufacturing Ammonia 10.7    The Limiting Reactant Concept 10.8    Limiting Reactant Problems 10.9     Percent Yield         Summary   •   Key Terms   •   Exercises         Chapter Self-Test 11    The Gaseous State             11.1     Properties of Gases         CHEMISTRY CONNECTION  The Greenhouse Effect 11.2     Atmospheric Pressure 11.3     Variables Affecting Gas Pressure 11.4     Boyle’s Law:  Pressure–Volume Relationships         CHEMISTRY CONNECTION  Robert Boyle 11.5     Charles’s Law:  Volume–Temperature Relationships 11.6    Gay–Lussac’s Law:  Pressure–Temperature Relationships 11.7    Combined Gas Law                     11.8    The Vapor Pressure Concept 11.9     Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures 11.10    Ideal Gas Behavior 11.11    Ideal Gas Law         CRITICAL THINKING  Conceptualizing Gases         Summary   •   Key Terms   •   Exercises         Chapter Self-Test 12    Chemical Bonding                 12.1     The Chemical Bond Concept 12.2     Ionic Bonds 12.3     Covalent Bonds     12.4     Electron Dot Formulas of Molecules 12.5     Electron Dot Formulas of Polyatomic Ions 12.6     Polar Covalent Bonds         CHEMISTRY CONNECTION  Linus Pauling 12.7     Nonpolar Covalent Bonds 12.8     Coordinate Covalent Bonds 12.9     Hydrogen Bonds 12.10     Shapes of Molecules         CRITICAL THINKING  Diamond vs. Graphite         Summary   •   Key Terms   •   Exercises         Chapter Self-Test 13    Liquids and Solids             13.1     Properties of Liquids 13.2     The Intermolecular Bond Concept     13.3     Vapor Pressure, Boiling Point, Viscosity,         Surface Tension 13.4     Properties of Solids 13.5     Crystalline Solids 13.6    Changes of Physical State 13.7     Structure of Water         CHEMISTRY CONNECTION  Water Purification 13.8    Physical Properties of Water 13.9     Chemical Properties of Water 13.10     Hydrates         CRITICAL THINKING  Bottled Water         Summary   •   Key Terms   •   Exercises         Chapter Self-Test 14    Solutions                     14.1     Gases in Solution 14.2     Liquids in Solution 14.3    Solids in Solution         CHEMISTRY CONNECTION  Colloids 14.4     The Dissolving Process 14.5     Rate of Dissolving 14.6     Solubility and Temperature 14.7    Unsaturated, Saturated, and Supersaturated Solutions 14.8     Mass/Mass Percent Concentration 14.9    Molar Concentration         CRITICAL THINKING  Water Fluoridation 14.10    Dilution of a Solution 14.11    Solution Stoichiometry         Summary   •   Key Terms   •   Exercises         Chapter Self-Test 15    Acids and Bases                 15.1     Properties of Acids and Bases     15.2    Arrhenius Acids and Bases                 CHEMISTRY CONNECTION  Svante Arrhenius 15.3    Brønsted–Lowry Acids and Bases 15.4    Acid–Base Indicators 15.5    Acid–Base Titrations                      15.6    Acid–Base Standardization                             15.7    Ionization of Water 15.8    The pH Concept 15.9    Advanced pH Calculations         CRITICAL THINKING  Acid Rain 15.10    Strong and Weak Electrolytes   15.11    Net Ionic Equations         Summary   •   Key Terms   •   Exercises         Chapter Self-Test 16    Chemical Equilibrium             16.1    Collision Theory 16.2    Energy Profiles of Chemical Reactions 16.3    The Chemical Equilibrium Concept                 CHEMISTRY CONNECTION  The Ozone Hole 16.4    General Equilibrium Constant, Keq 16.5    Equilibria Shifts for Gases 16.6    Ionization Equilibrium Constant, Ki 16.7    Equilibria Shifts for Weak Acids and Bases 16.8    Solubility Product Equilibrium Constant, Ksp 16.9    Equilibria Shifts for Slightly Soluble Compounds         Summary   •   Key Concepts         Key Terms   •   Exercises             Chapter Self-Test 17    Oxidation and Reduction             17.1    Oxidation Numbers 17.2    Oxidation–Reduction Reactions 17.3    Balancing Redox Equations:           Oxidation Number Method 17.4    Balancing Redox Equations:           Half–Reaction Method 17.5    Predicting Spontaneous Redox Reactions 17.6    Voltaic Cells 17.7    Electrolytic Cells         CHEMISTRY CONNECTION  Hybrid Vehicles         Summary   •   Key Terms   •   Exercises         Chapter Self-Test 18    Nuclear Chemistry                 18.1     Natural Radioactivity 18.2     Nuclear Equations 18.3     Radioactive Decay Series 18.4    Radioactive Half–Life 18.5     Applications of Radionuclides                          CRITICAL THINKING  Nuclear Medicine 18.6     Induced Radioactivity                  18.7     Nuclear Fission         CHEMISTRY CONNECTION  Nuclear Power Plant 18.8     Nuclear Fusion         Summary   •   Key Concepts         Key Terms   •   Exercises             Chapter Self-Test 19    Organic Chemistry                 19.1    Hydrocarbons 19.2    Alkanes 19.3    Alkenes and Alkynes 19.4    Arenes 19.5    Hydrocarbon Derivatives 19.6    Organic Halides 19.7    Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers 19.8    Amines 19.9    Aldehydes and Ketones 19.10    Carboxylic Acids, Esters, and Amides         CHEMISTRY CONNECTION  Forensic Chemistry         Summary   •   Key Terms   •   Exercises         Chapter Self-Test 20    Biochemistry                 20.1    Biological Compounds 20.2    Proteins 20.3    Enzymes 20.4    Carbohydrates 20.5    Lipids         CHEMISTRY CONNECTION Vitamins 20.6    Nucleic Acids         CRITICAL THINKING Left- and Right-Handed Molecules         Summary   •   Key Terms   •   Exercises         Chapter Self-Test Appendices                     A    Weights and Measures     B    Physical Constants     C    Activity Series of Metals     D    Solubility Rules for Ionic Compounds     E    Vapor Pressure of Water     F    Properties of Water     G    Answers to Concept Exercises     H    Answers to Key Term Exercises     I    Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises       J    Answers to Chapter Self-Tests Glossary Photo Credits Index

About the Author :
Charles H. Corwin has spent over 30 years teaching chemistry to over 10,000 students. He has taught general chemistry, organic chemistry, and quantitative analysis, but has focused primarily on introductory chemistry for the personal rewards it offers. Corwin took his degrees at San Jose State University, where he was a member of Tau Delta Phi honor society. Early in his career, he was awarded a National Science Foundation grant to study instructional innovations at Grand Valley State University. Currently, he is a professor of chemistry at American River College, where he was recognized as Teacher of the Year in 1994. He is also the recipient of an Alumni Teaching award from Purdue University.