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Designed for professors who want to cover only introductory chemistry, or the first 12 chapters of the main text, "Chemistry for Today: General, Organic, and Biochemistry, 4th Edition", this text provides an allied health focus and integration of technology. with examples, boxes, an in-text CD-ROM, and robust book-specific website. The authors strive to dispel students' inherent fear of chemistry and to instill an appreciation for the role chemistry plays in our daily lives through a rich pedagogical structure and an accessible writing style that provides lucid explanations. In addition, Seager/Slabaugh provide greater problem-solving and study skills support vital for non-majors.

Table of Contents:
1. MATTER, MEASUREMENTS, AND CALCULATIONS What Is Matter? / Properties and Changes / A Model of Matter / Classification of Matter / Measurement of Units / The Metric System / Large and Small Numbers / Significant Figures / Using Units in Calculations / Percent Calculations / Density / For Future Reference: Symbols Used to Write Prescriptions / Concept Summary / Learning Objectives / Key Terms and Concepts / Key Equations / Exercises / Points to Ponder and Pursue 2. ATOMS AND MOLECULES Symbols and Formulas / Inside the Atom / Isotopes / Relative Masses of Atoms and Molecules / Isotopes and Atomic Weight / Avogadro's Number: The Mole / The Study of Mole and Chemical Formulas / For Future Reference: Calcium in Selected Foods / Concept Summary / Learning Objectives / Key Terms and Concepts / Exercises / Points to Ponder and Pursue 3. ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE AND THE PERIODIC LAW The Periodic Law and Table / Electronic Arrangements in Atoms / The Shell Model and Chemical Properties / Electron Configurations / Another Look at the Periodic Table / Property Trends within the Periodic Table / For Future Reference: Zinc in Selected Foods / Concept Summary / Learning Objectives / Key Terms and Concepts / Exercises / Points to Ponder and Pursue 4. FORCES BETWEEN PARTICLESNoble Gas Configurations / Ionic Bonding / Ionic Compounds / Naming Binary Ionic Compounds / The Smallest Unit of Ionic Compounds / Covalent Bonding / Polyatomic Ions / Shapes of Molecules and Polyatomic Ions / Polarity of Covalent Molecules / More About Naming Compounds / Other Interparticle Forces / For Future Reference: High-Potassium Foods / Concept Summary / Learning Objectives / Key Terms and Concepts / Exercises / Points to Ponder and Pursue 5. CHEMICAL REACTIONSChemical Equations / Types of Reactions / Redox Reactions / Decomposition Reactions / Combination Reactions / Replacement Reactions / Ionic Equations / Energy and Reactions / The Mole and Chemical Equations / The Limiting Reactant / Reaction Yields / For Future Reference: Medicines that Can Cause Fever / Concept Summary / Learning Objectives / Key Terms and Concepts / Exercises / Points to Ponder and Pursue 6. THE STATES OF MATTER Observed Properties of Matter / The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Matter / The Solid State / The Liquid State / The Gaseous State / The Gas Laws / Pressure, Temperature, and Volume Relationships / The Ideal Gas Law / Dalton's Law / Graham's Law / Changes in State / Evaporation and Vapor Pressure.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780534373122
  • Publisher: Cengage Learning, Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Brooks/Cole
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0534373127
  • Publisher Date: 22 Oct 1999
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Height: 280 mm
  • Returnable: N


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