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Chemistry The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change

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ISBN-10: 0072930438

ISBN-13: 9780072930436

Edition: 3rd 2003 (Revised)

Authors: Martin S. Silberberg

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List price: $136.25
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication date: 4/15/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 1216
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.75" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 5.390
Language: English

Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change
Keys to the Study of Chemistry
Some Fundamental Definitions
The Properties of Matter
The Three States of Matter
The Central Theme in Chemistry
The Importance of Energy in the Study of Matter
Chemical Arts and the Origins of Modern Chemistry Prechemical Traditions
The Phlogiston Fiasco and the Impact of Lavoisier
The Scientific Approach: Developing a Model
Chemical Problem Solving Units and Conversion Factors in Calculations A Systematic Approach to Solving Chemistry Problems
Measurement in Scientific Study General Features of SI Units Some Important SI Units in Chemistry
Uncertainty in Measurement: Significant Figures Determining Which Digits Are Significant Working with Significant Figures in Calculations Precision, Accuracy, and Instrument Calibration Chapter Perspective Chemical Connections to Interdisciplinary Science:Chemistry Problem Solving in the Real World For Review and Reference Problems
The Components of Matter
Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures: An Atomic Overview
The Observations That Led to an Atomic View of Matter
Dalton’s Atomic Theory Postulates of the Atomic Theory How the Theory Explains the Mass Laws
The Relative Masses of Atoms
The Observations That Led to the Nuclear Atom Model Discovery of the Electron and Its Properties Discovery of the Atomic Nucleus
The Atomic Theory Today Structure of the Atom Atomic Number, Mass Number, and Atomic Symbol Isotopes and Atomic Masses of the Elements Tools of the Laboratory: Mass Spectrometry A Modern Reassessment of the Atomic Theory
Elements: A First Look at the Periodic Table
Compounds: Introduction to Bonding The Formation of Ionic Compounds The Formation of Covalent Compounds The Elements of Life
Compounds: Formulas, Names, and Masses Types of Chemical Formulas Some Advice about Learning Names and Formulas Names and Formulas of Ionic Compounds Names and Formulas of Binary Covalent Compounds An Introduction to Naming Organic Compounds Molecular Masses from Chemical Formulas Gallery: Picturing Molecules
Mixtures: Classification and Separation Tools of the Laboratory: Basic Separation Techniques Chapter Perspective For Review and Reference Problems
Stoichiometry of Formulas and Equations
The Mole Defining the Mole Molar Mass Interconverting Moles, Mass, and Number of Chemical Entities Mass Percent from the Chemical Formula
Determining the Formula of an Unknown Compound Empirical Formulas Molecular Formulas Chemical Formulas and Molecular Structures
Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
Calculating Amounts of Reactant and Product Stoichiometrically Equivalent Molar Ratios from the Balanced Equation Chemical Reactions
That Occur in a Sequence Chemical Reactions That Involve a Limiting Reactant Chemical Reactions in Practice: Theoretical, Actual, and Percent Yields
Fundamentals of Solution Stoichiometry Expressing Concentration in Terms of Molarity Mole-Mass-Number Conversions Involving Solutions Preparing and Diluting Molar Solutions Stoichiometry of Chemical Reactions in Solution Chapter Perspective For Review and Reference Problems
The Major Classes of Chemical Reactions
The Role of Water as a Solvent
The Polar Nature of Water Ionic Compounds in Water Covalent Compounds in Water
Writing Equations for Aqueous Ionic Reactions
Precipitation Reactions
The Key Event: Formation of a Solid from Dissolved Ions Predicting Whether a Precipitate Will Form
Acid-Base Reactions
The Key Event: Formation of H2O from H+ and OH– Acid-Base Titrations Proton Transfer: A Closer Look at Acid-Base Reactions
Oxidation-Reduction (Redox) Reactions
The Key Event: Movement of Electrons Between Reactants Some Essential Redox Terminology Using Oxidation Numbers to Monitor the Movement of Electron Charge Balancing Redox Equations Redox Titrations
Elements in Redox Reactions
Reversible Reactions: An Introduction to Chemical Equilibrium Chapter Perspective For Review and Reference Problems
Gases and the Kinetic-Molecular Theory
An Overview of the Physical States of Matter
Gas Pressure and Its Measurement Laboratory Devices for Measuring Gas Pressure Units of Pressure
The Gas Laws and Their Experimental Foundations
The Relationship Between Volume and Pressure: Boyle’s Law
The Relationship Between Volume and Temperature: Charles’s Law
The Relationship Between Volume and Amount: Avogardro’s Law Gas Behavior at Standard Conditions
The Ideal Gas Solving Gas Law Problems
Further Applications of the Ideal Gas Law
The Density of a Gas
The Molar Mass of a Gas
The Partial Pressure of a Gas in a Mixture of Gases
The Ideal Gas Law and Reaction Stoichiometry
The Kinetic-Molecular Theory: A Model for Gas Behavior How the Kinetic-Molecular Theory Explains the Gas Laws Effusion and Diffusion
The Chaotic World of Gases: Mean Free Path and Collision Frequency Chemical Connections to Planetary Science: Structure and Composition of the Earth’s Atmosphere
Real Gases: Deviations from Ideal Behavior Chapter Perspective For Review and Reference Problems
Thermochemistry: Energy Flow and Chemical Change
Forms of Energy and Their Interconversion The System and Its Surroundings Energy Flow to and from a System Heat and Work: Two Forms of Energy Transfer
The Law of Energy Conservation Units of Energy State Functions and the Path Independence of the Energy Change
Enthalpy: Heats of Reaction and Chemical Change The Meaning of Enthalpy Comparing �E and �H Exothermic and Endothermic Processes Some Important Types of Enthalpy Change
Calorimetry: Laboratory Measurement of Heats of Reaction Specific Heat Capacity
The Practice of Calorimetry
Stoichiometry of Thermochemical Equations
Hess’s Law of Heat Summation
Standard Heats of Reaction (�Hrxn0) Formation Equations and Their Standard Enthalpy Changes Determining �Hrxn0 from �Hf0 Values of Reactants and Products Chemical Connections to Environmental Science: The Future of Energy Use Chapter Perspective For Review and Reference Problems
Quantum Theory and Atomic Structure
The Nature of Light The Wave Nature of Light The Particle Nature of Light
Atomic Spectra The Bohr Model of the Hydrogen Atom