Introductory Chemistry A Foundation

Name: Introductory Chemistry A Foundation
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ISBN: 9780618803279

ISBN-10: 0618803270

ISBN-13: 9780618803279

Edition: 6th 2008

Authors: Steven S. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

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The Sixth Edition ofIntroductory Chemistry: A Foundationoffers unparalleled teaching and learning resources, with a robust technology package, in addition to the superior problem-solving pedagogy, engaging writing style, and strong emphasis on everyday applications that comprise the hallmarks of this best-selling text. Chemical reactions are covered early, to capture student interest, leaving more abstract material for later chapters. The authors explain chemical concepts by starting with the basics, using symbols or diagrams, and concluding by encouraging students to test their own comprehension of the solution. This step-by-step approach helps students develop critical problem-solving… skills. Also, the accessible explanations and visualizations throughout the text motivate students and engage them in the material by helping them to connect abstract chemical principles to real-life experiences. The pedagogy includes chapter-opening discussions that introduce students to relevant applications andChemistry in Focusboxes that describe everyday applications of chemistry such as artificial sweeteners, foaming chewing gum, and fake fats. Current applications appear throughout the text with easy-to-understand explanations and analogies. New!Co-author Donald DeCoste brings experience as an author and as an instructor at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign to this new edition. New!HM Asses within Eduspace, Houghton Mifflin's Online Learning Tool, provides a diagnostic assessment tool to test students' understanding of core concepts and track student progress. New!A Multimedia eBook within Eduspace offers a one-stop resource for students to link from textbook content to study resources, including video lessons from Thinkwell, tutorials, flashcards, and ACE quizzes. New!Chapter 10, Energy, combines all the content on energy from Chapter 3 in the Fifth Edition with material on enthalpy, Hess's Law, the difference between the quality and quantity of energy, energy resources in the world, and entropy. Exercises and models such as worked-out examples, self-check exercises, and skill development boxes support the step-by-step problem-solving method. End-of-chapter material covers key terms, a summary of important facts, questions and problems arranged in matched pairs and keyed to chapter sections, additional problems that incorporate material from multiple sections, in-class discussion questions, and "Cumulative Reviews" that tests concepts from preceding chapters. The text builds and refreshes fundamental math skills such as scientific notation, rounding, and rearranging equations. In addition, Math Tips indicated by icons throughout, help students as they perform calculations. Math Review Tutorials on the Online Study Center provide practice for critical math skills. Basic Chemistry,6/e, in paperback, includes chapters 116 and provides basic coverage of chemical concepts and applications through acids and bases Introductory Chemistry,6/e, available in hardcover or paperback, includes chapters 118 and expands coverage with the addition of equilibrium, oxidation-reduction reactions, electrochemistry, radioactivity, and nuclear energy.

Book details

List price: $283.95
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: CENGAGE Learning
Publication date: 1/2/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 800
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 4.246
Language: English

Steve Zumdahl is the author of market-leading textbooks in introductory chemistry, general chemistry, honors-level chemistry, and high school chemistry. Recently retired from his long-time position as Director of Undergraduate Programs at the University of Illinois, he has received numerous awards for his contributions to chemical education. These include the National Catalyst Award in recognition of his contribution to chemical education, the University of Illinois Teaching Award, the UIUC Liberal Arts and Sciences Advising Award, and the School of Chemical Sciences Teaching Award (five times). He earned his B.S. in Chemistry from Wheaton College (IL), and his Ph.D. from the University of… Illinois.

Donald J. DeCoste is Associate Director of General Chemistry at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and has been teaching chemistry at the high school and college levels for 26 years. He earned his BS in Chemistry and PhD from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. At UIUC he has developed chemistry courses for nonscience majors, preservice secondary teachers, and preservice elementary teachers. He teaches courses in introductory chemistry and the teaching of chemistry and has received the School of Chemical Sciences Teaching Award four times. Don has led workshops for secondary teachers and graduate student teaching assistants, discussing the methods and benefits of getting…




Chemistry: An Introduction



Chemistry: An Introduction Chemistry in Focus


Dr. Ruth--Cotton Hero



What Is Chemistry?



Solving Problems Using a Scientific Approach Chemistry in Focus: A Mystifying Problem



The Scientific Method



Learning Chemistry Chemistry in Focus: Chemistry


An Important Component of Your Education



Measurements and Calculations



Scientific Notation



Units Chemistry in Focus: Critical Units!



Measurements of Length, Volume, and Mass Chemistry in Focus: Measurement


Past, Present, and Future



Uncertainty in Measurement



Significant Figures



Problem Solving and Dimensional Analysis Temperature Conversions: An Approach to Problem Solving Chemistry in Focus


Tiny Thermometers



Density



Matter



Matter



Physical and Chemical Properties and Changes



Elements and Compounds



Mixtures and Pure Substances Chemistry in Focus


Concrete--An Ancient Material Made New



Separation of Mixtures Cumulative Review for Chapters 1-3



Chemical Foundations: Elements, Atoms, and Ions



The Elements Chemistry in Focus: Trace Elements


Small but Crucial



Symbols for the Elements



Dalton's Atomic Theory Chemistry in Focus: No Laughing Matter



Formulas of Compounds



The Structure of the Atom Chemistry in Focus: Glowing Tubes for Signs, Television Sets, and Computers



Introduction to the Modern Concept of Atomic Structure



Isotopes Chemistry in Focus: Isotope Tales



Introduction to the Periodic Table Chemistry in Focus: Putting the Brakes on Arsenic



Natural States of the Elements



Ions



Compounds That Contain Ions



Nomenclature



Naming Compounds Chemistry in Focus: Sugar of Lead



Naming Binary Compounds That Contain a Metal and a Nonmetal (Types I and II)



Naming Binary Compounds That Contain Only Nonmetals (Type III)



Naming Binary Compounds: A Review



Naming Compounds That Contain Polyatomic Ions



Naming Acids



Writing Formulas from Names Cumulative Review for Chapters 4-5



Chemical Reactions: An Introduction



Evidence for a Chemical Reaction



Chemical Equations



Balancing Chemical Equations Chemistry in Focus: The Beetle That Shoots Straight



Reactions in Aqueous Solutions



Predicting Whether a Reaction Will Occur



Reactions in Which a Solid Forms



Describing Reactions in Aqueous Solutions



Reactions That Form Water: Acids and Bases



Reactions of Metals with Nonmetals (Oxidation-Reduction)



Ways to Classify Reactions Chemistry in Focus: Do We Age by Oxidation?


Chemistry in Focus: Oxidation-Reduction Reactions Launch the Space Shuttle



Other Ways to Classify Reactions Cumulative Review for Chapters 6-7



Chemical Composition



Counting by Weighing Chemistry in Focus: Plastic That Talks and Listens!



Atomic Masses: Counting Atoms by Weighing



The Mole



Molar Mass



Percent Composition of Compounds



Formulas of Compounds



Calculation of Empirical Formulas



Calculation of Molecular Formulas



Chemical Quantities



Information Given by Chemical Equations



Mole--Mole Relationships



Mass Calculations Chemistry in Focus: Methyl Alcohol


Fuel with a Future?



Calculations Involving a Limiting Reactant



Percent Yield Cumulative Review for Chapters 8-9



Energy



The Nature of Energy



Temperature and Heat



Exothermic and Endothermic Processes



Thermodynamics



Measuring Energy Changes Chemistry in Focus: Coffee


Hot and Quick(lime) Chemistry in Focus: Nature Has Hot Plants Chemistry in Focus


Firewalking: Magic or Science?



Thermochemistry (Enthalpy) Chemistry in Focus: Methane


An Important Energy Source



Hess's Law



Quality Versus Quantity of Energy



Energy and Our World Chemistry in Focus: Veggie Gasoline?



Energy as a Driving Force



Modern Atomic Theory



Rutherford's Atom



Electromagnetic Radiation Chemistry in Focus: Light as a Sex Attractant Chemistry in Focus


Atmospheric Effects 307



Emission of Energy by Atoms



The Energy Levels of Hydrogen



The Bohr Model of the Atom



The Wave Mechanical Model of the Atom



The Hydrogen Orbitals



The Wave Mechanical Model: Further Development



Electron Arrangements in the First Eighteen Atoms on the Periodic Table Chemistry in Focus: A Magnetic Moment



Electron Configurations and the Periodic Table Chemistry in Focus: The Chemistry of Bohrium



Atomic Properties and the Periodic Table Chemistry in Focus: Fireworks



Chemical Bonding



Types of Chemical Bonds



Electronegativity



Bond Polarity and Dipole Moments



Stable Electron Configurations and Charges on Ions Chemistry in Focus: Composite Cars



Ionic Bonding and Structures of Ionic Compounds



Lewis Structures



Lewis Structures of Molecules with Multiple Bonds Chemistry in Focus: Hiding Carbon Dioxide Chemistry in Focus


Broccoli--Miracle Food?



Molecular Structure



Molecular Structure: The VSEPR Model Chemistry in Focus


Taste--It's the Structure That Counts



Molecular Structure: Molecules with Double Bonds Chemistry in Focus: Minimotor Molecule Cumulative Review for Chapters 10-12



Gases



Pressure



Pressure and Volume: Boyle's Law



Volume and Temperature: Charles's Law



Volume and Moles: Avogadro's Law



The Ideal Gas Law Chemistry in Focus: Snacks Need Chemistry, Too!



Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures



Laws and Models: A Review



The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases



The Implications of the Kinetic Molecular Theory



Gas Stoichiometry



Liquids and Solids



Water and Its Phase Changes



Energy Requirements for the Changes of State Chemistry in Focus: Whales Need Changes of State



Intermolecular Forces



Evaporation and Vapor Pressure



The Solid State: Types of Solids



Bonding in Solids Chemistry in Focus: Metal with a Memory



Solutions



Solubility Chemistry in Focus: Green Chemistry



Solution Composition: An Introduction



Solution Composition: Mass Percent



Solution Composition: Molarity



Dilution



Stoichiometry of Solution Reactions



Neutralization Reactions



Solution Composition: Normality Cumulative Review for Chapters 13-15



Acids and Bases



Acids and Bases Chemistry in Focus: Gum That Foams



Acid Strength Chemistry in Focus: Carbonation--A Cool Trick Chemistry in Focus


Plants Fight Back



Water as an Acid and a Base



The pH Scale Chemistry in Focus: Airplane Rash Chemistry in Focus: Garden-Variety Acid-Base Indicators



Calculating the pH of Strong Acid Solutions



Buffered Solutions



Equilibrium



How Chemical Reactions Occur



Conditions That Affect Reaction Rates Chemistry in Focus: Protecting the Ozone



The Equilibrium Condition



Chemical Equilibrium: A Dynamic Condition



The Equilibrium Constant: An Introduction



Heterogeneous Equilibria



Le Ch?telier's Principle



Applications Involving the Equilibrium Constant



Solubility Equilibria Cumulative Review for Chapters 16-17



Oxidation-Reduction Reactions and Electrochemistry



Oxidation-Reduction Reactions



Oxidation States



Oxidation-Reduction Reactions Between Nonmetals



Balancing Oxidation-Reduction Reactions by the Half-Reaction Method



Electrochemistry: An Introduction



Batteries



Corrosion Chemistry in Focus: Stainless Steel


It's the Pits



Electrolysis Chemistry in Focus: Water-Powered Fireplace



Radioactivity and Nuclear Energy



Radioactive Decay



Nuclear Transformations



Detection of Radioactivity and the Concept of Half-life



Dating by Radioactivity Chemistry in Focus: Dating Diamonds



Medical Applications of Radioactivity



Nuclear Energy



Nuclear Fission



Nuclear Reactors Chemistry in Focus: Future Nuclear Power



Nuclear Fusion



Effects of Radiation Chemistry in Focus: Nuclear Waste Disposal



Organic Chemistry



Carbon Bonding



Alkanes



Structural Formulas and Isomerism



Naming Alkanes



Petroleum



Reactions of Alkanes



Alkenes and Alkynes



Aromatic Hydrocarbons



Naming Aromatic Compounds Chemistry in Focus: Termite Mothballing



Functional Groups



Alcohols



Properties and Uses of Alcohols



Aldehydes and Ketones



Naming Aldehydes and Ketones



Carboxylic Acids and Esters



Polymers Chemistry in Focus: The Chemistry of Music Chemistry in Focus


Polymers Are Tacky



Biochemistry



Proteins



Primary Structure of Proteins



Secondary Structure of Proteins



Tertiary Structure of Proteins



Functions of Proteins



Enzymes Chemistry in Focus: Urine Farming



Carbohydrates Chemistry in Focus: Great Expectations?


The Chemistry of Placebos



Nucleic Acids



Lipids


Appendix


Using Your Calculator Basic Algebra Scientific (Exponential)


Notation Graphing Functions


SI Units and Conversion Factors


Solutions to Self-Check


Exercises


Answers to Even-Numbered


End-of-Chapter


Questions and Exercises


Answers to Even-Numbered Cumulative


Review Exercises


Index/Glossary


Photo


Credits