Beginning Chemistry

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This textmap is an introductory chemistry text aimed for a single semester or quarter beginning experience to the field. The textmaps survey some of the basic topics of chemistry. This survey should give student enough knowledge to appreciate the impact of chemistry in everyday life and, if necessary, prepare student for additional instruction in chemistry.

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Chemistry
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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. 1: What Is Chemistry?
  6. 1.1: Prelude to Chemistry
  7. 1.2: Basic Definitions
  8. 1.3: Chemistry as a Science
  9. 1.4: What Is Chemistry? (Exercises)
  10. 2: Measurements
  11. 2.1: Prelude to Measurements
  12. 2.2: Expressing Numbers - Scientific Notation
  13. 2.3: Expressing Units
  14. 2.4: Significant Figures
  15. 2.5: Converting Units
  16. 2.6: Other Units - Temperature and Density
  17. 2.7: Measurements (Exercises)
  18. 3: Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
  19. 3.1: Prelude to Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
  20. 3.2: Atomic Theory
  21. 3.3: Molecules and Chemical Nomenclature
  22. 3.4: Masses of Atoms and Molecules
  23. 3.5: Ions and Ionic Compounds
  24. 3.6: Acids
  25. 3.7: Atoms, Molecules, and Ions (Exercises)
  26. 4: Chemical Reactions and Equations
  27. 4.1: Prelude to Chemical Reactions
  28. 4.2: The Chemical Equation
  29. 4.3: Types of Chemical Reactions - Single and Double Displacement Reactions
  30. 4.4: Ionic Equations - A Closer Look
  31. 4.5: Composition, Decomposition, and Combustion Reactions
  32. 4.6: Neutralization Reactions
  33. 4.7: Chemical Reactions and Equations (Exercises)
  34. 5: Stoichiometry and the Mole
  35. 5.1: Introduction
  36. 5.2: Stoichiometry
  37. 5.3: The Mole
  38. 5.4 Percent Composition, Empirical and Molecular Formulas
  39. 5.5: The Mole in Chemical Reactions
  40. 5.6: Mole-Mass and Mass-Mass Calculations
  41. 5.7: Yields
  42. 5.8: Limiting Reagents
  43. 5.9: Stoichiometry and the Mole (Exercises)
  44. 6: Gases
  45. 6.1: Prelude to Gases
  46. 6.2: Kinetic Theory of Gases
  47. 6.3: Gas Pressure
  48. 6.4: Gas Laws - Boyle's and Charle's Laws
  49. 6.5: Other Gas Laws - Gay-Lussac, Avogadro and Combined
  50. 6.6: The Ideal Gas Law and Some Applications
  51. 6.7: Gas Mixtures
  52. 6.8: Gases (Exercises)
  53. 7: Energy and Chemistry
  54. 7.1: Introduction
  55. 7.2: Energy
  56. 7.3: Work and Heat
  57. 7.4: Enthalpy and Chemical Reactions
  58. 7.5 Internal Energy
  59. 7.6: Energy and Chemistry (Exercises)
  60. 8: Electronic Structure
  61. 8.1: Prelude to Electronic Structure
  62. 8.2: Light
  63. 8.3: Quantum Numbers for Electrons
  64. 8.4: Organization of Electrons in Atoms
  65. 8.5: Electronic Structure and the Periodic Table
  66. 8.6: Periodic Trends
  67. 8.7: Electronic Structure (Exercises)
  68. 9: Chemical Bonds
  69. 9.1: Prelude to Chemical Bonds
  70. 9.2: Lewis Electron Dot Diagrams
  71. 9.3: Electron Transfer - Ionic Bonds
  72. 9.4: Covalent Bonds
  73. 9.5: Violations of the Octet Rule
  74. 9.6: Bond Polarity
  75. 9.7: Molecular Shapes
  76. 9.8: Polar Molecules
  77. 9.9: Chemical Bonds (Exercises)
  78. 10: Solutions
  79. 10.1: Prelude to Solutions
  80. 10.2: Definitions
  81. 10.3: Quantitative Units of Concentration
  82. 10.4: Dilutions and Concentrations
  83. 10.5: Concentrations as Conversion Factors
  84. 10.6: Solutions (Exercises)
  85. 11: Acids and Bases
  86. 11.1: Introduction
  87. 11.2: Arrhenius Acids and Bases
  88. 11.3: Brønsted-Lowry Acids and Bases
  89. 11.4: Acid-Base Titrations
  90. 11.5: Strong and Weak Electrolytes
  91. 11.6: Strong and Weak Acids and Bases and their Salts
  92. 11.7: Autoionization of Water
  93. 11.8: The pH Scale
  94. 11.9: Acids and Bases (Exercises)
  95. 12: Oxidation and Reduction
  96. 12.1: Introduction to Oxidation and Reduction
  97. 12.2: Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
  98. 12.3: Balancing Redox Reactions
  99. 12.4: Oxidation-Reduction Reaction (Exercises)
  100. 13: Nuclear Chemistry
  101. 13.1: Prelude to Nuclear Chemistry
  102. 13.2: Radioactivity
  103. 13.3: Uses of Radioactive Isotopes
  104. 13.4: Nuclear Chemistry (Exercises)
  105. 14: Chemistry of Life: Organic and Biological Chemistry
  106. 14.1: General Characteristics of Organic Molecules
  107. 14.2: Introduction to Hydrocarbons
  108. 14.3: Alkanes
  109. 14.4: Unsaturated Hydrocarbons
  110. 14.5: Functional Groups
  111. 14.6: Organic and Biological Chemistry (Summary)
  112. Back Matter
  113. Index
  114. Glossary