Introductory Chemistry

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Sacramento City College
Subjects
Chemistry, Introductory Chemistry
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Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: The Chemical World
  7. 1.1: Sand and Water
  8. 1.2: Chemicals Compose Ordinary Things
  9. 1.3: The Scientific Method - How Chemists Think
  10. 1.4: Analyzing and Interpreting Data
  11. 1.5: A Beginning Chemist - How to Succeed
  12. 1.6: Hypothesis, Theories, and Laws
  13. 1.7: The Scope of Chemistry
  14. 1.E: Exercises
  15. 2: Measurement and Problem Solving
  16. 2.1: Taking Measurements
  17. 2.2: Scientific Notation - Writing Large and Small Numbers
  18. 2.3: Significant Figures - Writing Numbers to Reflect Precision
  19. 2.4: Significant Figures in Calculations
  20. 2.5: The Basic Units of Measurement
  21. 2.6: Problem Solving and Unit Conversions
  22. 2.7: Solving Multi-step Conversion Problems
  23. 2.8: Units Raised to a Power
  24. 2.9: Density
  25. 2.E: Measurement and Problem Solving (Exercises)
  26. 3: Matter and Energy
  27. 3.1: In Your Room
  28. 3.2: What is Matter?
  29. 3.3: Classifying Matter According to Its State—Solid, Liquid, and Gas
  30. 3.4: Classifying Matter According to Its Composition
  31. 3.5: Differences in Matter- Physical and Chemical Properties
  32. 3.6: Changes in Matter - Physical and Chemical Changes
  33. 3.7: Conservation of Mass - There is No New Matter
  34. 3.8: Energy
  35. 3.9: Energy and Chemical and Physical Change
  36. 3.10: Temperature - Random Motion of Molecules and Atoms
  37. 3.11: Temperature Changes - Heat Capacity
  38. 3.12: Energy and Heat Capacity Calculations
  39. 3.E: Matter and Energy (Exercises)
  40. 4: Atoms and Elements
  41. 4.1: Cutting Aluminum until you get Atoms
  42. 4.2: Indivisible - The Atomic Theory
  43. 4.3: The Nuclear Atom
  44. 4.4: The Properties of Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons
  45. 4.5: Elements- Defined by Their Number of Protons
  46. 4.6: Looking for Patterns - The Periodic Table
  47. 4.7: Ions - Losing and Gaining Electrons
  48. 4.8: Isotopes - When the Number of Neutrons Varies
  49. 4.9: Atomic Mass - The Average Mass of an Element’s Atoms
  50. 5: Molecules and Compounds
  51. 5.1: Sugar and Salt
  52. 5.2: Compounds Display Constant Composition
  53. 5.3: Chemical Formulas - How to Represent Compounds
  54. 5.4: A Molecular View of Elements and Compounds
  55. 5.5: Writing Formulas for Ionic Compounds
  56. 5.6: Nomenclature- Naming Compounds
  57. 5.7: Naming Ionic Compounds
  58. 5.8: Naming Molecular Compounds
  59. 5.9: Naming Acids
  60. 5.10: Nomenclature Summary
  61. 5.11: Formula Mass - The Mass of a Molecule or Formula Unit
  62. 6: Chemical Composition
  63. 6.1: Prelude to Chemical Composition - How Much Sodium?
  64. 6.2: Counting Nails by the Pound
  65. 6.3: Counting Atoms by the Gram
  66. 6.4: Counting Molecules by the Gram
  67. 6.5: Chemical Formulas as Conversion Factors
  68. 6.6: Mass Percent Composition of Compounds
  69. 6.7: Mass Percent Composition from a Chemical Formula
  70. 6.8: Calculating Empirical Formulas for Compounds
  71. 6.9: Calculating Molecular Formulas for Compounds
  72. 7: Chemical Reactions
  73. 7.2: Evidence of a Chemical Reaction
  74. 7.3: The Chemical Equation
  75. 7.4: How to Write Balanced Chemical Equations
  76. 7.5: Aqueous Solutions and Solubility - Compounds Dissolved in Water
  77. 7.6: Precipitation Reactions
  78. 7.7: Writing Chemical Equations for Reactions in Solution- Molecular, Complete Ionic, and Net Ionic Equations
  79. 7.8: Acid–Base and Gas Evolution Reactions
  80. 7.9: Oxidation–Reduction Reactions
  81. 7.10: Classifying Chemical Reactions
  82. 7.11: The Activity Series- Predicting Spontaneous Redox Reactions
  83. 8: Quantities in Chemical Reactions
  84. 8.1: Climate Change - Too Much Carbon Dioxide
  85. 8.2: Making Pancakes- Relationships Between Ingredients
  86. 8.3: Making Molecules- Mole-to-Mole Conversions
  87. 8.4: Making Molecules- Mass-to-Mass Conversions
  88. 8.5: Stoichiometry
  89. 8.6: Limiting Reactant and Theoretical Yield
  90. 8.7: Limiting Reactant, Theoretical Yield, and Percent Yield from Initial Masses of Reactants
  91. 8.8: Enthalpy Change is a Measure of the Heat Evolved or Absorbed
  92. 9: Electrons in Atoms and the Periodic Table
  93. 9.2: Light- Electromagnetic Radiation
  94. 9.3: The Electromagnetic Spectrum
  95. 9.4: The Bohr Model - Atoms with Orbits
  96. 9.5: The Quantum-Mechanical Model- Atoms with Orbitals
  97. 9.6: Quantum-Mechanical Orbitals and Electron Configurations
  98. 9.7: Electron Configurations and the Periodic Table
  99. 9.8: The Explanatory Power of the Quantum-Mechanical Model
  100. 9.9: Periodic Trends - Atomic Size, Ionization Energy, and Metallic Character
  101. 9.E: Electrons in Atoms and the Periodic Table (Exercises)
  102. 10: Chemical Bonding
  103. 10.1: Bonding Models and AIDs Drugs
  104. 10.2: Representing Valence Electrons with Dots
  105. 10.3: Lewis Structures of Ionic Compounds- Electrons Transferred
  106. 10.4: Covalent Lewis Structures- Electrons Shared
  107. 10.5: Writing Lewis Structures for Covalent Compounds
  108. 10.6: Resonance - Equivalent Lewis Structures for the Same Molecule
  109. 10.7: Predicting the Shapes of Molecules
  110. 10.8: Electronegativity and Polarity - Why Oil and Water Do not Mix
  111. 11: Gases
  112. 11.1: Extra-Long Straws
  113. 11.2: Kinetic Molecular Theory- A Model for Gases
  114. 11.3: Pressure - The Result of Constant Molecular Collisions
  115. 11.4: Boyle’s Law - Pressure and Volume
  116. 11.5: Charles’s Law- Volume and Temperature
  117. 11.6: The Combined Gas Law- Pressure, Volume, and Temperature
  118. 11.7: Avogadro’s Law- Volume and Moles
  119. 11.8: The Ideal Gas Law- Pressure, Volume, Temperature, and Moles
  120. 11.9: Mixtures of Gases - Why Deep-Sea Divers Breathe a Mixture of Helium and Oxygen
  121. 11.11: Gay-Lussac's Law- Temperature and Pressure
  122. 12: Liquids, Solids, and Intermolecular Forces
  123. 12.1: Interactions between Molecules
  124. 12.2: Properties of Liquids and Solids
  125. 12.3: Intermolecular Forces in Action- Surface Tension and Viscosity
  126. 12.4: Evaporation and Condensation
  127. 12.5: Melting, Freezing, and Sublimation
  128. 12.6: Intermolecular Forces- Dispersion, Dipole–Dipole, Hydrogen Bonding, and Ion-Dipole
  129. 12.7: Types of Crystalline Solids
  130. 12.8: Water - A Remarkable Molecule
  131. 13: Solutions
  132. 13.1: Tragedy in Cameroon
  133. 13.2: Solutions - Homogeneous Mixtures
  134. 13.3: Solutions of Solids Dissolved in Water- How to Make Rock Candy
  135. 13.4: Solutions of Gases in Water
  136. 13.5: Specifying Solution Concentration- Mass Percent
  137. 13.6: Specifying Solution Concentration- Molarity
  138. 13.7: Solution Dilution
  139. 13.8: Solution Stoichiometry
  140. 13.9: Freezing Point Depression and Boiling Point Elevation
  141. 13.10: Osmosis
  142. 14: Acids and Bases
  143. 14.1: Sour Patch Kids and International Spy Movies
  144. 14.2: Acids- Properties and Examples
  145. 14.3: Bases- Properties and Examples
  146. 14.4: Molecular Definitions of Acids and Bases
  147. 14.5: Reactions of Acids and Bases
  148. 14.6: Acid–Base Titration
  149. 14.7: Strong and Weak Acids and Bases
  150. 14.8: Water - Acid and Base in One
  151. 14.9: The pH and pOH Scales - Ways to Express Acidity and Basicity
  152. 14.10: Buffers- Solutions that Resist pH Change
  153. 14.11: Prelude - Sour Patch Kids
  154. 15: Chemical Equilibrium
  155. 15.2: The Rate of a Chemical Reaction
  156. 15.3: The Idea of Dynamic Chemical Equilibrium
  157. 15.4: The Equilibrium Constant - A Measure of How Far a Reaction Goes
  158. 15.5: Heterogeneous Equilibria- The Equilibrium Expression for Reactions Involving a Solid or a Liquid
  159. 15.6: Calculating and Using Equilibrium Constants
  160. 15.7: Disturbing a Reaction at Equilibrium- Le Châtelier’s Principle
  161. 15.8: The Effect of a Concentration Change on Equilibrium
  162. 15.9: The Effect of a Volume Change on Equilibrium
  163. 15.10: The Effect of Temperature Changes on Equilibrium
  164. 15.11: The Solubility-Product Constant
  165. 15.12: The Path of a Reaction and the Effect of a Catalyst
  166. 16: Oxidation and Reduction
  167. 16.2: Oxidation and Reduction- Some Definitions
  168. 16.3: Oxidation States- Electron Bookkeeping
  169. 16.4: Balancing Redox Equations
  170. 16.5: The Activity Series- Predicting Spontaneous Redox Reactions
  171. 16.6: Batteries- Using Chemistry to Generate Electricity
  172. 16.7: Electrolysis- Using Electricity to Do Chemistry
  173. 16.8: Corrosion- Undesirable Redox Reactions
  174. 17: Radioactivity and Nuclear Chemistry
  175. 17.2: The Discovery of Radioactivity
  176. 17.3: Types of Radioactivity- Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Decay
  177. 17.4: Detecting Radioactivity
  178. 17.5: Natural Radioactivity and Half-Life
  179. 17.6: Radiocarbon Dating- Using Radioactivity to Measure the Age of Fossils and Other Artifacts
  180. 17.7: The Discovery of Fission and the Atomic Bomb
  181. 17.8: Nuclear Power- Using Fission to Generate Electricity
  182. 17.9: Nuclear Fusion- The Power of the Sun
  183. 17.10: The Effects of Radiation on Life
  184. 17.11: Radioactivity in Medicine
  185. 18: Organic Chemistry
  186. 18.1: What Do I Smell
  187. 18.2: Vitalism - The Difference Between Organic and Inorganic
  188. 18.3: Carbon - A Versitile Atom
  189. 18.4: Hydrocarbons- Compounds Containing Only Carbon and Hydrocarbon
  190. 18.5: Alkanes- Saturated Hydrocarbons
  191. 18.6: Isomers- Same Formula, Different Structure
  192. 18.7: Naming Alkanes
  193. 18.8: Alkenes and Alkynes
  194. 18.9: Hydrocarbon Reactions
  195. 18.10: Aromatic Hydrocarbons
  196. 18.11: Functional Groups
  197. 18.12: Alcohols
  198. 18.13: Ethers
  199. 18.14: Aldehydes and Ketones
  200. 18.15: Carboxylic Acids and Esters
  201. 18.16: Amines
  202. 18.17: Polymers
  203. 19: Biochemistry
  204. 19.1: The Human Genome Project
  205. 19.2: The Cell and Its Main Chemical Components
  206. 19.3: Carbohydrates
  207. 19.4: Lipids
  208. 19.5: Proteins
  209. 19.6: Protein Structure
  210. 19.7: Nucleic Acids- Blueprints for Proteins
  211. Back Matter
  212. Index
  213. Index
  214. Glossary
  215. Detailed Licensing
  216. Detailed Licensing