LASC | Chemistry 51 - Fundamentals of Chemistr
by Cassius Amorin
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- LA Southwest College
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- Chemistry
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Contents
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- Front Matter
- Licensing
- TitlePage
- InfoPage
- Table of Contents
- Licensing
- 1: The Chemical World
- 1.1: Sand and Water
- 1.2: Chemicals Compose Ordinary Things
- 1.3: The Scientific Method - How Chemists Think
- 1.4: Analyzing and Interpreting Data
- 1.5: A Beginning Chemist - How to Succeed
- 1.6: Hypothesis, Theories, and Laws
- 1.7: The Scope of Chemistry
- 1.E: Exercises
- 2: Measurement and Problem Solving
- 2.1: Taking Measurements
- 2.2: Scientific Notation - Writing Large and Small Numbers
- 2.3: Significant Figures - Writing Numbers to Reflect Precision
- 2.4: Significant Figures in Calculations
- 2.5: The Basic Units of Measurement
- 2.6: Problem Solving and Unit Conversions
- 2.7: Solving Multi-step Conversion Problems
- 2.8: Units Raised to a Power
- 2.9: Density
- 2.9.1: PhET- Density
- 2.E: Measurement and Problem Solving (Exercises)
- 3: Matter and Energy
- 3.1: In Your Room
- 3.2: What is Matter?
- 3.3: Classifying Matter According to Its State—Solid, Liquid, and Gas
- 3.4: Classifying Matter According to Its Composition
- 3.5: Differences in Matter- Physical and Chemical Properties
- 3.6: Changes in Matter - Physical and Chemical Changes
- 3.7: Conservation of Mass - There is No New Matter
- 3.8: Energy
- 3.9: Energy and Chemical and Physical Change
- 3.10: Temperature - Random Motion of Molecules and Atoms
- 3.11: Temperature Changes - Heat Capacity
- 3.12: Energy and Heat Capacity Calculations
- 3.E: Matter and Energy (Exercises)
- 4: Atoms and Elements
- 4.1: Cutting Aluminum until you get Atoms
- 4.2: Indivisible - The Atomic Theory
- 4.3: The Nuclear Atom
- 4.4: PhET- Build an Atom
- 4.5: The Properties of Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons
- 4.6: Elements- Defined by Their Number of Protons
- 4.7: Looking for Patterns - The Periodic Table
- 4.8: Ions - Losing and Gaining Electrons
- 4.9: Isotopes - When the Number of Neutrons Varies
- 4.9.1: PhET- Isotopes and Atomic Mass
- 4.10: Atomic Mass - The Average Mass of an Element’s Atoms
- 5: Molecules and Compounds
- 5.1: Sugar and Salt
- 5.2: Compounds Display Constant Composition
- 5.3: Chemical Formulas - How to Represent Compounds
- 5.4: A Molecular View of Elements and Compounds
- 5.5: Writing Formulas for Ionic Compounds
- 5.6: Nomenclature- Naming Compounds
- 5.7: Naming Ionic Compounds
- 5.8: Naming Molecular Compounds
- 5.9: Naming Acids
- 5.10: Nomenclature Summary
- 5.11: Formula Mass - The Mass of a Molecule or Formula Unit
- 6: Chemical Composition
- 6.1: Prelude to Chemical Composition - How Much Sodium?
- 6.2: Counting Nails by the Pound
- 6.3: Counting Atoms by the Gram
- 6.4: Counting Molecules by the Gram
- 6.5: Chemical Formulas as Conversion Factors
- 6.6: Mass Percent Composition of Compounds
- 6.7: Mass Percent Composition from a Chemical Formula
- 6.8: Calculating Empirical Formulas for Compounds
- 6.9: Calculating Molecular Formulas for Compounds
- 7: Chemical Reactions
- 7.1: Evidence of a Chemical Reaction
- 7.2: The Chemical Equation
- 7.3: How to Write Balanced Chemical Equations
- 7.4: Aqueous Solutions and Solubility - Compounds Dissolved in Water
- 7.5: Precipitation Reactions
- 7.6: Writing Chemical Equations for Reactions in Solution- Molecular, Complete Ionic, and Net Ionic Equations
- 7.7: Acid–Base and Gas Evolution Reactions
- 7.8: Classifying Chemical Reactions
- 7.9: The Activity Series- Predicting Spontaneous Redox Reactions
- 8: Stoichiometry | Calculations in Chemistry
- 8.1: Climate Change - Too Much Carbon Dioxide
- 8.2: Making Pancakes- Relationships Between Ingredients
- 8.3: Making Molecules- Mole-to-Mole Conversions
- 8.4: Making Molecules- Mass-to-Mass Conversions
- 8.5: Stoichiometry
- 8.6: Limiting Reactant and Theoretical Yield
- 8.7: Limiting Reactant, Theoretical Yield, and Percent Yield from Initial Masses of Reactants
- 8.8: Enthalpy Change is a Measure of the Heat Evolved or Absorbed
- 9: Electrons in Atoms and the Periodic Table
- 9.1: Light- Electromagnetic Radiation
- 9.2: The Electromagnetic Spectrum
- 9.3: The Bohr Model - Atoms with Orbits
- 9.4: The Quantum-Mechanical Model- Atoms with Orbitals
- 9.5: Quantum-Mechanical Orbitals and Electron Configurations
- 9.6: Electron Configurations and the Periodic Table
- 9.7: The Explanatory Power of the Quantum-Mechanical Model
- 9.8: Periodic Trends - Atomic Size, Ionization Energy, and Metallic Character
- 9.E: Electrons in Atoms and the Periodic Table (Exercises)
- 10: Chemical Bonding
- 10.1: Bonding Models and AIDs Drugs
- 10.2: Representing Valence Electrons with Dots
- 10.3: Lewis Structures of Ionic Compounds- Electrons Transferred
- 10.4: Covalent Lewis Structures- Electrons Shared
- 10.5: Writing Lewis Structures for Covalent Compounds
- 10.6: Resonance - Equivalent Lewis Structures for the Same Molecule
- 10.7: Predicting the Shapes of Molecules
- 10.7.1: PhET- Molecule Shapes- Basics
- 10.8: Electronegativity and Polarity - Why Oil and Water Do not Mix
- 11: Radioactivity and Nuclear Chemistry
- 11.1: The Discovery of Radioactivity
- 11.2: Types of Radioactivity- Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Decay
- 11.3: Detecting Radioactivity
- 11.4: Natural Radioactivity and Half-Life
- 11.5: Radiocarbon Dating- Using Radioactivity to Measure the Age of Fossils and Other Artifacts
- 11.6: The Discovery of Fission and the Atomic Bomb
- 11.7: Nuclear Power- Using Fission to Generate Electricity
- 11.8: Nuclear Fusion- The Power of the Sun
- 11.9: The Effects of Radiation on Life
- 11.10: Radioactivity in Medicine
- 12: Gases
- 12.1: Extra-Long Straws
- 12.2: Kinetic Molecular Theory- A Model for Gases
- 12.3: Pressure - The Result of Constant Molecular Collisions
- 12.4: PhET- Gas Properties
- 12.5: Boyle’s Law - Pressure and Volume
- 12.6: Charles’s Law- Volume and Temperature
- 12.7: The Combined Gas Law- Pressure, Volume, and Temperature
- 12.8: Avogadro’s Law- Volume and Moles
- 12.9: The Ideal Gas Law- Pressure, Volume, Temperature, and Moles
- 12.10: Mixtures of Gases - Why Deep-Sea Divers Breathe a Mixture of Helium and Oxygen
- 12.11: Gay-Lussac's Law- Temperature and Pressure
- 13: Liquids, Solids, and Intermolecular Forces
- 13.1: Interactions between Molecules
- 13.2: Properties of Liquids and Solids
- 13.3: Intermolecular Forces in Action- Surface Tension and Viscosity
- 13.4: Evaporation and Condensation
- 13.5: Melting, Freezing, and Sublimation
- 13.6: Intermolecular Forces- Dispersion, Dipole–Dipole, Hydrogen Bonding, and Ion-Dipole
- 13.7: Types of Crystalline Solids
- 13.8: Water - A Remarkable Molecule
- 14: Solutions
- 14.1: Tragedy in Cameroon
- 14.2: Solutions - Homogeneous Mixtures
- 14.3: Solutions of Solids Dissolved in Water- How to Make Rock Candy
- 14.4: Solutions of Gases in Water
- 14.5: Specifying Solution Concentration- Mass Percent
- 14.6: Specifying Solution Concentration- Molarity
- 14.6.1: PhET- Molarity
- 14.7: Solution Dilution
- 14.8: Solution Stoichiometry
- 14.9: Freezing Point Depression and Boiling Point Elevation
- 14.10: Osmosis
- 15: Acids and Bases
- 15.1: Sour Patch Kids and International Spy Movies
- 15.2: Acids- Properties and Examples
- 15.3: Bases- Properties and Examples
- 15.4: Molecular Definitions of Acids and Bases
- 15.5: Reactions of Acids and Bases
- 15.6: Acid–Base Titration
- 15.7: Strong and Weak Acids and Bases
- 15.8: Water - Acid and Base in One
- 15.9: The pH and pOH Scales - Ways to Express Acidity and Basicity
- 15.9.1: PhET- pH Scale- Basics
- 15.10: Buffers- Solutions that Resist pH Change
- 15.11: Prelude - Sour Patch Kids
- 16: Organic Chemistry
- 16.1: What Do I Smell
- 16.2: Vitalism - The Difference Between Organic and Inorganic
- 16.3: Carbon - A Versitile Atom
- 16.4: Hydrocarbons- Compounds Containing Only Carbon and Hydrocarbon
- 16.5: Alkanes- Saturated Hydrocarbons
- 16.6: Isomers- Same Formula, Different Structure
- 16.7: Naming Alkanes
- 16.8: Alkenes and Alkynes
- 16.9: Hydrocarbon Reactions
- 16.10: Aromatic Hydrocarbons
- 16.11: Functional Groups
- 16.12: Alcohols
- 16.13: Ethers
- 16.14: Aldehydes and Ketones
- 16.15: Carboxylic Acids and Esters
- 16.16: Amines
- 16.17: Polymers
- Back Matter
- Index
- Glossary
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