Basic Chemistry - Text Only - 7th edition

Summary: Basic Chemistry is written in a style and language that students without science backgrounds can understand. This best-selling introduction to the basic principles of chemistry draws on the student's own experiences through analogies and cartoons to learn difficult concepts. The clear, systematic, thinking approach to problem solving has also been highly praised by reviewers and users alike. Basic Chemistry, Alternate Edition, covers only chapters 1-17. ...show more Features

• NEW - Countdown section in each chapter, consisting of five review questions keyed to previous material provide students with a basis for material introduced in the new chapter.
• NEW - Study exercises, found immediately after new topics are introduced, reinforce chapter problem material.
• NEW - "You and Chemistry" marginal application icon relates chemistry to the student and the real world.
• NEW - End-of-chapter essays entitled "Elements and Compounds" relate the applications of specific elements or compounds to the students' life.
• NEW - Content changes:
  • Calculating oxidation numbers now introduced in Chapter 6 (Section 6- 3) and reviewed again in Chapter 16 (Section 16-2)
  • Shapes of molecules and polyatomic ions (VSEPR) added in Chapter 6 (Section 6-8)
  • Dilution of molar solutions added in Chapter 14 (Section 14-8)
  • Conversion of concentration of solutions deleted from Chapter 14
  • Colloids and suspensions added to Chapter 15 (Section 15-12)
• Revised "Chemistry of the Atmosphere" essays deal with current environmental issues.
• 37% new problems including over 100 problems that promote critical thinking (see Chapters 8,9,15,18).
• Excellent pedagogy including: goals, study hints, examples, study exercises, chapter summaries, and chapter quizzes.

Edition/Copyright: 7TH 96
Cover: Print On Demand
Publisher: Prentice Hall, Inc.
Published: 11/30/1995

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1. Introduction to Chemistry.
2. Measurements.
3. Matter and Energy.
4. The Structure of the Atom.
5. The Periodic Classification of the Elements.
6. The Structure of Compounds.
7. Chemical Nomenclature of Inorganic Compounds.
8. Calculations Involving Elements and Compounds.
9. Chemical Equations.
10. Calculations Involving Chemical Equations.
11. Stoichiometry.
12. Gases.
13. Liquids and Solids.
14. Water.
15. Solutions and Colloids.
16. Acids, Bases, and Ionic Equations.
17. Oxidation-Reduction Equations and Electrochemistry.
18. Reaction Rates and Chemical Equilibria.
19. Organic Chemistry.
20. Nuclear Chemistry.

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