From bonds and reactions to acids, bases, and the mole, this book focuses on the essential information and concepts students encounter in a first semester college or high school chemistry class.
Matter and energy: exploring the stuff of chemistry What's in an atom? The periodic table Nuclear chemistry Ionic bonding Covalent bonding Chemical reactions Electrochemistry : using electrons Measuring substances with the mole A salute to solutions Acids and bases Clearing the air on gases Ten serendipitous discoveries in chemistry
