TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Introduction: Matter, Measurement and Molecules 1
2 Stoichiometry: Calculations with Chemical Formulae and Equations 10
3 Aqueous Reactions and Solutions Stoichiometry 24
4 Thermochemistry and Further Aspects of Chemical Thermodynamics 36
5 Electronic Structure of Atoms 55
6 Periodic Properties of the Elements 64
7 Basic Concepts of Chemical Bonding 72
8 Molecular Geometry and Bonding Theories 85
9 Gases 99
10 Intermolecular Forces, Liquids and Solids 108
11 Properties of Solutions 118
12 Chemical Kinetics 128
13 Chemical Equilibrium 139
14 Acid-Base Equilibria 148
15 Additional Aspects of Aqueous Equlibiria 166
16 Electrochemistry 183
17 Chemistry of the Non Metals 199
18 Chemistry of the Transition Metals 209
19 Nuclear Chemistry 218
20 Environmental Chemistry 228
21 Alkanes: Scaffolds for Organic Chemistry 235
22 Stereochemistry: Nature’s Twist on Life 243
23 Alkenes and Alkynes 250
24 Alcohols, Ethers and Haloalkanes 260
25 Aldehydes, Ketones and Carbohydrates 275
26 Carboxylic Acids and their Derivatives 288
27 Benzene and its Derivatis 299
28 Nitrogen-Containing Compounds of Biological Relevance 307
29 The Chemical Detective 319