Chemistry All-in-One For Dummies (+ Chapter Quizzes Online)

ISBN-13: 9781119908319 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 624 str.

Peter J. Mikulecky

Spis treści

Introduction 1Unit 1: Getting Started with Chemistry 5Chapter 1: Looking at Numbers Scientifically 7Chapter 2: Using and Converting Units 29Chapter 3: The Basic Properties of Matter 49Chapter 4: Breaking Down Atoms into Their Subatomic Particles 59Unit 2: The Periodic Table 77Chapter 5: Surveying the Periodic Table of the Elements 79Chapter 6: The Electron 91Chapter 7: Periodic Trends 111Chapter 8: Doing Chemistry with Atomic Nuclei 125Unit 3: Making and Breaking Bonds 143Chapter 9: Building Bonds 145Chapter 10: The Shape of Molecules 165Chapter 11: Naming Compounds and Writing Formulas 197Unit 4: Working with Reactions 223Chapter 12: Understanding the Many Uses of the Mole 225Chapter 13: Getting a Grip on Chemical Equations 249Chapter 14: Putting Stoichiometry to Work 277Unit 5: Examining Changes in Energy 301Chapter 15: Understanding States of Matter in Terms of Energy 303Chapter 16: Warming Up to Thermochemistry 319Chapter 17: Obeying Gas Laws 345Unit 6: Studying Solutions 377Chapter 18: Dissolving into Solutions 379Chapter 19: Playing Hot and Cold: Colligative Properties 401Chapter 20: Working with Acids and Bases 419Chapter 21: Achieving Neutrality with Titrations and Buffers 445Glossary 461Index 471

O autorze

Christopher R. Hren has taught high school chemistry, honors chemistry, and AP Chemistry for more than 15 years.John T. Moore, EdD, has taught chemistry at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, for more than 40 years.Peter J. Mikulecky, PhD, teaches science and math at Fusion Learning Center and Fusion Academy, and is a technical writer.