The basics of chemistry
By: Richard Myers
Series: Basics of the hard sciences; Basics of the hard sciences
Publisher: Greenwood Press; ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 373
ISBN-13: 9780313058189
Subjects: Chemistry
Description: Written for students beginning a formal study of chemistry, this volume encompasses many different topics in and approaches to introductory chemistry. Chapters are devoted to topics such as the atom, elements and the periodic table, bonding, equilibrium and kinetics, solutions, acids and bases, and chemical reactions. Several chapters discuss broad areas of chemistry including organic chemistry, biochemistry, environmental chemistry, and industrial chemistry. Annotation. Written for high school and college students enrolled in their first chemistry course, this textbook overviews the historical development of chemistry, introduces the principles that govern nomenclature, chemical bonding, acids and bases, equilibrium, kinetics, solutions, and gases, and explores several subdivisions of chemistry.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-364) and indexes.

Electronic reproduction. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006. Available via the World Wide Web. Access is limited to subscribers of ebooks.greenwood.com.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Chemistry and Its Divisions; title: A Brief History of Chemistry; title: The Birth of Modern Chemistry; title: The Atom; title: Atoms Combined; title: Elements and the Periodic Table; title: Chemical Bonding; title: Intermolecular Forces and the Solid and Liquid States; title: Gases; title: Phase Changes and Thermochemistry; title: Solutions; title: Kinetics and Equilibrium; title: Acids and Bases; title: Electrochemistry; title: Organic Chemistry; title: Biochemistry; title: Nuclear Chemistry; title: Environmental Chemistry; title: The Chemical Industry; title: Chemistry Experiments; title: A Future in Chemistry.