Introductory Chemistry
Publisher: Bookboon.com
Published: 2013
ISBN-13: 9788740306620
Table of contents: title: Content; title: Introduction; title: 1. Standard Measurements; title: 1.1. Standard Units – The SI System; title: 1.2. Scientific Notation; title: 1.3. The Part per Million (ppm) System; title: 1.4. Significant Figures; title: 1.5. Unit Conversions; title: 1.6. Problem Solving and Critical Thinking Skills; title: 2. Distinctions and Classifications of Matter; title: 2.1. Types of Properties of Matter; title: 2.2. The History of Atomic Structure; title: 2.3. The Periodic Table; title: 2.4. Electronic Structure of Atoms; title: 2.5. Elements and Their Isotopes; title: 3. Chemical Bonding; title: 3.1. Types of Compounds; title: 3.2. Chemical Formulae; title: 3.3. Chemical Equations; title: 3.4. Naming Chemical Compounds; title: 3.5. Lewis Dot Structures; title: 3.6. Polar Molecules; title: 4. Chemical Reactions; title: 4.1. Balancing Chemical Equations; title: 4.2. Reduction-Oxidation (Redox) Reactions; title: 4.3. The Concept of the Mole; title: 4.4. Stoichiometric Calculations; title: 4.5. Limiting Reactants; title: 5. Properties of Gases; title: 5.1. Units of Gas Measurements; title: 5.2. The Kinetic-Molecular Gas Theory; title: 5.3. Basic Gas Laws; title: 5.4. The Ideal Gas Law; title: 5.5. Standard State Conditions and Molar Volume; title: 5.6. Partial Pressure of Gas Mixtures; title: 6. Chemistry of Solutions; title: 6.1. Types of Homogeneous Mixtures; title: 6.2. Solution Nomenclature; title: 6.3. Solution Properties; title: 6.4. Molarity; title: 6.5. Mole Fractions; title: 6.6. Colligative Properties; title: 7. Thermochemistry; title: 7.1. The Concepts of Heat and Energy; title: 7.2. Calculating Heat Content; title: 7.3. Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions; title: 7.4. Enthalpy Calculations: Hess’ Law; title: 7.5. States of Matter; title: 7.6. Phase Diagrams; title: 8. The Chemistry of Water: Acids and Bases; title: 8.1. Acid – Base Theories; title: 8.2. Naming Acids and Bases; title: 8.3. Strengths of Acids and Bases; title: 8.4. Calculation of pH; title: 8.5. Neutralization Reactions; title: 8.6. Buffer Solutions; title: 9. Electrochemistry; title: 9.1. The Galvanic Cell; title: 9.2. Standard Reduction Potentials; title: 9.3. Electrolysis; title: 9.4. Corrosion; title: 9.5. Batteries; title: 9.6. Fuel Cells; title: 10. Nuclear Chemistry; title: 10.1. Types of Radiation; title: 10.2. Measurement of Radiation and Radioactive Dose; title: 10.3. Radioactive Decay; title: 10.4. Fission; title: 10.5. Fusion; title: 11. Basic Organic Chemistry; title: 11.1. The Alkanes; title: 11.2. The Alkenes, Alkynes, and Aromatics; title: 11.3. Functional Groups: Alcohols, Ethers, Aldehydes, and Ketones; title: 11.4. Functional Groups: Carboxylic Acids, Esters, Amines, and Amides; title: 11.5. The Concept of Aromaticity; title: 11.6. The Concepts of Saturation and Unsaturation; title: 12. Complex Organic Molecules; title: 12.1. Carbohydrates: Sugars to Polysaccharides; title: 12.2. Carbohydrates: Cellulose and Glycogen; title: 12.3. Lipids: Fatty Acids and Waxes; title: 12.4. Lipids: Triacylglycerols to Glycerophospholipids; title: 12.5. Steroids; title: 13. Basic Biological Chemistry; title: 13.1. Amino Acids and Proteins; title: 13.2. Enzymes; title: 13.3. Nucleic Acids: DNA and RNA; title: 13.4. Protein Synthesis; title: 13.5. Metabolism and Energy Production