Chemistry: Atoms First 1st edition

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Klaus Theopold, Richard Langley, Edward J Neth, Paul Flowers
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  • Chapter T: WebAssign Answer Templates and Tutorials
    • T: WebAssign Answer Templates and Tutorials (4)

  • Chapter 1: Essential Ideas
    • 1.1: Chemistry in Context (4)
    • 1.2: Phases and Classification of Matter (11)
    • 1.3: Physical and Chemical Properties (5)
    • 1.4: Measurements (7)
    • 1.5: Measurement Uncertainty, Accuracy, and Precision (8)
    • 1.6: Mathematical Treatment of Measurement Results (12)

  • Chapter 2: Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
    • 2.1: Early Ideas in Atomic Theory (1)
    • 2.2: Evolution of Atomic Theory (3)
    • 2.3: Atomic Structure and Symbolism (5)
    • 2.4: Chemical Formulas (9)

  • Chapter 3: Electronic Structure and Periodic Properties of Elements
    • 3.1: Electromagnetic Energy (5)
    • 3.2: The Bohr Model (5)
    • 3.3: Development of Quantum Theory (3)
    • 3.4: Electronic Structure of Atoms (Electronic Configurations) (9)
    • 3.5: Periodic Variations in Element Properties (6)
    • 3.6: The Periodic Table (3)
    • 3.7: Molecular and Ionic Compounds (2)

  • Chapter 4: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry
    • 4.1: Ionic Bonding (4)
    • 4.2: Covalent Bonding (4)
    • 4.3: Chemical Nomenclature (3)
    • 4.4: Lewis Symbols and Structures (9)
    • 4.5: Formal Charges and Resonance (8)
    • 4.6: Molecular Structure and Polarity (9)

  • Chapter 5: Advanced Theories of Bonding
    • 5.1: Valence Bond Theory (3)
    • 5.2: Hybrid Atomic Orbitals (7)
    • 5.3: Multiple Bonds (5)
    • 5.4: Molecular Orbital Theory (3)

  • Chapter 6: Composition of Substances and Solutions
    • 6.1: Formula Mass and the Mole Concept (2)
    • 6.2: Determining Empirical and Molecular Formulas (5)
    • 6.3: Molarity (8)
    • 6.4: Other Units for Solution Concentrations (5)

  • Chapter 7: Stoichiometry of Chemical Reactions
    • 7.1: Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations (5)
    • 7.2: Classifying Chemical Reactions (9)
    • 7.3: Reaction Stoichiometry (5)
    • 7.4: Reaction Yields (6)
    • 7.5: Quantitative Chemical Analysis (6)

  • Chapter 8: Gases
    • 8.1: Gas Pressure (6)
    • 8.2: Relating Pressure, Volume, Amount, and Temperature: The Ideal Gas Law (9)
    • 8.3: Stoichiometry of Gaseous Substances, Mixtures, and Reactions (10)
    • 8.4: Effusion and Diffusion of Gases (4)
    • 8.5: The Kinetic-Molecular Theory (3)
    • 8.6: Non-Ideal Gas Behavior (3)

  • Chapter 9: Thermochemistry
    • 9.1: Energy Basics (4)
    • 9.2: Calorimetry (8)
    • 9.3: Enthalpy (14)
    • 9.4: Strengths of Ionic and Covalent Bonds (7)

  • Chapter 10: Liquids and Solids
    • 10.1: Intermolecular Forces (5)
    • 10.2: Properties of Liquids (3)
    • 10.3: Phase Transitions (7)
    • 10.4: Phase Diagrams (5)
    • 10.5: The Solid State of Matter (6)
    • 10.6: Lattice Structures in Crystalline Solids (10)

  • Chapter 11: Solutions and Colloids
    • 11.1: The Dissolution Process (4)
    • 11.2: Electrolytes (3)
    • 11.3: Solubility (4)
    • 11.4: Colligative Properties (13)
    • 11.5: Colloids (1)

  • Chapter 12: Thermodynamics
    • 12.1: Spontaneity (1)
    • 12.2: Entropy (6)
    • 12.3: The Second and Third Law of Thermodynamics (5)
    • 12.4: Free Energy (9)

  • Chapter 13: Fundamental Equilibrium Concepts
    • 13.1: Chemical Equilibria (2)
    • 13.2: Equilibrium Constants (12)
    • 13.3: Shifting Equilibria: Le Châtelier's Principle (6)
    • 13.4: Equilibrium Calculations (20)

  • Chapter 14: Acid-Base Equilibria
    • 14.1: Brønsted-Lowry Acids and Bases (6)
    • 14.2: pH and pOH (6)
    • 14.3: Relative Strengths of Acids and Bases (15)
    • 14.4: Hydrolysis of Salt Solutions (2)
    • 14.5: Polyprotic Acids (2)
    • 14.6: Buffers (7)
    • 14.7: Acid-Base Titrations (2)

  • Chapter 15: Equilibria of Other Reaction Classes
    • 15.1: Precipitation and Dissolution (24)
    • 15.2: Lewis Acids and Bases (7)
    • 15.3: Multiple Equilibria (9)

  • Chapter 16: Electrochemistry
    • 16.1: Balancing Oxidation-Reduction Reactions (2)
    • 16.2: Galvanic Cells (3)
    • 16.3: Standard Reduction Potentials (3)
    • 16.4: The Nernst Equation (3)
    • 16.5: Batteries and Fuel Cells (1)
    • 16.6: Corrosion (3)
    • 16.7: Electrolysis (3)

  • Chapter 17: Kinetics
    • 17.1: Chemical Reaction Rates (3)
    • 17.2: Factors Affecting Reaction Rates (1)
    • 17.3: Rate Laws (8)
    • 17.4: Integrated Rate Laws (7)
    • 17.5: Collision Theory (5)
    • 17.6: Reaction Mechanisms (4)
    • 17.7: Catalysis (3)

  • Chapter 18: Representative Metals, Metalloids, and Nonmetals
    • 18.1: Periodicity (5)
    • 18.2: Occurrence and Preparation of the Representative Metals (5)
    • 18.3: Structure and General Properties of the Metalloids (3)
    • 18.4: Structure and General Properties of the Nonmetals (2)
    • 18.5: Occurrence, Preparation, and Compounds of Hydrogen (3)
    • 18.6: Occurrence, Preparation, and Properties of Carbonates (2)
    • 18.7: Occurrence, Preparation, and Properties of Nitrogen (3)
    • 18.8: Occurrence, Preparation, and Properties of Phosphorus (5)
    • 18.9: Occurrence, Preparation, and Compounds of Oxygen (3)
    • 18.10: Occurrence, Preparation, and Properties of Sulfur (3)
    • 18.11: Occurrence, Preparation, and Properties of Halogens (3)
    • 18.12: Occurrence, Preparation, and Properties of the Noble Gases (4)

  • Chapter 19: Transition Metals and Coordination Chemistry
    • 19.1: Occurrence, Preparation, and Properties of Transition Metals and Their Compounds (9)
    • 19.2: Coordination Chemistry of Transition Metals (4)
    • 19.3: Spectroscopic and Magnetic Properties of Coordination Compounds (4)

  • Chapter 20: Nuclear Chemistry
    • 20.1: Nuclear Structure and Stability (5)
    • 20.2: Nuclear Equations (3)
    • 20.3: Radioactive Decay (9)
    • 20.4: Transmutation and Nuclear Energy (2)
    • 20.5: Uses of Radioisotopes (2)
    • 20.6: Biological Effects of Radiation (1)

  • Chapter 21: Organic Chemistry
    • 21.1: Hydrocarbons (7)
    • 21.2: Alcohols and Ethers (4)
    • 21.3: Aldehydes, Ketones, Carboxylic Acids, and Esters (6)
    • 21.4: Amines and Amides (4)


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Chapter T: WebAssign Answer Templates and Tutorials
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T.chemPad 1 002
Chapter 1: Essential Ideas
1.1 4 P.004 P.005 P.006 P.007
1.2 11 P.009 P.010 P.012 P.013 P.014 P.016 P.019 P.020 P.021 P.024 P.025
1.3 5 P.026 P.028 P.030 P.032 P.033
1.4 7 P.034 P.035 P.036 P.038 P.039 P.040 P.041
1.5 8 P.044 P.045 P.046 P.048 P.050 P.054 P.055 P.056
1.6 12 P.059 P.061 P.064 P.065 P.066 P.077 P.081 P.082 P.086 P.089 P.091 P.093
Chapter 2: Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
2.1 1 P.004
2.2 3 P.006 P.007 P.009
2.3 5 P.012 P.016 P.018 P.022 P.025
2.4 9 P.030 P.032 P.040 P.044 P.045 P.048 P.050 P.055 P.059
Chapter 3: Electronic Structure and Periodic Properties of Elements
3.1 5 P.004 P.006 P.010 P.012 P.015
3.2 5 P.019 P.022 P.024 P.026 P.028
3.3 3 P.035 P.036 P.044
3.4 9 P.048 P.051 P.053 P.054 P.057 P.060 P.063 P.065 P.066
3.5 6 P.073 P.074 P.078 P.080 P.082 P.083
3.6 3 P.088 P.092 P.094
3.7 2 P.096 P.098
Chapter 4: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry
4.1 4 P.003 P.006 P.008 P.009
4.2 4 P.013 P.016 P.018 P.021
4.3 3 P.024 P.026 P.030
4.4 9 P.034 P.036 P.039 P.041 P.043 P.047 P.049 P.051 P.053
4.5 8 P.055 P.060 P.062 P.063 P.066 P.071 P.072 P.074
4.6 9 P.075 P.078 P.081 P.082 P.083 P.084 P.085 P.086 P.094
Chapter 5: Advanced Theories of Bonding
5.1 3 P.002 P.005 P.006
5.2 7 P.008 P.010 P.011 P.013 P.015 P.017 P.020
5.3 5 P.022 P.024 P.025 P.026 P.027
5.4 3 P.032 P.036 P.048
Chapter 6: Composition of Substances and Solutions
6.1 2 P.003 P.004
6.2 5 P.009 P.011 P.013 P.014 P.017
6.3 8 P.023 P.024 P.026 P.029 P.032 P.035 P.038 P.041
6.4 5 P.044 P.046 P.049 P.051 P.054
Chapter 7: Stoichiometry of Chemical Reactions
7.1 5 P.004 P.006 P.007 P.009 P.011
7.2 9 P.014 P.016 P.018 P.023 P.025 P.028 P.035 P.037 P.040
7.3 5 P.046 P.048 P.050 P.053 P.055
7.4 6 P.060 P.064 P.066 P.069 P.071 P.075
7.5 6 P.078 P.080 P.084 P.086 P.088 P.094
Chapter 8: Gases
8.1 6 P.004 P.006 P.007 P.008 P.013 P.014
8.2 9 P.022 P.023 P.025 P.028 P.029 P.033 P.036 P.038 P.043
8.3 10 P.049 P.051 P.053 P.055 P.060 P.063 P.070 P.072 P.074 P.079
8.4 4 P.081 P.083 P.086 P.088
8.5 3 P.094 P.095 P.096
8.6 3 P.101 P.103 P.104
Chapter 9: Thermochemistry
9.1 4 P.004 P.006 P.010 P.012
9.2 8 P.018 P.020 P.022 P.024 P.027 P.030 P.036 P.037
9.3 14 P.040 P.042 P.047 P.049 P.052 P.053 P.056 P.059 P.063 P.065 P.068 P.071 P.076 P.084
9.4 7 P.087 P.089 P.090 P.095 P.098 P.099 P.102
Chapter 10: Liquids and Solids
10.1 5 P.007 P.008 P.012 P.016 P.018
10.2 3 P.024 P.027 P.028
10.3 7 P.030 P.031 P.038 P.041 P.042 P.047 P.051
10.4 5 P.054 P.058 P.059 P.060 P.062
10.5 6 P.065 P.066 P.068 P.071 P.073 P.074
10.6 10 P.077 P.078 P.079 P.081 P.082 P.084 P.086 P.102 P.104 P.105
Chapter 11: Solutions and Colloids
11.1 4 P.003 P.004 P.006 P.008
11.2 3 P.011 P.013 P.014
11.3 4 P.019 P.021 P.023 P.024
11.4 13 P.026 P.029 P.030 P.032 P.038 P.042 P.044 P.046 P.048 P.052 P.061 P.064 P.068
11.5 1 P.071
Chapter 12: Thermodynamics
12.1 1 P.003
12.2 6 P.006 P.010 P.012 P.014 P.016 P.018
12.3 5 P.021 P.022 P.024 P.026 P.028
12.4 9 P.034 P.035 P.037 P.038 P.040 P.042 P.044 P.050 P.052
Chapter 13: Fundamental Equilibrium Concepts
13.1 2 P.004 P.005
13.2 12 P.008 P.013 P.014 P.016 P.018 P.019 P.020 P.022 P.024 P.026 P.028 P.030
13.3 6 P.036 P.040 P.042 P.046 P.049 P.050
13.4 20 P.054 P.058 P.060 P.062 P.066 P.070 P.076 P.078 P.080 P.084 P.088 P.090 P.092 P.097 P.100 P.102 P.104 P.110 P.113 P.115
Chapter 14: Acid-Base Equilibria
14.1 6 P.002 P.004 P.006 P.008 P.012 P.014
14.2 6 P.016 P.018 P.020 P.022 P.024 P.025
14.3 15 P.030 P.034 P.036 P.038 P.044 P.052 P.054 P.056 P.058 P.060 P.062 P.066 P.070 P.074 P.076
14.4 2 P.078 P.080
14.5 2 P.081 P.082
14.6 7 P.090 P.092 P.094 P.096 P.098 P.100 P.102
14.7 2 P.114 P.115
Chapter 15: Equilibria of Other Reaction Classes
15.1 24 P.002 P.004 P.008 P.010 P.012 P.014 P.016 P.022 P.024 P.028 P.032 P.036 P.038 P.041 P.043 P.045 P.046 P.048 P.049 P.050 P.052 P.053 P.055 P.058
15.2 7 P.063 P.065 P.068 P.071 P.073 P.076 P.080
15.3 9 P.086 P.088 P.090 P.092 P.096 P.098 P.105 P.112 P.114
Chapter 16: Electrochemistry
16.1 2 P.006 P.008
16.2 3 P.014 P.017 P.018
16.3 3 P.024 P.025 P.026
16.4 3 P.029 P.030 P.032
16.5 1 P.036
16.6 3 P.042 P.043 P.046
16.7 3 P.049 P.051 P.052
Chapter 17: Kinetics
17.1 3 P.002 P.004 P.006
17.2 1 P.008
17.3 8 P.014 P.016 P.018 P.020 P.022 P.024 P.026 P.030
17.4 7 P.038 P.040 P.042 P.044 P.046 P.048 P.050
17.5 5 P.058 P.060 P.061 P.063 P.065
17.6 4 P.071 P.072 P.074 P.076
17.7 3 P.082 P.084 P.086
Chapter 18: Representative Metals, Metalloids, and Nonmetals
18.1 5 P.006 P.007 P.008 P.009 P.011
18.2 5 P.015 P.018 P.020 P.025 P.026
18.3 3 P.031 P.036 P.042
18.4 2 P.046 P.049
18.5 3 P.052 P.054 P.055
18.6 2 P.057 P.058
18.7 3 P.063 P.064 P.066
18.8 5 P.067 P.069 P.071 P.072 P.073
18.9 3 P.080 P.086 P.088
18.10 3 P.093 P.096 P.099
18.11 3 P.102 P.107 P.110
18.12 4 P.111 P.112 P.114 P.116
Chapter 19: Transition Metals and Coordination Chemistry
19.1 9 P.002 P.006 P.008 P.012 P.014 P.016 P.020 P.021 P.022
19.2 4 P.028 P.032 P.033 P.034
19.3 4 P.036 P.038 P.041 P.044
Chapter 20: Nuclear Chemistry
20.1 5 P.002 P.003 P.005 P.008 P.010
20.2 3 P.014 P.015 P.018
20.3 9 P.020 P.027 P.030 P.032 P.034 P.036 P.038 P.040 P.044
20.4 2 P.047 P.054
20.5 2 P.056 P.057
20.6 1 P.061
Chapter 21: Organic Chemistry
21.1 7 P.002 P.010 P.014 P.016 P.026 P.027 P.029
21.2 4 P.031 P.034 P.037 P.038
21.3 6 P.040 P.041 P.042 P.048 P.049 P.052
21.4 4 P.054 P.056 P.058 P.062
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