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Chemistry: Structures of Life 2007 edition

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Karen C. Timberlake
Publisher: Prentice Hall

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Table of Contents

  • Chapter 1: Measurements
    • 1.1: Scientific Method: Thinking Like a Scientist (1)
    • 1.2: Measurement and Scientific Notation (3)
    • 1.3: Measured Numbers and Significant Figures (1)
    • 1.4: Significant Figures in Calculations (2)
    • 1.5: Prefixes and Equalities (2)
    • 1.6: Writing Conversion Factors (1)
    • 1.7: Problem Solving (2)
    • 1.8: Density (4)
    • 1.9: Temperature (1)
    • 1: Understanding Concepts
    • 1: Additional Problems and Questions (4)
    • 1: Challenge Questions
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  • Chapter 2: Atoms and Elements
    • 2.1: Calssification of Matter
    • 2.2: Elements and Symbols (2)
    • 2.3: The Periodic Table (2)
    • 2.4: The Atom (1)
    • 2.5: Atomic Number and Mass Number
    • 2.6: Isotopes and Atomic Mass (2)
    • 2.7: Electron Energy Levels
    • 2.8: Electron Configurations (1)
    • 2.9: Periodic Trends (2)
    • 2: Understanding the Concepts
    • 2: Additional Questions and Problems (1)
    • 2: Challenge Questions (1)
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  • Chapter 3: Nuclear Chemistry
    • 3.1: Natural Radioactivity (4)
    • 3.2: Nucler Equations (3)
    • 3.3: Radiation Measurement (2)
    • 3.4: Half-Life of a Radioisotope (1)
    • 3.5: Medical Applications Using Radioactivity (2)
    • 3.6: Nuclear Fission and Fusion (2)
    • 3: Understanding the Concepts
    • 3: Additional Problems and Questions (9)
    • 3: Challenge Questions
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  • Chapter 4: Compounds and Their Bonds
    • 4.1: Octet Rule and Ions (4)
    • 4.2: Ionic Compounds (3)
    • 4.3: Naming Ionic Compounds (2)
    • 4.4: Polyatomic Ions
    • 4.5: Covalent Compounds
    • 4.6: Naming and Writing Covalent Formulas (1)
    • 4.7: Electronegativity and Bond Polarity
    • 4.8: Shapes and Polarity of Molecules (2)
    • 4: Understanding the Concepts
    • 4: Additional Problems and Questions
    • 4: Challenge Questions
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  • Chapter 5: Chemical Reactions and Quantities
    • 5.1:Chemical Changes (1)
    • 5.2: Chemical Equations (1)
    • 5.3: Types of Reactions (2)
    • 5.4: Oxidation-Reduction Reactions (2)
    • 5.5: The Mole
    • 5.6: Molar Mass (7)
    • 5.7: Mole Relationships in Chemical Equations (2)
    • 5.8: Mass Calculations for Reactions (1)
    • 5.9: Percent Yield and Limiting Reactants (1)
    • 5: Understanding the Concepts
    • 5: Additional Problems and Questions (3)
    • 5: Challenge Questions
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  • Chapter 6: Energy and Matter
    • 6.1: Energy (1)
    • 6.2: Energy in Chemical Reactions
    • 6.3: Specific Heat (3)
    • 6.4: Energy and Nutrition (1)
    • 6.5: States of Matter (3)
    • 6.6: Changes of State (3)
    • 6: Understanding the Concepts
    • 6: Additional Problems and Questions (2)
    • 6: Challenge Questions (1)
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  • Chapter 7: Gases
    • 7.1: Properties of Gases (2)
    • 7.2: Gas Pressure (2)
    • 7.3: Pressure and Volume (Boyle's Law) (3)
    • 7.4: Temperature and Volume (Charles' Law) (3)
    • 7.5: Temperature and Pressure (Gay-Lussac's Law) (1)
    • 7.6: The Combined Gas Law
    • 7.7: Volume and Moles (Avogadro's Law) (1)
    • 7.8: The Ideal Gas Law (2)
    • 7.9: Partial Pressures (Dalton's Law)
    • 7: Understanding the Concepts
    • 7: Additional Problems and Questions (3)
    • 7: Challenge Questions (1)
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  • Chapter 8: Solutions
    • 8.1: Solutions (2)
    • 8.2: Electrolytes and Nonelectrolytes (3)
    • 8.3: Solubility (2)
    • 8.4: Percent Concentration (4)
    • 8.5: Molarity and Dilution (2)
    • 8.6: Properties of Solutions (2)
    • 8: Understanding the Concepts
    • 8: Additional Problems and Questions (5)
    • 8: Challenge Questions
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  • Chapter 9: Chemical Equilibrium
    • 9.1: Rates of Reactions
    • 9.2: Chemical Equilibrium
    • 9.3: Equilibrium Constants
    • 9.4: Using Equilibrium Constants
    • 9.5: Changing Equilibrium Conditions: Le Chatelier's Principle (1)
    • 9: Understanding the Concepts (3)
    • 9: Additional Problems and Questions (7)
    • 9: Challenge Questions (3)
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  • Chapter 10: Acids and Bases
    • 10.1: Acids and Bases (1)
    • 10.2: Bronsted-Lowry Acids and Bases (2)
    • 10.3: Strengths of Acids and Bases (5)
    • 10.4: Ionization of Water (4)
    • 10.5: The pH Scale (2)
    • 10.6: Reactions of Acids and Bases
    • 10.7: Acid-Base Properties of Salt Solutions
    • 10.8: Buffers (3)
    • 10: Understanding the Concepts
    • 10: Additional Problems and Questions
    • 10: Challenge Questions
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  • Chapter 11: Introduction to Organic Chemistry: Alkanes
    • 11.1: Organic Compounds (1)
    • 11.2: Alkanes (3)
    • 11.3: Alkanes with Substituents (7)
    • 11.4: Properties of Alkanes (4)
    • 11.5: Functional Groups
    • 11: Understanding the Concepts
    • 11: Additional Problems and Questions
    • 11: Challenge Questions
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  • Chapter 12: Unsaturated Hydrocarbons
    • 12.1: Alkenes and Alkynes (1)
    • 12.2: Cis-Trans Isomers (3)
    • 12.3: Additional Reactions (1)
    • 12.4: Polymers of Alkenes (4)
    • 12.5: Aromatic Compounds (1)
    • 12.6: Properties of Aromatic Compounds (2)
    • 12: Understanding the Concepts
    • 12: Additional Problems and Questions (5)
    • 12: Challenge Questions
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  • Chapter 13: Alcohols, Phenols, Thiols, and Ethers
    • 13.1: Alcohols, Phenols, and Thiols (2)
    • 13.2: Ethers (1)
    • 13.3: Physical Properties of Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers
    • 13.4: Reactions of Alcohols and Thiols (4)
    • 13: Understanding the Concepts
    • 13: Additional Problems and Questions (4)
    • 13: Challenge Questions (2)
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  • Chapter 14: Aldehydes, Ketones, and Chiral Molecules
    • 14.1: Aldehydes and Ketones (2)
    • 14.2: Physical Properties of Aldehydes and Ketones
    • 14.3: Oxidations and Reduction of Aldehydes and Ketones
    • 14.4: Addition Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones (3)
    • 14.5: Chiral Molecules
    • 14: Understanding the Concepts
    • 14: Additional Problems and Questions (5)
    • 14: Challenge Questions
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  • Chapter 15: Carbohydrates
    • 15.1: Carbohydrates (5)
    • 15.2: Structures of Monosaccharides (6)
    • 15.3: Cyclic Structures of Monosaccharides (3)
    • 15.4: Chemical Properties of Monosaccharides
    • 15.5: Disaccharides (2)
    • 15.6: Polysaccharides (1)
    • 15: Understanding the Concepts
    • 15: Additional Problems and Questions (6)
    • 15: Challenge Questions (1)
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  • Chapter 16: Carboxylic Acids and Esters
    • 16.1: Carboxylic Acids (2)
    • 16.2: Properties of Carboxylic Acids
    • 16.3: Esters (3)
    • 16.4: Naming Esters (1)
    • 16.5: Properties of Esters (1)
    • 16: Understanding the Concepts
    • 16: Additional Problems and Questions (2)
    • 16: Challenge Questions
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  • Chapter 17: Lipids
    • 17.1: Lipids
    • 17.2: Fatty Acids (7)
    • 17.3: Waxes, Fats, and Oils (4)
    • 17.4: Chemical Properties of Triacylglycerols (1)
    • 17.5: Glycerophospholipids (2)
    • 17.6: Sphingolipids (1)
    • 17.7: Steroids: Cholesterol, Bile Salts, and Steroid Hormones (1)
    • 17.8: Cell Membranes (1)
    • 17: Understanding the Concepts
    • 17: Additional Problems and Questions (1)
    • 17: Challenge Questions
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  • Chapter 18: Amines and Amides
    • 18.1: Amines (3)
    • 18.2: Properties of Amines (2)
    • 18.3: Heterocyclic Amines and Alkaloids (1)
    • 18.4: Amides (2)
    • 18.5: Hydrolysis of Amides
    • 18: Understanding the Concepts
    • 18: Additional Problems and Questions (2)
    • 18: Challenge Questions
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  • Chapter 19: Amino Acids and Proteins
    • 19.1: Proteins and Amino Acids (6)
    • 19.2: Amino Acids as Acids and Bases (5)
    • 19.3: Formation of Peptides
    • 19.4: Protein Structure: Primary and Secondary Levels (2)
    • 19.5: Protein Structure: Tertiary and Quaternary Levels (1)
    • 19.6: Protein Hydrolysis and Denaturation
    • 19: Understanding the Concepts
    • 19: Additional Problems and Questions
    • 19: Challenge Questions
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  • Chapter 20: Enzymes and Vitamins
    • 20.1: Enzymes (2)
    • 20.2: Enzyme Action (2)
    • 20.3: Factos Affecting Enzyme Activity
    • 20.4: Enzyme Inhibition (1)
    • 20.5: Control of Enzyme Activity (1)
    • 20.6: Enzyme Cofactors and Vitamins (2)
    • 20: Understanding the Concepts
    • 20: Additional Problems and Questions (3)
    • 20: Challenge Questions
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  • Chapter 21: Nucleic Acid and Protein Synthesis
    • 21.1: Components of Nucleic Acids (1)
    • 21.2: Primary Structure of Nucleic Acids
    • 21.3: DNA Double Helix (2)
    • 21.4: DNA Replication (1)
    • 21.5: RNA and Transcription (2)
    • 21.6: Genetic Code (1)
    • 21.7: Protein Synthesis: Translation (2)
    • 21.8: Genetic Mutations
    • 21.9: Recombinant DNA (1)
    • 21.10: Viruses
    • 21: Understanding the Concepts
    • 21: Additional Problems and Questions (2)
    • 21: Challenge Questions
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  • Chapter 22: Metabolic Pathways for Carbohydrates
    • 22.1: Metabolism and Cell Structure (2)
    • 22.2: ATP and Energy
    • 22.3: Important Coenzymes in Metabolic Pathway (3)
    • 22.4: Digestion of Carbohydrates (1)
    • 22.5: Glycolysis: Oxidation of Glucose (4)
    • 22.6: Pathways for Pyruvate
    • 22.7: Glycogen Metabolism
    • 22.8: Gluconeogenesis: Glucose Synthesis
    • 22: Understanding the Concepts
    • 22: Additional Problems and Questions
    • 22: Challenge Questions
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  • Chapter 23: Metabolism and Energy Production
    • 23.1: The Citric Acid Cycle (2)
    • 23.2: Electron Carriers (1)
    • 23.3: Electron Transport (1)
    • 23.4: Oxidative Phosphorylation and ATP (2)
    • 23.5: ATP Energy from Glucose (1)
    • 23: Understanding the Concepts
    • 23: Additional Problems and Questions (5)
    • 23: Challenge Questions
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  • Chapter 24: Metabolic Pathways for Lipids and Amino Acids
    • 24.1: Digestion of Triacylglycerols (1)
    • 24.2: Oxidation of Fatty Acids (2)
    • 24.3: ATP and Fatty Acid Oxidation
    • 24.4: Ketogenesis and Ketone Bodies
    • 24.5: Fatty Acid Synthesis (2)
    • 24.6: Digestion of Proteins
    • 24.7: Degradation of Amino Acids (1)
    • 24.8: Urea Cycle (1)
    • 24.9: Fates of the Carbon Atoms from Amino Acids
    • 24.10: Synthesis of Amino Acids (1)
    • 24: Understanding the Concepts
    • 24: Additional Problems and Questions (1)
    • 24: Challenge Questions
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Chapter 4: Compounds and Their Bonds
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Chapter 5: Chemical Reactions and Quantities
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Chapter 6: Energy and Matter
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Chapter 7: Gases
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Chapter 8: Solutions
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