Chemistry: The Molecular Science 2nd edition

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John W. Moore, Conrad L. Stanitski, and Peter C. Jurs
Publisher: Cengage Learning


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  • Chapter 1: The Nature of Chemistry (85)
    • 1.1 Why Care about Chemistry?
    • 1.2 Molecular Medicine
    • 1.3 How Science is Done
    • 1.4 Identifying Matter: Physical Properties
    • 1.5 Chemical Changes and Chemical Properties
    • 1.6 Classifying Matter: Substances and Mixtures
    • 1.7 Classifying Matter: Elements and Compounds
    • 1.8 Nanoscale Theories and Models
    • 1.9 The Atomic Theory
    • 1.10 The Chemical Elements
    • 1.11 Communicating Chemistry: Symbolism
    • 1.12 Modern Chemical Sciences
    • 1: Questions for Review and Thought
    • 1: Extra Questions

  • Chapter 2: Atoms and Elements (91)
    • 2.1 Atomic Structure and Subatomic Particles
    • 2.2 The Nuclear Atom
    • 2.3 The Sizes of Atoms and the Units Used to Represent Them
    • 2.4 Uncertainty and Significant Figures
    • 2.5 Atomic Numbers and Mass Numbers
    • 2.6 Isotopes and Atomic Weight
    • 2.7 Amounts of Substances: The Mole
    • 2.8 Molar Mass and Problem Solving
    • 2.9 The Periodic Table
    • 2: Questions for Review and Thought
    • 2: Extra Questions

  • Chapter 3: Chemical Compounds (25)
    • 3.1 Molecular Compounds
    • 3.2 Naming Binary Inorganic Compounds
    • 3.3 Hydrocarbons
    • 3.4 Alkanes and Their Isomers
    • 3.5 Ions and Ionic Compounds
    • 3.6 Naming Ions and Ionic Compounds
    • 3.7 Properties of Ionic Compounds
    • 3.8 Moles of Compounds
    • 3.9 Percent Composition
    • 3.10 Determining Empirical Formula and Molecular Formulas
    • 3.11 The Biological Periodic Table
    • 3.12 Biomolecules: Carbohydrates and Fats
    • 3: Questions for Review and Thought
    • 3: Extra Questions

  • Chapter 4: Quantities of Reactants and Products (90)
    • 4.1 Chemical Equations
    • 4.2 Patterns of Chemical Reactions
    • 4.3 Balancing Chemical Equations
    • 4.4 The Mole and Chemical Reactions: The Macro-Nano Connection
    • 4.5 Reactions with One Reactant in Limited Supply
    • 4.6 Evaluating the Success of a Synthesis: Percent Yield
    • 4.7 Percent Composition and Empirical Formulas
    • 4: Questions for Review and Thought
    • 4: Extra Questions

  • Chapter 5: Chemical Reactions (99)
    • 5.1 Exchange Reactions: Precipitation and Net Ionic Equations
    • 5.2 Acids, Bases, and Acid-Base Exchange Reactions
    • 5.3 Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
    • 5.4 Oxidation Numbers and Redox Reactions
    • 5.5 Displacement Reactions, Redox, and the Activity Series
    • 5.6 Solution Concentration
    • 5.7 Molarity and Reactions in Aqueous Solutions
    • 5.8 Aqueous Solution Titrations
    • 5: Questions for Review and Thought
    • 5: Extra Questions

  • Chapter 6: Energy and Chemical Reactions (106)
    • 6.1 The Nature of Energy
    • 6.2 Conservation of Energy
    • 6.3 Heat Capacity
    • 6.4 Energy and Enthalpy
    • 6.5 Thermochemical Equations
    • 6.6 Enthalpy Changes for Chemical Reactions
    • 6.7 Where Does the Energy Come From?
    • 6.8 Measuring the Enthalpy Changes: Calorimetry
    • 6.9 Hess's Law
    • 6.10 Standard Molar Enthalpies of Formation
    • 6.11 Chemical Fuels for Home and Industry
    • 6.12 Foods: Fuels for Our Bodies
    • 6: Questions for Review and Thought
    • 6: Extra Questions

  • Chapter 7: Electron Configurations and the Periodic Table (24)
    • 7.1 Electromagnetic Radiation and Matter
    • 7.2 Planck's Quantum Theory
    • 7.3 The Bohr Model of the Hydrogen Atom
    • 7.4 Beyond the Bohr Model: The Quantum Mechanical Model of the Atom
    • 7.5 Quantum Numbers, Energy Levels, and Orbitals
    • 7.6 Atom Electron Configurations
    • 7.7 Ion Electron Configurations
    • 7.8 Periodic Trends: Atomic Radii
    • 7.9 Periodic Trends: Ionic Radii
    • 7.10 Periodic Trends: Ionization Energies
    • 7.11 Periodic Trends: Electron Affinities
    • 7.12 Ion Formation and Ionic Compounds
    • 7.13 Energy Considerations in Ionic Compound Formation
    • 7: Questions for Review and Thought
    • 7: Extra Questions

  • Chapter 8: Covalent Bonding (79)
    • 8.1 Covalent Bonding
    • 8.2 Single Covalent Bonds and Lewis Structures
    • 8.3 Single Covalent Bonds in Hydrocarbons
    • 8.4 Multiple Covalent Bonds
    • 8.5 Multiple Covalent Bonds in Hydrocarbons
    • 8.6 Bond Properties: Bond Length and Bond Energy
    • 8.7 Bond Properties: Bond Polarity and Electronegativity
    • 8.8 Formal Charge
    • 8.9 Lewis Structures and Resonance
    • 8.10 Exceptions to the Octet Rule
    • 8.11 Aromatic Compounds
    • 8.12 Molecular Orbital Theory
    • 8: Questions for Review and Thought
    • 8: Extra Questions

  • Chapter 9: Molecular Structures (17)
    • 9.1 Using Molecular Models
    • 9.2 Predicting Molecular Shapes: VSEPR
    • 9.3 Orbitals Consistent with Molecular Shapes: Hybridization
    • 9.4 Hybridization in Molecules with Multiple Bonds
    • 9.5 Molecular Polarity
    • 9.6 Noncovalent Interactions and Forces Between Molecules
    • 9.7 Biomolecules: DNA and the Importance of Molecular Structure
    • 9.8 Chiral Molecules
    • 9: Questions for Review and Thought
    • 9: Extra Questions

  • Chapter 10: Gases and the Atmosphere (20)
    • 10.1 The Atmosphere
    • 10.2 Properties of Gases
    • 10.3 Kinetic-Molecular Theory
    • 10.4 The Behavior of Ideal Gases
    • 10.5 The Ideal Gas Law
    • 10.6 Quantities of Gases in Chemical Reactions
    • 10.7 Gas Density and Molar Masses
    • 10.8 Gas Mixtures and Partial Pressures
    • 10.9 The Behavior of Real Gases
    • 10.10 Chemical Reactions in the Atmosphere
    • 10.11 Ozone and Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
    • 10.12 Chemistry and Pollution in the Troposphere
    • 10: Questions for Review and Thought
    • 10: Extra Questions

  • Chapter 11: Liquids, Solids, and Materials (20)
    • 11.1 The Liquid State
    • 11.2 Vapor Pressure
    • 11.3 Phase Changes: Solids, Liquids, and Gases
    • 11.4 Water: An Important Liquid with Unusual Properties
    • 11.5 Types of Solids
    • 11.6 Crystalline Solids
    • 11.7 Network Solids
    • 11.8 Materials Science
    • 11.9 Metals, Semiconductors, and Insulators
    • 11.10 Silicon and the Chip
    • 11.11 Cement, Ceramics, and Glass
    • 11: Questions for Review and Thought
    • 11: Extra Questions

  • Chapter 12: Fuels, Organic Chemicals, and Polymers (20)
    • 12.1: Petroleum
    • 12.2 Natural Gas and Coal
    • 12.3 Energy Conversions
    • 12.4 Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, the Greenhouse Effect, and Global Warming
    • 12.5 Organic Chemicals
    • 12.6 Alcohols and Their Oxidation Products
    • 12.7 Carboxylic Acids and Esters
    • 12.8 Synthetic Organic Polymers
    • 12.9 Biopolymers: Proteins and Polysaccharides
    • 12: Questions for Review and Thought
    • 12: Extra Questions

  • Chapter 13: Chemical Kinetics: Rates of Reactions (20)
    • 13.1 Reaction Rate
    • 13.2 Effect of Concentration on Reaction Rate
    • 13.3 Rate Law and Order of Reaction
    • 13.4 A Nanoscale View: Elementary Reactions
    • 13.5 Temperature and Reaction Rate: The Arrhenius Equation
    • 13.6 Rate Laws for Elementary Reactions
    • 13.7 Reaction Mechanisms
    • 13.8 Catalysts and Reaction Rate
    • 13.9 Enzymes: Biological Catalysts
    • 13.10 Catalysis in Industry
    • 13: Questions for Review and Thought
    • 13: Extra Questions

  • Chapter 14: Chemical Equilibrium (17)
    • 14.1 Characteristics of Chemical Equilibrium
    • 14.2 The Equilibrium Constant
    • 14.3 Determining Equilibrium Constants
    • 14.4 The Meaning of the Equilibrium Constant
    • 14.5 Using Equilibrium Constants
    • 14.6 Shifting a Chemical Equilibrium: Le Chatelier's Principle
    • 14.7 Equilibrium at the Nanoscale
    • 14.8 Controlling Chemical Reactions: The Haber-Bosch Process
    • 14: Questions for Review and Thought
    • 14: Extra Questions

  • Chapter 15: The Chemistry of Solutes and Solutions (25)
    • 15.1 Solubility and Intermolecular Forces
    • 15.2 Enthalpy, Entropy, and Dissolving Solutes
    • 15.3 Solubility and Equilibrium
    • 15.4 Temperature and Solubility
    • 15.5 Pressure and Dissolving Gases In Liquids: Henry's Law
    • 15.6 Solution Concentration: Keeping Track of Units
    • 15.7 Vapor Pressures, Boiling Points, and Freezing Points of Solutions
    • 15.8 Osmotic Pressure of Solutions
    • 15.9 Colloids
    • 15.10 Surfactants
    • 15.11 Water: Natural, Clean, and Otherwise
    • 15: Questions for Review and Thought
    • 15: Extra Questions

  • Chapter 16: Acids and Bases (20)
    • 16.1 The Brønsted Lowry Concept of Acids and Bases
    • 16.2 Carboxylic Acids and Amines
    • 16.3 The Autoionization of Water
    • 16.4 The pH Scale
    • 16.5 Ionization Constants of Acids and Bases
    • 16.6 Molecular Structure and Acid Strength
    • 16.7 Problem Solving Using Ka and Kb
    • 16.8 Acid-Base Reactions of Salts
    • 16.9 Lewis Acids and Bases
    • 16.10 Practical Acid-Base Chemistry
    • 16: Questions for Review and Thought
    • 16: Extra Questions

  • Chapter 17: Additional Aqueous Equilibria (20)
    • 17.1 Buffer Solutions
    • 17.2 Acid-Base Titrations
    • 17.3 Acid Rain
    • 17.4 Solubility Equilibria and the Solubility Product Constant Ksp
    • 17.5 Factors Effecting Solubility
    • 17.6 Precipitation: Will It Occur?
    • 17: Questions for Review and Thought
    • 17: Extra Questions

  • Chapter 18: Thermodynamics: Directionality of Chemical Reactions (20)
    • 18.1: Reactant-Favored and Product-Favored Processes
    • 18.2 Chemical Reactions and Dispersal of Energy
    • 18.3 Measuring Dispersal of Energy: Entropy
    • 18.4 Calculating Entropy Changes
    • 18.5 Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
    • 18.6 Gibbs Free Energy
    • 18.7 Gibbs Free Energy Changes and Equilibrium Constants
    • 18.8 Gibbs Free Energy, Maximum Work, and Energy Resources
    • 18.9 Gibbs Free Energy and Biological Systems
    • 18.10 Conservation of Gibbs Free Energy
    • 18.11 Thermodynamic and Kinetic Stability
    • 18: Questions for Review and Thought
    • 18: Extra Questions

  • Chapter 19: Electrochemistry and its Applications (19)
    • 19.1 Redox Reactions
    • 19.2 Using Half-Reactions to Understand Redox Reactions
    • 19.3 Electrochemical Cells
    • 19.4 Electrochemical Cells and Voltage
    • 19.5 Using Standard Cell Potentials
    • 19.6 E° and Gibbs Free Energy
    • 19.7 Effect of Concentration on Cell Potential
    • 19.8 Neuron Cells
    • 19.9 Common Batteries
    • 19.10 Fuel Cells
    • 19.11 Electrolysis—Forcing Reactant-Favored Reactions to Occur
    • 19.12 Counting Electrons
    • 19.13 Corrosion—Product Favored Reactions
    • 19: Questions for Review and Thought
    • 19: Extra Questions

  • Chapter 20: Nuclear Chemistry (20)
    • 20.1 The Nature of Radioactivity
    • 20.2 Nuclear Reactions
    • 20.3 Stability of Atomic Nuclei
    • 20.4 Rates of Disintegration Reactions
    • 20.5 Artificial Transmutations
    • 20.6 Nuclear Fission
    • 20.7 Nuclear Fusion
    • 20.8 Nuclear Radiation: Effects and Units
    • 20.9 Applications of Radioactivity
    • 20: Questions for Review and Thought
    • 20: Extra Questions

  • Chapter 21: The Chemistry of the Main Group Elements (20)
    • 21.1 Formation of the Elements
    • 21.2 Terrestrial Elements
    • 21.3 Some Main Group Elements Extracted by Physical Methods: Nitrogen, Oxygen, and Sulfur
    • 21.4 Some Main Group Elements Extracted by Electrolysis: Sodium, Chlorine, Magnesium, and Aluminum
    • 21.5 Some Main Group Elements Extracted by Chemical Oxidation-Reduction: Phosphorus, Bromine, and Iodine
    • 21.6 A Periodic Perspective: The Main Group Elements
    • 21: Questions for Review and Thought
    • 21: Extra Questions

  • Chapter 22: Chemistry of Selected Transition Elements and Coordination Compounds (20)
    • 22.1 Properties of the Transition Elements
    • 22.2 Iron and Steel: The Use of Pyrometallury
    • 22.3 Copper: A Coinage Metal
    • 22.4 Silver and Gold: The Other Coinage Metals
    • 22.5 Chromium
    • 22.6 Coordinate Covalent Bonds: Complex Ions and Coordination Compounds
    • 22.7 Crystal-Field Theory: Color and Magnetism in Coordination Compounds
    • 22: Questions for Review and Thought
    • 22: Extra Questions

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Chapter 1: The Nature of Chemistry
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Chapter 2: Atoms and Elements
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Chapter 3: Chemical Compounds
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Chapter 4: Quantities of Reactants and Products
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Chapter 5: Chemical Reactions
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Chapter 6: Energy and Chemical Reactions
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Chapter 7: Electron Configurations and the Periodic Table
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Chapter 8: Covalent Bonding
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Chapter 9: Molecular Structures
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Chapter 10: Gases and the Atmosphere
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Chapter 11: Liquids, Solids, and Materials
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Chapter 12: Fuels, Organic Chemicals, and Polymers
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Chapter 13: Chemical Kinetics: Rates of Reactions
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Chapter 14: Chemical Equilibrium
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Chapter 15: The Chemistry of Solutes and Solutions
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Chapter 16: Acids and Bases
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Chapter 17: Additional Aqueous Equilibria
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Chapter 18: Thermodynamics: Directionality of Chemical Reactions
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Chapter 19: Electrochemistry and its Applications
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Chapter 20: Nuclear Chemistry
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Chapter 21: The Chemistry of the Main Group Elements
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Chapter 22: Chemistry of Selected Transition Elements and Coordination Compounds
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