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CHEM 309: Applied Chemistry for the Health Sciences
This is an 1-semester online textbook of introductory General, Organic and Biochemistry Chemistry. An unique approach is taken to integrate concepts of general and organic chemistry towards biochemistry, applications to health sciences and everyday life.
- Author
- Deboleena Roy
- Publisher
- American River College
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY
- Language
- EN
- Category
- Basic Sciences
Contents· 134 sections
- 01: Topics in General Chemistry I
- 1.01: Expressing Numbers - Significant Figures
- 1.02: Expressing Numbers - Scientific Notation
- 1.03: Converting Units-Dimensional Analysis
- 1.04: States of Matter - Solid Liquid and Gas
- 1.05: Energy
- 1.06: Measurements and Units
- 1.07: Temperature - Motion of Molecules and Atoms
- 1.08: Density and Specific Gravity
- 1.09: Dosage Calculations I
- 1.10: Metric Prefixes
- 1.11: Dosage Calculations II
- 1.12: End of Chapter Problems I
- 1.13: End of Chapter Problems II
- 1.14: End of Chapter Problems III
- 02: Topics in General Chemistry II
- 2.01: The Structure of Atoms
- 2.02: The Elements
- 2.03: Atomic Number and Mass Number
- 2.04: Atomic Weight
- 2.05: The Periodic Table
- 2.06: Valence Electrons and Electron Dot Formula
- 2.07: The Mole and Mole-Mass Conversions
- 2.08: Physical and Chemical Properties and Changes
- 2.09: End of Chapter Problems
- 03: Compounds
- 3.01: Ions - Losing and Gaining Electrons
- 3.02: Ions-Main Group Elements
- 3.03: Transition Elements and Nomenclature of Ionic Compounds
- 3.04: Polyatomic Ions and Formulas for Ionic Compounds
- 3.05: Characteristics of Ionic Compounds-Electrolytes
- 3.06: Covalent Bonds
- 3.07: Multiple Bonds
- 3.08: Binary Molecules - Formulae and Names
- 3.09: Formula Weight
- 3.10: Molecular Weight
- 3.11: Mole-Mass Conversions
- 3.12: End of Chapter Problems
- 04: Organic Chemistry-An Introduction
- 4.01: Molecular Formula
- 4.02: Isomers
- 4.03: Condensed Formula and Skeletal Structures
- 4.04: Shapes of Molecules
- 4.05: Electronegativity Bond Polarity and Overall Polarity
- 4.06: Intermolecular Interactions
- 4.07: Functional Groups or Families of Compounds
- 4.08: Cis-Trans Isomers (Geometric Isomers)
- 4.09: End of Chapter Problems
- 05: Reactions
- 5.01: Chemical Equations
- 5.02: Evidence of a Chemical Reaction
- 5.03: Balancing Chemical Equations
- 5.04: Classifying Chemical Reactions
- 5.05: Reactions Involving Water
- 5.06: Classification of alcohols
- 5.07: Oxidations and Reductions
- 5.08: Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions
- 5.09: Reaction Rate
- 5.10: Catabolism
- 5.11: Citric Acid Cycle
- 5.12: End of Chapter Problems
- 06: Solutions
- 6.01: Classifying Matter According to Its Composition
- 6.02: Solutions
- 6.03: The Effect of Temperature on Solubility of Solids Liquids and Gases
- 6.04: Solubility Classification for Biochemical Compounds
- 6.05: Solution Concentrations and Dilutions
- 6.06: Osmosis and Diffusion
- 6.07: Hemodialysis
- 6.08: Exercises 6
- 07: Carbohydrates - An Introduction
- 7.01: Introduction to Carbohydrates
- 7.02: Important Pentoses and Hexoses
- 7.03: Cyclic Structures of Monosaccharides
- 7.04: Disaccharides
- 7.05: Polysaccharides of Glucose
- 7.06: Digestion of Carbohydrates
- 7.07: Glycolysis
- 7.08: Fate of Pyruvate
- 7.09: Gluconeogenesis
- 7.10: Ketone Bodies
- 7.11: End of Chapter Problems
- 08: Acids and Bases Equilibrium and Buffers
- 8.01: Acid and Base Neutralization
- 8.02: Acids-Properties and Examples
- 8.03: Bases-Properties and Examples
- 8.04: Brnsted-Lowry Theory of Acids and Bases
- 8.05: Equilibrium
- 8.06: Acid and Base Strength
- 8.07: Ionization of Water and The pH Scale
- 8.08: Le Chateliers Principle
- 8.09: Blood Buffers
- 8.10: Compensation of pH via Organs
- 8.11: End of Chapter Problems
- 09: Proteins - An Introduction
- 9.01: Properties of Carboxylic Acids and Amines
- 9.02: Amino Acids
- 9.03: The Peptide Bond
- 9.04: Oxidation of Thiols
- 9.05: Protein Structure
- 9.06: Denaturation of Proteins
- 9.07: Digestion of Proteins
- 9.08: Exercise 9
- 10: DNA and RNA - An Introduction
- 10.01: Nucleotides - The Building Blocks of Nucleic Acids
- 10.02: Polynucleotides
- 10.03: Nucleic Acid Structure
- 10.04: Replication of DNA
- 10.05: Transcription
- 10.06: Translation and the Genetic Code
- 10.07: Mutations and Genetic Diseases
- 10.08: Exercise 10
- 11: Lipids - An Introduction
- 11.01: Fatty Acids
- 11.02: Ester Formation and Waxes
- 11.03: Triglycerides- Fats and Oils
- 11.04: Oxidation and Reduction Reactions of Triglycerides
- 11.05: Neutralization of Fatty Acids and Hydrolysis of Triglycerides
- 11.06: Steroids
- 11.07: Amphipathic Lipids and Membranes
- 11.08: Transport Across Cell Membrane
- 11.09: Digestion of Triglycerides
- 11.10: Fatty Acid Catabolism
- 11.11: End of Chapter Problems
- 12: Gases
- 12.01: Gases and Pressure
- 12.02: Vapor Pressure
- 12.03: The Pressure-Temperature Law
- 12.04: The Volume-Temperature Law
- 12.05: The Pressure-Volume Law
- 12.06: The Combined Gas Law
- 12.07: Henry's Law
- 12.08: Partial Pressure and Dalton's Law
- 12.09: Exercise 12