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Chemistry - Atoms First
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- Basic Sciences
Contents· 179 sections
- 01: Essential Ideas of Chemistry
- 1.1: Chemistry in Context
- 1.2: Phases and Classification of Matter
- 1.3: Physical and Chemical Properties
- 1.4: Measurements
- 1.5: Measurement Uncertainty Accuracy and Precision
- 1.6: Mathematical Treatment of Measurement Results
- 1.E: Essential Ideas of Chemistry (Exercises)
- 02: Atoms Molecules and Ions
- 2.0: Prelude to Atoms
- 2.1: Early Ideas in Atomic Theory
- 2.2: Evolution of Atomic Theory
- 2.3: Atomic Structure and Symbolism
- 2.4: Chemical Formulas
- 2.5: The Periodic Table
- 2.6: Molecular and Ionic Compounds
- 2.7: Chemical Nomenclature
- 2.E: Atoms Molecules and Ions (Exercises)
- 03: Electronic Structure and Periodic Properties
- 3.1: Electromagnetic Energy
- 3.2: The Bohr Model
- 3.3: Development of Quantum Theory
- 3.4: Electronic Structure of Atoms (Electron Configurations)
- 3.5: Periodic Variations in Element Properties
- 3.E: Electronic Structure and Periodic Properties (Exercises)
- 04: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry
- 4.0: Prelude to Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry
- 4.1: Ionic Bonding
- 4.2: Covalent Bonding
- 4.3: Lewis Symbols and Structures
- 4.4: Formal Charges and Resonance
- 4.5: Strengths of Ionic and Covalent Bonds
- 4.6: Molecular Structure and Polarity
- 4.E: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry (Exercises)
- 05: Advanced Theories of Covalent Bonding
- 5.0: Prelude to Covalent Bonding
- 5.1: Valence Bond Theory
- 5.2: Hybrid Atomic Orbitals
- 5.3: Multiple Bonds
- 5.4: Molecular Orbital Theory
- 5.E: Advanced Theories of Covalent Bonding (Exercises)
- 06: Composition of Substances and Solutions
- 6.1: Formula Mass and the Mole Concept
- 6.2: Determining Empirical and Molecular Formulas
- 6.3: Molarity
- 6.4: Other Units for Solution Concentrations
- 6.E: Composition of Substances and Solutions (Exercises)
- 07: Stoichiometry of Chemical Reactions
- 7.0: Prelude to Stoichiometry
- 7.1: Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations
- 7.2: Classifying Chemical Reactions
- 7.3: Reaction Stoichiometry
- 7.4: Reaction Yields
- 7.5: Quantitative Chemical Analysis
- 7.E: Stoichiometry of Chemical Reactions (Exercises)
- 08: Gases
- 8.1: Gas Pressure
- 8.2: Relating Pressure Volume Amount and Temperature: The Ideal Gas Law
- 8.3: Stoichiometry of Gaseous Substances Mixtures and Reactions
- 8.4: Effusion and Diffusion of Gases
- 8.5: The Kinetic-Molecular Theory
- 8.6: Non-Ideal Gas Behavior
- 8.E: Gases (Exercises)
- 09: Thermochemistry
- 9.0: Prelude to Thermochemistry
- 9.1: Energy Basics
- 9.2: Calorimetry
- 9.3: Enthalpy
- 9.E: Thermochemistry (Exercises)
- 10: Liquids and Solids
- 10.0: Prelude to Liquids and Solids
- 10.1: Intermolecular Forces
- 10.2: Properties of Liquids
- 10.3: Phase Transitions
- 10.4: Phase Diagrams
- 10.5: The Solid State of Matter
- 10.6: Lattice Structures in Crystalline Solids
- 10.E: Liquids and Solids (Exercises)
- 11: Solutions and Colloids
- 11.0: Prelude to Solutions and Colloids
- 11.1: The Dissolution Process
- 11.2: Electrolytes
- 11.3: Solubility
- 11.4: Colligative Properties
- 11.5: Colloids
- 11.E: Solutions and Colloids (Exercises)
- 12: Thermodynamics
- 12.1: Spontaneity
- 12.2: Entropy
- 12.3: The Second and Third Laws of Thermodynamics
- 12.4: Gibbs Energy
- 12.E: Thermodynamics (Exercises)
- 13: Fundamental Equilibrium Concepts
- 13.0: Prelude to Equilibrium
- 13.1: Chemical Equilibria
- 13.2: Equilibrium Constants
- 13.3: Shifting Equilibria: Le Chateliers Principle
- 13.4: Equilibrium Calculations
- 13.E: Fundamental Equilibrium Concepts (Exercises)
- 14: Acid-Base Equilibria
- 14.1: Brnsted-Lowry Acids and Bases
- 14.2: pH and pOH
- 14.3: Relative Strengths of Acids and Bases
- 14.4: Hydrolysis of Salt Solutions
- 14.5: Polyprotic Acids
- 14.6: Buffers
- 14.7: Acid-Base Titrations
- 14.E: Acid-Base Equilibria (Exercises)
- 15: Equilibria of Other Reaction Classes
- 15.1: Precipitation and Dissolution
- 15.2: Lewis Acids and Bases
- 15.3: Coupled Equilibria
- 15.E: Equilibria of Other Reaction Classes (Exercises)
- 16: Electrochemistry
- 16.1: Balancing Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
- 16.2: Galvanic Cells
- 16.3: Standard Reduction Potentials
- 16.4: The Nernst Equation
- 16.5: Batteries and Fuel Cells
- 16.6: Corrosion
- 16.7: Electrolysis
- 16.E: Electrochemistry (Exercises)
- 17: Kinetics
- 17.0: Prelude to Kinetics
- 17.1: Chemical Reaction Rates
- 17.2: Factors Affecting Reaction Rates
- 17.3: Rate Laws
- 17.4: Integrated Rate Laws
- 17.5: Collision Theory
- 17.6: Reaction Mechanisms
- 17.8: Catalysis
- 17.E: Kinetics (Exercises)
- 18: Representative Metals Metalloids and Nonmetals
- 18.01: Periodicity
- 18.02: Occurrence and Preparation of the Representative Metals
- 18.03: Structure and General Properties of the Metalloids
- 18.04: Structure and General Properties of the Nonmetals
- 18.05: Occurrence Preparation and Compounds of Hydrogen
- 18.06: Occurrence Preparation and Properties of Carbonates
- 18.07: Occurrence Preparation and Properties of Nitrogen
- 18.08: Occurrence Preparation and Properties of Phosphorus
- 18.09: Occurrence Preparation and Compounds of Oxygen
- 18.10: Occurrence Preparation and Properties of Sulfur
- 18.11: Occurrence Preparation and Properties of Halogens
- 18.12: Occurrence Preparation and Properties of the Noble Gases
- 18.E: Representative Metals Metalloids and Nonmetals (Exercises)
- 19: Transition Metals and Coordination Chemistry
- 19.1: Properties of Transition Metals and Their Compounds
- 19.2: Coordination Chemistry of Transition Metals
- 19.3: Optical and Magnetic Properties of Coordination Compounds
- 19.E: Transition Metals and Coordination Chemistry (Exercises)
- 20: Nuclear Chemistry
- 20.1: Nuclear Structure and Stability
- 20.2: Nuclear Equations
- 20.3: Radioactive Decay
- 20.4: Transmutation and Nuclear Energy
- 20.5: Uses of Radioisotopes
- 20.6: Biological Effects of Radiation
- 20.E: Nuclear Chemistry (Exercises)
- 21: Organic Chemistry
- 21.0: Prelude to Organic Chemistry
- 21.1: Hydrocarbons
- 21.2: Alcohols and Ethers
- 21.3: Aldehydes Ketones Carboxylic Acids and Esters
- 21.4: Amines and Amides
- 21.E: Organic Chemistry (Exercises)
- Appendices
- Composition of Commercial Acids and Bases
- Essential Mathematics
- Formation Constants for Complex Ions
- Fundamental Physical Constants
- Ionization Constants of Weak Acids
- Ionization Constants of Weak Bases
- Solubility Products
- Standard Electrode (Half-Cell) Potentials
- Standard Thermodynamic Properties for Selected Substances
- The Periodic Table
- Units and Conversion Factors
- Water Properties