Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity

PART I: CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY. 1. Basic Concepts of Chemistry. Let's Review: The Tools of Quantitative Chemistry. 2. Atoms, Molecules, and Ions. 3. Chemical Reactions. 4. Stoichiometry: Quantitative Information from Chemical Reactions. 5. Principles of Chemical Reactivity: Energy and Chemical Reactions. PART II: ATOMS AND MOLECULES. 6. The Structure of Atoms. 7. The Structure of Atoms and Periodic Trends. 8. Covalent Bonding and Molecular Structure. 9. Bonding and Molecular Structure - Valence Bond and Molecular Orbital Theory. Part 3: States of Matter. 10. Gases and Their Properties. 11. Intermolecular Forces and Liquids. 12. Ionic Bonding, Metals, and the Solid State. 13. Solutions and Their Behavior. PART IV: THE CONTROL OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS. 14. Chemical Kinetics - The Rates of Chemical Reactions. 15. Principles of Reactivity: Chemical Equilibria. 16. Equlibria and Acids and Bases. 17. Principles of Reactivity: Other Aspects of Aqueous Equilibria. 18. Thermodynamics - Entropy and Free Energy. 19. Principles of Reactivity: Electron Transfer Reactions. PART V: THE CHEMISTRY OF THE ELEMENTS. 20. Environmental Chemistry: Earth's Environment, Energy, and Sustainability. 21. The Chemistry of the Main Group Elements. 22. The Chemistry of the Transition Elements. 23. Carbon: Not Just Another Element. 24. Biochemistry. 25. Nuclear Chemistry. Appendix A: Using Logarithms and the Quadratic Equation. Appendix B: Some Important Physical Concepts. Appendix C: Abbreviations and Useful Conversion Factors. Appendix D: Physical Constants. Appendix E: Naming Organic Compounds. Appendix F: Values for the Ionization Energies and Electron Affinities of the Elements. Appendix G: Vapor Pressure of Water at Various Temperatures. Appendix H: Ionization Constants for Weak Acids at 25 * C. Appendix I: Ionization Constants for Weak Bases at 25 * C. Appendix J: Solubility Product Constants for Some Inorganic Compounds at 25 * C. Appendix K: Formation Constants for Some Complex Ions in Aqueous Solution. Appendix L: Selected Thermodynamic Values. Appendix M: Standard Reduction Potentials in Aqueous Solution at 25 * C. Appendix N: Answers to Chapter Opening and Case Study Questions, Check Your Understanding Questions, Review and Check Questions, and Selected Study Questions.