Chemistry and creativity: General Chemistry The Essential Concepts by Raymond Chang
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General Chemistry The Essential Concepts by Raymond Chang
1 Introduction 1
2 Atoms, Molecules, and Ions 29
3 Stoichiometry 60
4 Reactions in Aqueous Solutions 97
5 Gases 136
6 Energy Relationships in Chemical Reactions 176
7 Th e Electronic Structure of Atoms 211
8 Th e Periodic Table 251
9 Chemical Bonding I: Th e Covalent Bond 285
10 Chemical Bonding II: Molecular Geometry and
Hybridization of Atomic Orbitals 320
11 Introduction to Organic Chemistry 363
12 Intermolecular Forces and Liquids and Solids 399
13 Physical Properties of Solutions 436
14 Chemical Kinetics 466
15 Chemical Equilibrium 510
16 Acids and Bases 544
17 Acid-Base Equilibria and Solubility Equilibria 590
18 Thermodynamics 628
19 Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry 661
20 The Chemistry of Coordination Compounds 703
21 Nuclear Chemistry 728
22 Organic Polymers—Synthetic and Natural 761
Appendix Units for the Gas Constant A-1
Appendix Selected Thermodynamic Data at 1 atm and 25°C A-2
Appendix Mathematical Operations A-6
Appendix The Elements and the Derivation of Th eir Names and
