This edition also issued in print: 2011.

Previous edition: 2003.

Includes index.

Introduction. Part I: The Basic Concepts of Chemistry. Chapter 1: What Is Chemistry, and Why Do I Need to Know Some?. Chapter 2: Contemplating Chemical Calculations. Chapter 3: Matter and Energy. Chapter 4: Something Smaller Than an Atom? Atomic Structure. Chapter 5: The Periodic Table (But No Chairs). Chapter 6: Balloons, Tires, and Scuba Tanks: The Wonderful World of Gases. Part II: A Cornucopia of Chemical Concepts. Chapter 7: Chemical Cooking: Chemical Reactions. Chapter 8: The Mole: Can You Dig It? Chapter 9: Mixing Matter Up: Solutions. Chapter 10: Thermochemistry: Hot Stuff. Chapter 11: Sour and Bitter: Acids and Bases. Part III: Blessed Be the Bonds That Tie. Chapter 12: Where Did I Put That Electron? Quantum Theory. Chapter 13: Opposites Do Attract: Ionic Bonding. Chapter 14: Sharing Nicely: Covalent Bonding. Chapter 15: What Do Molecules Really Look Like? Molecular Geometry and Hybridization. Chapter 16: Tackling Periodic Trends. Chapter 17: Examining the Link between Intermolecular Forces and Condensed States. Part IV: Environmental Chemistry: Benefits and Problems. Chapter 18: Cough! Cough! Hack! Hack! Air Pollution. Chapter 19: Examining the Ins and Outs of Water Pollution. Chapter 20: Nuclear Chemistry: It'll Blow Your Mind. Part V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 21: Ten Serendipitous Discoveries in Chemistry. Chapter 22: Ten (Or So) Great Chemistry Nerds. Chapter 23: Ten Terrifi c Tips for Passing Chem I. Chapter 24: The Top Ten Industrial Chemicals. Glossary. Index.

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