John T. Moore

Chemistry for Dummies

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Chemistry For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781119293460) was previously published as Chemistry For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781118007303). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 187mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 696g
• ISBN-13: 9781119293460
• ISBN-10: 1119293464
• Artikelnr.: 44960952

Autorenporträt

John T. Moore, EdD, is regents professor of Chemistry at Stephen F. Austin State University, where he is also the director of the Teaching Excellence Center. He is the coauthor of Biochemistry For Dummies and Organic Chemistry II For Dummies.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1
Part 1: The Basic Concepts of Chemistry 7
Chapter 1: What Is Chemistry, and Why Do I Need to Know Some? 9
Chapter 2: Contemplating Chemical Calculations 21
Chapter 3: Matter and Energy 37
Chapter 4: Something Smaller Than an Atom? Atomic Structure 53
Chapter 5: The Periodic Table (But No Chairs) 75
Chapter 6: Balloons, Tires, and Scuba Tanks: The Wonderful World of Gases
87
Part 2: A Cornucopia of Chemical Concepts 107
Chapter 7: Chemical Cooking: Chemical Reactions 109
Chapter 8: The Mole: Can You Dig It? 125
Chapter 9: Mixing Matter Up: Solutions 137
Chapter 10: Thermochemistry: Hot Stuff 155
Chapter 11: Sour and Bitter: Acids and Bases 169
Part 3: Blessed Be the Bonds That Tie 187
Chapter 12: Where Did I Put That Electron? Quantum Theory 189
Chapter 13: Opposites Do Attract: Ionic Bonding 199
Chapter 14: Sharing Nicely: Covalent Bonding 215
Chapter 15: What Do Molecules Really Look Like? Molecular Geometry and
Hybridization 235
Chapter 16: Tackling Periodic Trends 247
Chapter 17: Examining the Link between Intermolecular Forces and Condensed
States 255
Part 4: Environmental Chemistry: Benefits and Problems 265
Chapter 18: Cough! Cough! Hack! Hack! Air Pollution 267
Chapter 19: Examining the Ins and Outs of Water Pollution 279
Chapter 20: Nuclear Chemistry: It'll Blow Your Mind 293
Part 5: The Part of Tens 313
Chapter 21: Ten Serendipitous Discoveries in Chemistry 315
Chapter 22: Ten (Or So) Great Chemistry Nerds 321
Chapter 23: Ten Terrific Tips for Passing Chem I 327
Chapter 24: The Top Ten Industrial Chemicals 333
Glossary 339
Index 351