Table of Contents:

1. Chemistry and Measurement

2. Atoms, Molecules, and Ions

3. Calculations with Chemical Formulas and Equations

4. Chemical Reactions

5. The Gaseous State

6. Thermochemistry

7. Quantum Theory of the Atom

8. Electron Configurations and Periodicity

9. Ionic and Covalent Bonding

10. Molecular Geometry and Chemical Bonding Theory

11. States of Matter; Liquids and Solids

12. Solutions

13. Rates of Reaction

14. Chemical Equilibrium

15. Acids and Bases

16. Acid-Base Equilibria

17. Solubility and Complex-Ion Equilibria

18. Thermodynamics and Equilibrium

19. Electrochemistry

20. Nuclear Chemistry

21. Chemistry of the Main-Group Elements

22. The Transition Elements and Coordination Compounds

23. Organic Chemistry

Appendixes

Answers to Selected Problems

Glossary

Index