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Cover of An Atoms-First Introduction to Chemistry v2.0
Published: 
January 2019
Page Count: 
592
ISBN (Digital): 
978-1-4533-9566-0

An Atoms-First Introduction to Chemistry

Version 2.0
By David W. Ball

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Key Features

  • Atoms-first organization
  • Optional coverage of polymers

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This textbook is suitable for the following courses: Introduction to Chemistry, Basic Chemistry and Preparatory Chemistry

Atoms-First Introduction to Chemistry is the perfect foundation for the student who needs a refresher on high school chemistry before enrolling in college-level general chemistry. It starts with the atomic-structure, the fundamental building block of matter, and uses it as a base to introduce more complex chemistry topics. It presents a complete story of basic chemistry, beginning with the atom.

  • About the Author
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface

    • Chapter 1: What Is Chemistry?

  • 1.1 Some Basic Definitions
  • 1.2 Chemistry as a Science

    • Chapter 2: Measurements

  • 2.1 Expressing Numbers
  • 2.2 Expressing Units
  • 2.3 Significant Figures
  • 2.4 Converting Units
  • 2.5 Other Units: Temperature, Energy, and Density
  • 2.6 End-of-Chapter Material

    • Chapter 3: Fundamentals of Atomic Theory

  • 3.1 The Atom and Its Parts
  • 3.2 Masses of Atoms
  • 3.3 The Periodic Table
  • 3.4 End-of-Chapter Material

    • Chapter 4: Electronic Structure

  • 4.1 Light
  • 4.2 Quantum Numbers for Electrons
  • 4.3 Organization of Electrons in Atoms
  • 4.4 Electronic Structure and the Periodic Table
  • 4.5 Periodic Trends
  • 4.6 End-of-Chapter Material

    • Chapter 5: Molecules and Bonds

  • 5.1 Ions and Ionic Compounds
  • 5.2 Lewis Electron Dot Diagrams
  • 5.3 Electron Transfer: Ionic Bonds
  • 5.4 Molecules and Chemical Nomenclature
  • 5.5 Covalent Bonds
  • 5.6 Other Aspects of Covalent Bonds
  • 5.7 Violations of the Octet Rule
  • 5.8 End-of-Chapter Material

    • Chapter 6: The Shape of Molecules

  • 6.1 Molecular Shapes
  • 6.2 Polarity of Molecules
  • 6.3 End-of-Chapter Material

    • Chapter 7: Solids and Liquids

  • 7.1 Intermolecular Forces
  • 7.2 Phase Transitions: Melting, Boiling, and Subliming
  • 7.3 Properties of Liquids
  • 7.4 Solids
  • 7.5 End-of-Chapter Material

    • Chapter 8: Chemical Reactions and Equations

  • 8.1 The Chemical Equation
  • 8.2 Types of Chemical Reactions: Single- and Double-Displacement Reactions
  • 8.3 Ionic Equations: A Closer Look
  • 8.4 Composition, Decomposition, and Combustion Reactions
  • 8.5 End-of-Chapter Material

    • Chapter 9: Stoichiometry and the Mole

  • 9.1 Stoichiometry
  • 9.2 The Mole
  • 9.3 The Mole in Chemical Reactions
  • 9.4 Mole-Mass and Mass-Mass Calculations
  • 9.5 Yields
  • 9.6 Limiting Reagents
  • 9.7 End-of-Chapter Material

    • Chapter 10: Oxidation and Reduction

  • 10.1 Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
  • 10.2 Balancing Redox Reactions
  • 10.3 Applications of Redox Reactions: Voltaic Cells
  • 10.4 Electrolysis
  • 10.5 End-of-Chapter Material

    • Chapter 11: Gases

  • 11.1 Kinetic Theory of Gases
  • 11.2 Pressure
  • 11.3 Gas Laws
  • 11.4 Other Gas Laws
  • 11.5 The Ideal Gas Law and Some Applications
  • 11.6 Gas Mixtures
  • 11.7 End-of-Chapter Material

    • Chapter 12: Solutions

  • 12.1 Some Definitions
  • 12.2 Quantitative Units of Concentration
  • 12.3 Dilutions and Concentrations
  • 12.4 Concentrations as Conversion Factors
  • 12.5 Colligative Properties of Solutions
  • 12.6 Colligative Properties of Ionic Solutes
  • 12.7 End-of-Chapter Material

    • Chapter 13: Energy and Chemical Reactions

  • 13.1 Energy
  • 13.2 Work and Heat
  • 13.3 Enthalpy and Chemical Reactions
  • 13.4 Stoichiometry Calculations Using Enthalpy
  • 13.5 Hess’s Law
  • 13.6 Formation Reactions
  • 13.7 Kinetics: How Reactions Go
  • 13.8 End-of-Chapter Material

    • Chapter 14: Chemical Equilibrium

  • 14.1 Chemical Equilibrium
  • 14.2 The Equilibrium Constant
  • 14.3 Shifting Equilibria: Le Chatelier’s Principle
  • 14.4 Calculating Equilibrium Constant Values
  • 14.5 Solubility Product Equilibria
  • 14.6 End-of-Chapter Material

    • Chapter 15: Acids and Bases

  • 15.1 Acids and Their Nomenclature
  • 15.2 Arrhenius Acids and Bases
  • 15.3 Brønsted-Lowry Acids and Bases
  • 15.4 Acid-Base Titrations
  • 15.5 Strong vs. Weak Acids and Bases and Their Salts
  • 15.6 Autoionization of Water
  • 15.7 The pH Scale
  • 15.8 Buffers
  • 15.9 End-of-Chapter Material

    • Chapter 16: Nuclear Chemistry

  • 16.1 Radioactivity
  • 16.2 Half-Life
  • 16.3 Units of Radioactivity
  • 16.4 Uses of Radioactive Isotopes
  • 16.5 Nuclear Energy
  • 16.6 End-of-Chapter Material

    • Chapter 17: Organic Chemistry

  • 17.1 Hydrocarbons
  • 17.2 Branched Hydrocarbons
  • 17.3 Alkyl Halides and Alcohols
  • 17.4 Other Oxygen-Containing Functional Groups
  • 17.5 Other Functional Groups
  • 17.6 Polymers
  • 17.7 End-of-Chapter Material

    • Appendix A: Periodic Table of the Elements

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    David W. Ball Cleveland State University

    David Ball (PhD Rice University) is a retired Professor of Chemistry at Cleveland State University. His specialty is physical chemistry, which he taught at the undergraduate and graduate levels. About 50 percent of David’s teaching was in general chemistry, including chemistry for non-science majors; general, organic, and biological chemistry; and general chemistry for science and engineering majors. In addition to several texts with FlatWorld, Professor Ball is also the author of two math review books for general and physical chemistry students, a physical chemistry textbook, and three books on spectroscopy. His publication list includes over 240 items, evenly distributed between research papers and articles of educational interest.

    Additions & Errata

    2/21/23:

    Figure 5.5 was updated with correct numbers in the table.

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