Textbook Details
- By:
- Bruce Averill and Patricia Eldredge
- Published:
- July 2020
- Discipline:
- Chemistry Textbooks
- ISBN (Digital):
- 978-1-4533-3617-5
General Chemistry: Principles, Patterns, and Applications v2.1 adopts a seamless approach to explaining the interdisciplinary relevance of chemistry. A key focus is on developing learners' intuitive and predictive critical thinking and problem solving skills. Suitable for general chemistry courses taken by science and engineering majors at both two- and four-year colleges and universities.
Brief Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Chemistry
Chapter 2: Molecules, Ions, and Chemical Formulas
Chapter 3: Chemical Reactions
Chapter 4: Reactions in Aqueous Solution
Chapter 5: Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions
Chapter 6: The Structure of Atoms
Chapter 7: The Periodic Table and Periodic Trends
Chapter 8: Ionic versus Covalent Bonding
Chapter 9: Molecular Geometry and Covalent Bonding Models
Chapter 10: Gases
Chapter 11: Liquids
Chapter 12: Solids
Chapter 13: Solutions
Chapter 14: Chemical Kinetics
Chapter 15: Chemical Equilibrium
Chapter 16: Aqueous Acid–Base Equilibriums
Chapter 17: Solubility and Complexation Equilibriums
Chapter 18: Chemical Thermodynamics
Chapter 19: Electrochemistry
Chapter 20: Nuclear Chemistry
Chapter 21: Periodic Trends and the s-Block Elements
Chapter 22: The p-Block Elements
Chapter 23: The d-Block Elements
Chapter 24: Organic Compounds
Appendix A: Standard Thermodynamic Quantities for Chemical Substances at 25°C
Appendix B: Solubility-Product Constants (Ksp) for Compounds at 25°C
Appendix C: Dissociation Constants and pKa Values for Acids at 25°C
Appendix D: Dissociation Constants and pKb Values for Bases at 25°C
Appendix E: Standard Reduction Potentials at 25°C
Appendix F: Properties of Water
Appendix G: Physical Constants and Conversion Factors
Appendix H: Periodic Table of Elements
Appendix I: Experimentally Measured Masses of Selected Isotopes
Appendix J: Art and Photo Credits