Textbook Details
- By:
- David W. Ball, John W. Hill, and Rhonda J. Scott
- Published:
- April 2020
- Discipline:
- Chemistry Textbooks
- ISBN (Digital):
- 978-1-4533-9808-1
General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry is appropriate for the two-term general, organic, and biological chemistry course sequence. This book’s focus on accessible writing, useful pedagogical features, and addressing math anxiety make it an ideal introduction to core chemistry concepts in health and the life sciences.
Brief Table of Contents
Chapter 1: What Is Chemistry?
Chapter 2: Measurements
Chapter 3: Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
Chapter 4: Chemical Reactions and Equations
Chapter 5: Stoichiometry and the Mole
Chapter 6: Gases
Chapter 7: Energy and Chemistry
Chapter 8: Electronic Structure
Chapter 9: Chemical Bonds
Chapter 10: Solids and Liquids
Chapter 11: Solutions
Chapter 12: Acids and Bases
Chapter 13: Chemical Equilibrium
Chapter 14: Oxidation and Reduction
Chapter 15: Nuclear Chemistry
Chapter 16: Organic Chemistry: Alkanes and Halogenated Hydrocarbons
Chapter 17: Unsaturated and Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Chapter 18: Organic Compounds of Oxygen
Chapter 19: Organic Acids and Bases and Some of Their Derivatives
Chapter 20: Carbohydrates
Chapter 21: Lipids
Chapter 22: Amino Acids, Proteins, and Enzymes
Chapter 23: Nucleic Acids
Chapter 24: Energy Metabolism
Appendix A: Periodic Table of the Elements