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• Cover
• Introduction
• About This Book
• Foolish Assumptions
• Icons Used in This Book
• Beyond the Book
• Where to Go from Here
• Part 1: Getting Cozy with Numbers, Atoms, and Elements
• Chapter 1: Noting Numbers Scientifically
• Using Exponential and Scientific Notation to Report Measurements
• Multiplying and Dividing in Scientific Notation
• Using Exponential Notation to Add and Subtract
• Distinguishing between Accuracy and Precision
• Expressing Precision with Significant Figures
• Doing Arithmetic with Significant Figures
• Answers to Questions on Noting Numbers Scientifically
• Chapter 2: Using and Converting Units
• Familiarizing Yourself with Base Units and Metric System Prefixes
• Building Derived Units from Base Units
• Converting between Units: The Conversion Factor
• Letting the Units Guide You
• Answers to Questions on Using and Converting Units
• Chapter 3: Breaking Down Atoms
• The Atom: Protons, Electrons, and Neutrons
• Deciphering Chemical Symbols: Atomic and Mass Numbers
• Accounting for Isotopes Using Atomic Masses
• Answers to Questions on Atoms
• Chapter 4: Surveying the Periodic Table of the Elements
• Organizing the Periodic Table into Periods and Groups
• Predicting Properties from Periodic and Group Trends
• Seeking Stability with Valence Electrons by Forming Ions
• Putting Electrons in Their Places: Electron Configurations
• Measuring the Amount of Energy (or Light) an Excited Electron Emits
• Answers to Questions on the Periodic Table
• Part 2: Making and Remaking Compounds
• Chapter 5: Building Bonds
• Pairing Charges with Ionic Bonds
• Sharing Electrons with Covalent Bonds
• Occupying and Overlapping Molecular Orbitals
• Polarity: Sharing Electrons Unevenly
• Shaping Molecules: VSEPR Theory and Hybridization
• Answers to Questions on Bonds
• Chapter 6: Naming Compounds and Writing Formulas
• Labeling Ionic Compounds and Writing Their Formulas
• Getting a Grip on Ionic Compounds with Polyatomic Ions
• Naming Molecular (Covalent) Compounds and Writing Their Formulas
• Addressing Acids
• Mixing the Rules for Naming and Formula Writing
• Beyond the Basics: Naming Organic Carbon Chains
• Answers to Questions on Naming Compounds and Writing Formulas
• Chapter 7: Understanding the Many Uses of the Mole
• The Mole Conversion Factor: Avogadro’s Number
• Doing Mass and Volume Mole Conversions
• Determining Percent Composition
• Calculating Empirical Formulas
• Using Empirical Formulas to Find Molecular Formulas
• Answers to Questions on Moles
• Chapter 8: Getting a Grip on Chemical Equations
• Translating Chemistry into Equations and Symbols
• Balancing Chemical Equations
• Recognizing Reactions and Predicting Products
• Canceling Spectator Ions: Net Ionic Equations
• Answers to Questions on Chemical Equations
• Chapter 9: Putting Stoichiometry to Work
• Using Mole-Mole Conversions from Balanced Equations
• Putting Moles at the Center: Conversions Involving Particles, Volumes, and Masses
• Limiting Your Reagents
• Counting Your Chickens after They’ve Hatched: Percent Yield Calculations
• Answers to Questions on Stoichiometry
• Part 3: Examining Changes in Terms of Energy
• Chapter 10: Understanding States in Terms of Energy
• Describing States of Matter with the Kinetic Molecular Theory
• Make a Move: Figuring Out Phase Transitions and Diagrams
• Answers to Questions on Changes of State
• Chapter 11: Obeying Gas Laws
• Boyle’s Law: Playing with Pressure and Volume
• Charles’s Law and Absolute Zero: Looking at Volume and Temperature
• The Combined and Ideal Gas Laws: Working with Pressure, Volume, and Temperature
• Mixing It Up with Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures
• Diffusing and Effusing with Graham’s Law
• Answers to Questions on Gas Laws
• Chapter 12: Dissolving into Solutions
• Seeing Different Forces at Work in Solubility
• Concentrating on Molarity and Percent Solutions
• Changing Concentrations by Making Dilutions
• Altering Solubility with Temperature
• Answers to Questions on Solutions
• Chapter 13: Playing Hot and Cold: Colligative Properties
• Portioning Particles: Molality and Mole Fractions
• Too Hot to Handle: Elevating and Calculating Boiling Points
• How Low Can You Go? Depressing and Calculating Freezing Points
• Determining Molecular Masses with Boiling and Freezing Points
• Answers to Questions on Colligative Properties
• Chapter 14: Exploring Rates and Equilibrium
• Measuring Rates
• Focusing on Factors That Affect Rates
• Measuring Equilibrium
• Answers to Questions on Rates and Equilibrium
• Chapter 15: Warming Up to Thermochemistry
• Understanding the Basics of Thermodynamics
• Working with Specific Heat Capacity and Calorimetry
• Absorbing and Releasing Heat: Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions
• Summing Heats with Hess’s Law
• Answers to Questions on Thermochemistry
• Part 4: Swapping Charges
• Chapter 16: Working with Acids and Bases
• Surveying Three Complementary Methods for Defining Acids and Bases
• Measuring Acidity and Basicity: pH, pOH, and KW
• Ka and Kb: Finding Strength through Dissociation
• Answers to Questions on Acids and Bases
• Chapter 17: Achieving Neutrality with Titrations and Buffers
• Concentrating on Titration to Figure Out Molarity
• Maintaining Your pH with Buffers
• Measuring Salt Solubility with Ksp
• Answers to Questions on Titrations and Buffers
• Chapter 18: Accounting for Electrons in Redox
• Oxidation Numbers: Keeping Tabs on Electrons
• Balancing Redox Reactions under Acidic Conditions
• Balancing Redox Reactions under Basic Conditions
• Answers to Questions on Electrons in Redox
• Chapter 19: Galvanizing Yourself to Do Electrochemistry
• Identifying Anodes and Cathodes
• Calculating Electromotive Force and Standard Reduction Potentials
• Coupling Current to Chemistry: Electrolytic Cells
• Answers to Questions on Electrochemistry
• Chapter 20: Doing Chemistry with Atomic Nuclei
• Decaying Nuclei in Different Ways
• Measuring Rates of Decay: Half-Lives
• Making and Breaking Nuclei: Fusion and Fission
• Answers to Questions on Nuclear Chemistry
• Part 5: The Part of Tens
• Chapter 21: Ten Chemistry Formulas to Tattoo on Your Brain
• The Combined Gas Law
• Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures
• The Dilution Equation
• Rate Laws
• The Equilibrium Constant
• Free Energy Change
• Constant-Pressure Calorimetry
• Hess’s Law
• pH, pOH, and KW
• Ka and Kb
• Chapter 22: Ten Annoying Exceptions to Chemistry Rules
• Hydrogen Isn’t an Alkali Metal
• The Octet Rule Isn’t Always an Option
• Some Electron Configurations Ignore the Orbital Rules
• One Partner in a Coordinate Covalent Bond Giveth Electrons; the Other Taketh
• All Hybridized Orbitals Are Created Equal
• Use Caution When Naming Compounds with Transition Metals
• You Must Memorize Polyatomic Ions
• Liquid Water Is Denser than Ice
• No Gas Is Truly Ideal
• Common Names for Organic Compounds Hearken Back to the Old Days
• About the Authors
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