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THEODORE L. BROWN received his Ph.D. from Michigan State University in 1956. Since then, he has been a member of the faculty of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where he is now Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus. He served as Vice Chancellor for Research, and Dean of The Graduate College, from 1980 to 1986, and as Founding Director of the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology from 1987 to 1993. Professor Brown has been an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellow and has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. In 1972 he was awarded the American Chemical Society Award for Research in Inorganic Chemistry and received the American Chemical Society Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry in 1993. He has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Chemical

Table of Contents

BRIEF CONTENTS

1. Introduction: Matter, Energy, and Measurement
2. Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
3. Chemical Reactions and Reaction Stoichiometry
4. Reactions in Aqueous Solution
5. Thermochemistry
6. Electronic Structure of Atoms
7. Periodic Properties of the Elements
8. Basic Concepts of Chemical Bonding
9. Molecular Geometry and Bonding Theories
10. Gases
11. Liquids and Intermolecular Forces
12. Solids and Modern Materials
13. Properties of Solutions
14. Chemical Kinetics
15. Chemical Equilibrium
16. Acid-Base Equilibria
17. Additional Aspects of Aqueous Equilibria
18. Chemistry of the Environment
19. Chemical Thermodynamics
20. Electrochemistry
21. Nuclear Chemistry
22. Chemistry of the Nonmetals
23. Transition Metals and Coordination Chemistry
24. The Chemistry of Life: Organic and Biological Chemistry

Appendices
Mathematical Operations
Properties of Water
Thermodynamic Quantities for Selected Substances at 298.15 K (25ο C)
Aqueous Equilibrium Constants
Standard Reduction Potentials at 25ο C

Answers to Selected Exercises
Answers to Give It Some Thought
Answers to Go Figure
Answer to Selected Practice Exercises

Glossary
Photo and Art Credits

DETAILED CONTENTS

1. Introduction: Matter, Energy, and Measurement
1.1 The Study of Chemistry
The Atomic and Molecular Perspective of Chemistry
Why Study Chemistry?
1.2 Classifications of Matter
States of Matter
Pure Substances
Elements
Compounds
Mixtures
1.3 Properties of Matter
Physical and Chemical Changes
Separation of Mixtures
1.4 The Nature of Energy
Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy
1.5 Units of Measurement
SI Units
Length and Mass
Temperature
Derived SI Units
Volume
Density
Units of Energy
1.6 Uncertainty in Measurement
Precision and Accuracy
Significant Figures
Significant Figures in Calculations
1.7 Dimensional Analysis
Conversion Factors
Using Two or More Conversion Factors
Conversions Involving Volume
Chemistry Put To Work: Chemistry and the Chemical Industry
A Closer Look: The Scientific Method
Chemistry Put To Work: Chemistry in the News
Strategies For Success: Estimating Answers
Strategies For Success: The Importance of Practice
Strategies For Success: The Features of This Book

2. Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
2.1 The Atomic Theory of Matter
2.2 The Discovery of Atomic Structure
Cathode Rays and Electrons
Radioactivity
The Nuclear Model of the Atom
2.3 The Modern View of Atomic Structure
Atomic Numbers, Mass Numbers, and Isotopes
2.4 Atomic Weights
The Atomic Mass Scale
Atomic Weight
2.5 The Periodic Table
2.6 Molecules and Molecular Compounds
Molecules and Chemical Formulas
Molecular and Empirical Formulas
Picturing Molecules
2.7 Ions and Ionic Compounds
Predicting Ionic Charges
Ionic Compounds
2.8 Naming Inorganic Compounds
Names and Formulas of Ionic Compounds
Names and Formulas of Acids
Names and Formulas of Binary Molecular Compounds
2.9 Some Simple Organic Compounds
Alkanes
Some Derivatives of Alkanes
A Closer Look: Basic Forces
A Closer Look: The Mass Spectrometer
A Closer Look: What Are Coins Made Of?
Chemistry and Life: Elements Required by Living Organisms
Strategies For Success: How to Take a Test

3. Chemical Reactions and Reaction Stoichiometry
3.1 Chemical Equations
Balancing Equations
A Step-by-Step Example of Balancing a Chemical Equation
Indicating the States of Reactants and Products
3.2 Simple Patterns of Chemical Reactivity
Combination and Decomposition Reactions
Combustion Reactions
3.3 Formula Weights
Formula and Molecular Weights
Percentage Composition from Chemical Formulas
3.4 Avogadro's Number and the Mole
Molar Mass
Interconverting Masses and Moles
Interconverting Masses and Numbers of Particles
3.5 Empirical Formulas from Analyses
Molecular Formulas from Empirical Formulas
Combustion Analysis
3.6 Quantitative Information from Balanced Equations
3.7 Limiting Reactants
Theoretical and Percent Yields
Strategies For Success: Problem Solving
Chemistry and Life: Glucose Monitoring
Strategies For Success: Design an Experiment

4. Reactions in Aqueous Solution
4.1 General Properties of Aqueous Solutions
Electrolytes and Nonelectrolytes
How Compounds Dissolve in Water
Strong and Weak Electrolytes
4.2 Precipitation Reactions
Solubility Guidelines for Ionic Compounds
Exchange (Metathesis) Reactions
Ionic Equations and Spectator Ions
4.3 Acids, Bases, and Neutralization Reactions
Acids
Bases
Strong and Weak Acids and Bases
Identifying Strong and Weak Electrolytes
Neutralization Reactions and Salts
Neutralization Reactions with Gas Formation
4.4 Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
Oxidation and Reduction
Oxidation Numbers
Oxidation of Metals by Acids and Salts
The Activity Series
4.5 Concentrations of Solutions
Molarity
Expressing the Concentration of an Electrolyte
Interconverting Molarity, Moles, and Volume
Dilution
4.6 Solution Stoichiometry and Chemical Analysis
Titrations
Chemistry Put To Work: Antacids
Strategies For Success: Analyzing Chemical Reactions

5. Thermochemistry
5.1 The Nature of Chemical Energy
5.2 The First Law of Thermodynamics
System and Surroundings
Internal Energy
Relating E to Heat and Work
Endothermic and Exothermic Processes
State Functions
5.3 Enthalpy
Pressure-Volume Work
Enthalpy Change
5.4 Enthalpies of Reaction
5.5 Calorimetry
Heat Capacity and Specific Heat
Constant-Pressure Calorimetry
Bomb Calorimetry (Constant-Volume Calorimetry)
5.6 Hess's Law
5.7 Enthalpies of Formation
Using Enthalpies of Formation to Calculate Enthalpies of Reaction
5.8 Bond Enthalpies
Bond Enthalpies and the Enthalpies of Reactions
5.9 Foods and Fuels
Foods
Fuels
Other Energy Sources
A Closer Look: Energy, Enthalpy, and P-V Work
A Closer Look: Using Enthalpy as a Guide
Chemistry and Life: The Regulation of Body Temperature
Chemistry Put To Work: The Scientific and Political Challenges of Biofuels

6. Electronic Structure of Atoms
6.1 The Wave Nature of Light
6.2 Quantized Energy and Photons
Hot Objects and the Quantization of Energy
The Photoelectric Effect and Photons
6.3 Line Spectra and the Bohr Model
Line Spectra
Bohr's Model
The Energy States of the Hydrogen Atom
Limitations of the Bohr Model
6.4 The Wave Behavior of Matter
The Uncertainty Principle
6.5 Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Orbitals
Orbitals and Quantum Numbers
6.6 Representations of Orbitals
The s Orbitals
The Orbitals
The and Orbitals
6.7 Many-Electron Atoms
Orbitals and Their Energies
Electron Spin and the Pauli Exclusion Principle
6.8 Electron Configurations
Hund's Rule
Condensed Electron Configurations
Transition Metals
The Lanthanides and Actinides
6.9 Electron Configurations and the Periodic Table
Anomalous Electron Configurations
A Closer Look: Measurement and the Uncertainty Principle
A Closer Look: Thought Experiments and Schrödinger's Cat
A Closer Look: Probability Density and Radial Probability Functions
Chemistry and Life: Nuclear Spin and Magnetic Resonance Imaging

7. Periodic Properties of the Elements
7.1 Development of the Periodic Table
7.2 Effective Nuclear Charge
7.3 Sizes of Atoms and Ions
Periodic Trends in Atomic Radii
Periodic Trends in Ionic Radii
7.4 Ionization Energy
Variations in Successive Ionization Energies
Periodic Trends in First Ionization Energies
Electron Configurations of Ions
7.5 Electron Affinity
Periodic Trends in Electron Affinity
7.6 Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids
Metals
Nonmetals
Metalloids
7.7 Trends for Group 1A and Group 2A Metals
Group 1A: The Alkali Metals
Group 2A: The Alkaline Earth Metals
7.8 Trends for Selected Nonmetals
Hydrogen
Group 6A: The Oxygen Group
Group 7A: The Halogens
Group 8A: The Noble Gases
A Closer Look: Effective Nuclear Charge
Chemistry Put To Work: Ionic Size and Lithium-Ion Batteries
Chemistry and Life: The Improbable Development of Lithium Drugs

8. Basic Concepts of Chemical Bonding
8.1 Lewis Symbols and the Octet Rule
The Octet Rule
8.2 Ionic Bonding
Energetics of Ionic Bond Formation
Electron Configurations of Ions of the s- and p-Block Elements
Transition Metal Ions
8.3 Covalent Bonding
Lewis Structures
Multiple Bonds
8.4 Bond Polarity and Electronegativity
Electronegativity
Electronegativity and Bond Polarity
Dipole Moments
Comparing Ionic and Covalent Bonding
8.5 Drawing Lewis Structures
Formal Charge and Alternative Lewis Structures
8.6 Resonance Structures
Resonance in Benzene
8.7 Exceptions to the Octet Rule
Odd Number of Electrons
Less Than an Octet of Valence Electrons
More Than an Octet of Valence Electrons
8.8 Strengths and Lengths of Covalent Bonds
A Closer Look: Calculation of Lattice Energies: The Born-Haber Cycle
A Closer Look: Oxidation Numbers, Formal Charges, and Actual Partial Charges

9. Molecular Geometry and Bonding Theories
9.1 Molecular Shapes
Applying the VSEPR Model to Determine Molecular Shapes
Effect of Nonbonding Electrons and Multiple Bonds on Bond Angles
Molecules with Expanded Valence Shells
Shapes of Larger Molecules
9.2 The VSEPR Model
Applying the VSEPR Model to Determine Molecular Shapes
Effect of Nonbonding Electrons and Multiple Bonds on Bond Angles
Molecules with Expanded Valence Shells
Shapes of Larger Molecules
9.3 Molecular Shape and Molecular Polarity
9.4 Covalent Bonding and Orbital Overlap
9.5 Hybrid Orbitals
sp Hybrid Orbitals
sp2 and sp3 Hybrid Orbitals
Hypervalent Molecules
Hybrid Orbital Summary
9.6 Multiple Bonds
Resonance Structures, Delocalization, and p Bonding
General Conclusions about s and p
9.7 Molecular Orbitals
Molecular Orbitals of the Hydrogen Molecule
Bond Order
9.8 Bonding in Period 2 Diatomic Molecules
Molecular Orbitals for Li2 and Be2
Molecular Orbitals from 2p Atomic Orbitals
Electron Configurations for B2 through Ne2
Electron Configurations and Molecular Properties
Heteronuclear Diatomic Molecules
Chemistry and Life: The Chemistry of Vision
A Closer Look: Phases in Atomic and Molecular Orbitals
Chemistry Put To Work: Orbitals and Energy

10. Gases
10.1 Characteristics of Gases
10.2 Pressure
Atmospheric Pressure and the Barometer
10.3 The Gas Laws
The Pressure-Volume Relationship: Boyle's Law
The Temperature-Volume Relationship: Charles's Law
The Quantity-Volume Relationship: Avogadro's Law
10.4 The Ideal-Gas Equation
Relating the Ideal-Gas Equation and the Gas Laws
10.5 Further Applications of the Ideal-Gas Equation
Gas Densities and Molar Mass
Volumes of Gases in Chemical Reactions
10.6 Gas Mixtures and Partial Pressures
Partial Pressures and Mole Fractions
10.7 The Kinetic-Molecular Theory of Gases
Distributions of Molecular Speed
Application of Kinetic-Molecular Theory to the Gas Laws
10.8 Molecular Effusion and Diffusion
Graham's Law of Effusion
Diffusion and Mean Free Path
10.9 Real Gases: Deviations from Ideal Behavior
The van der Waals Equation
Strategies for Success: Calculations Involving Many Variables
A Closer Look: The Ideal-Gas Equation
Chemistry Put To Work: Gas Separations

11. Liquids and Intermolecular Forces
11.1 A Molecular Comparison of Gases, Liquids, and Solids
11.2 Intermolecular Forces
Dispersion Forces
Dipole-Dipole Interactions
Hydrogen Bonding
Ion-Dipole Forces
Comparing Intermolecular Forces
11.3 Select Properties of Liquids
Viscosity
Surface Tension
Capillary Action
11.4 Phase Changes
Energy Changes Accompany Phase Changes
Heating Curves
Critical Temperature and Pressure
11.5 Vapor Pressure
Volatility, Vapor Pressure, and Temperature
Vapor Pressure and Boiling Point
11.6 Phase Diagrams
The Phase Diagrams of and
11.7 Liquid Crystals
Types of Liquid Crystals
Chemistry Put To Work: Ionic Liquids
A Closer Look: The Clausius-Clapeyron Equation

12. Solids and Modern Materials
12.1 Classification of Solids
12.2 Structures of Solids
Crystalline and Amorphous Solids
Unit Cells and Crystal Lattices
Filling the Unit Cell
12.3 Metallic Solids
The Structures of Metallic Solids
Close Packing
Alloys
12.4 Metallic Bonding
Electron-Sea Model
Molecular Orbital Model
12.5 Ionic Solids
Structures of Ionic Solids
12.6 Molecular Solids
12.7 Covalent-Network Solids
Semiconductors
Semiconductor Doping
12.8 Polymers
Making Polymers
Structure and Physical Properties of Polymers
12.9 Nanomaterials
Semiconductors on the Nanoscale
Metals on the Nanoscale
Carbon on the Nanoscale
A Closer Look: X-ray Diffraction
Chemistry Put To Work: Alloys of Gold
Chemistry Put To Work: Solid-State Lighting
Chemistry Put To Work: Modern Materials in the Automobile
Chemistry Put To Work: Microporous and Mesoporous Materials

13. Properties of Solutions
13.1 The Solution Process
The Natural Tendency toward Mixing
The Effect of Intermolecular Forces on Solution Formation
Energetics of Solution Formation
Solution Formation and Chemical Reactions
13.2 Saturated Solutions and Solubility
13.3 Factors Affecting Solubility
Solute-Solvent Interactions
Pressure Effects
Temperature Effects
13.4 Expressing Solution Concentration
Mass Percentage, ppm, and ppb
Mole Fraction, Molarity, and Molality
Converting Concentration Units
13.5 Colligative Properties
Vapor-Pressure Lowering
Boiling-Point Elevation
Freezing-Point Depression
Osmosis
Determination of Molar Mass from Colligative Properties
13.6 Colloids
Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Colloids
Colloidal Motion in Liquids
Chemistry and Life: Fat-Soluble and Water-Soluble Vitamins
Chemistry and Life: Blood Gases and Deep-Sea Diving
A Closer Look: Ideal Solutions with Two or More Volatile Components
A Closer Look: The van't Hoff Factor
Chemistry and Life: Sickle-Cell Anemia

14. Chemical Kinetics
14.1 Factors That Affect Reaction Rates
14.2 Reaction Rates
Change of Rate with Time
Instantaneous Rate
Reaction Rates and Stoichiometry
14.3 Concentration and Rate Laws
Reaction Orders: The Exponents in the Rate Law
Magnitudes and Units of Rate Constants
Using Initial Rates to Determine Rate Laws
14.4 The Change of Concentration with Time
First-Order Reactions
Second-Order Reactions
Zero-Order Reactions
Half-Life
14.5 Temperature and Rate
The Collision Model
The Orientation Factor
Activation Energy
The Arrhenius Equation
Determining the Activation Energy
14.6 Reaction Mechanisms
Elementary Reactions
Multistep Mechanisms
Rate Laws for Elementary Reactions
The Rate-Determining Step for a Multistep Mechanism
Mechanisms with a Slow Initial Step
Mechanisms with a Fast Initial Step
14.7 Catalysis
Homogeneous Catalysis
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Enzymes
A Closer Look: Using Spectroscopic Methods to Measure Reaction Rates: Beer's Law
Chemistry Put To Work: Methyl Bromide in the Atmosphere
Chemistry Put To Work: Catalytic Converters
Chemistry and Life: Nitrogen Fixation and Nitrogenase

15. Chemical Equilibrium
15.1 The Concept of Equilibrium
15.2 The Equilibrium Constant
Evaluating Kc
Equilibrium Constants in Terms of Pressure, Kp
Equilibrium Constants and Units
15.3 Understanding and Working with Equilibrium Constants
The Magnitude of Equilibrium Constants
The Direction of the Chemical Equation and K
Relating Chemical Equation Stoichiometry and Equilibrium Constants
15.4 Heterogeneous Equilibria
15.5 Calculating Equilibrium Constants
15.6 Applications of Equilibrium Constants
Predicting the Direction of Reaction
Calculating Equilibrium Concentrations
15.7 Le Châtelier's Principle
Change in Reactant or Product Concentration
Effects of Volume and Pressure Changes
Effect of Temperature Changes
The Effect of Catalysts
Chemistry Put To Work: The Haber Process
A Closer Look: Temperature Changes and Le Châtelier's Principle
Chemistry Put To Work: Controlling Nitric Oxide Emissions

16. Acid-Base Equilibria
16.1 Arrhenius Acids and Bases
16.2 Brønsted-Lowry Acids and Bases
The H+ Ion in Water
Proton-Transfer Reactions
Conjugate Acid-Base Pairs
Relative Strengths of Acids and Bases
16.3 The Autoionization of Water
The Ion Product of Water
16.4 The pH Scale
pOH and Other "p" Scales
Measuring pH
16.5 Strong Acids and Bases
Strong Acids
Strong Bases
16.6 Weak Acids
Calculating Ka from pH
Percent Ionization
Using Ka to Calculate pH
Polyprotic Acids
16.7 Weak Bases
Types of Weak Bases
16.8 Relationship Between Ka and Kb
16.9 Acid-Base Properties of Salt Solutions
An Anion's Ability to React with Water
A Cation's Ability to React with Water
Combined Effect of Cation and Anion in Solution
16.10 Acid-Base Behavior and Chemical Structure
Factors That Affect Acid Strength
Binary Acids
Oxyacids
Carboxylic Acids
16.11 Lewis Acids and Bases
A Closer Look: Polyprotic Acids
Chemistry Put To Work: Amines and Amine Hydrochlorides
Chemistry and Life: The Amphiprotic Behavior of Amino Acids

17. Additional Aspects of Aqueous Equilibria
17.1 The Common-Ion Effect
17.2 Buffers
Composition and Action of Buffers
Calculating the pH of a Buffer
Buffer Capacity and pH Range
Addition of Strong Acids or Bases to Buffers
17.3 Acid-Base Titrations
Strong Acid-Strong Base Titrations
Weak Acid-Strong Base Titrations
Titrating with an Acid-Base Indicator
Titrations of Polyprotic Acids
17.4 Solubility Equilibria
The Solubility-Product Constant, Ksp
Solubility and Ksp
17.5 Factors That Affect Solubility
The Common-Ion Effect
Solubility and pH
Formation of Complex Ions
Amphoterism
17.6 Precipitation and Separation of Ions
Selective Precipitation of Ions
17.7 Qualitative Analysis for Metallic Elements
Chemistry and Life: Blood as a Buffered Solution
A Closer Look: Limitations of Solubility Products
Chemistry and Life: Tooth Decay and Fluoridation
A Closer Look: Lead Contamination in Drinking Water

18. Chemistry of the Environment
18.1 Earth's Atmosphere
Composition of the Atmosphere
Photochemical Reactions in the Atmosphere
Ozone in the Stratosphere
18.2 Human Activities and Earth's Atmosphere
The Ozone Layer and Its Depletion
Sulfur Compounds and Acid Rain
Nitrogen Oxides and Photochemical Smog
Greenhouse Gases: Water Vapor, Carbon Dioxide, and Climate
18.3 Earth's Water
The Global Water Cycle
Salt Water: Earth's Oceans and Seas
Freshwater and Groundwater
18.4 Human Activities and Water Quality
Dissolved Oxygen and Water Quality
Water Purification: Desalination
Water Purification: Municipal Treatment
18.5 Green Chemistry
Supercritical Solvents
Greener Reagents and Processes
A Closer Look: Other Greenhouse Gases
A Closer Look: The Ogallala Aquifer-A Shrinking Resource
A Closer Look: Fracking and Water Quality
Chemistry and Life: Ocean Acidification

19. Chemical Thermodynamics
19.1 Spontaneous Processes
Seeking a Criterion for Spontaneity
Reversible and Irreversible Processes
19.2 Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
The Relationship between Entropy and Heat
S for Phase Changes
The Second Law of Thermodynamics
19.3 The Molecular Interpretation of Entropy and the Third Law of Thermodynamics
Expansion of a Gas at the Molecular Level
Boltzmann's Equation and Microstates
Molecular Motions and Energy
Making Qualitative Predictions about S
The Third Law of Thermodynamics
19.4 Entropy Changes in Chemical Reactions
Temperature Variation of Entropy
Standard Molar Entropies
Calculating the Standard Entropy Change for a Reaction Entropy Changes in the Surroundings
19.5 Gibbs Free Energy
Standard Free Energy of Formation
19.6 Free Energy and Temperature
19.7 Free Energy and the Equilibrium Constant
Free Energy under Nonstandard Conditions
Relationship between and K
A Closer Look: The Entropy Change When a Gas Expands Isothermally
Chemistry and Life: Entropy and Human Society
A Closer Look: What's "Free" About Free Energy?
Chemistry and Life: Driving Nonspontaneous Reactions: Coupling Reactions

20. Electrochemistry
20.1 Oxidation States and Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
20.2 Balancing Redox Equations
Half-Reactions
Balancing Equations by the Method of Half-Reactions
Balancing Equations for Reactions Occurring in Basic Solution
20.3 Voltaic Cells
20.4 Cell Potentials Under Standard Conditions
Standard Reduction Potentials
Strengths of Oxidizing and Reducing Agents
20.5 Free Energy and Redox Reactions
Emf, Free Energy, and the Equilibrium Constant
20.6 Cell Potentials Under Nonstandard Conditions
The Nernst Equation
Concentration Cells
20.7 Batteries and Fuel Cells
Lead-Acid Battery
Alkaline Battery
Nickel-Cadmium and Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries
Lithium-Ion Batteries
Hydrogen Fuel Cells
20.8 Corrosion
Corrosion of Iron (Rusting)
Preventing Corrosion of Iron
20.9 Electrolysis
Quantitative Aspects of Electrolysis
A Closer Look: Electrical Work
Chemistry and Life: Heartbeats and Electrocardiography
Chemistry Put To Work: Batteries for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
Chemistry Put To Work: Electrometallurgy of Aluminum

21. Nuclear Chemistry
21.1 Radioactivity and Nuclear Equations
Nuclear Equations
Types of Radioactive Decay
21.2 Patterns of Nuclear Stability
Neutron-to-Proton Ratio
Radioactive Decay Chains
Further Observations
21.3 Nuclear Transmutations
Accelerating Charged Particles
Reactions Involving Neutrons
Transuranium Elements
21.4 Rates of Radioactive Decay
Radiometric Dating
Calculations Based on Half-Life
21.5 Detection of Radioactivity
Radiotracers
21.6 Energy Changes in Nuclear Reactions
Nuclear Binding Energies
21.7 Nuclear Power: Fission
Nuclear Reactors
Nuclear Waste
21.8 Nuclear Power: Fusion
21.9 Radiation in the Environment and Living Systems
Radiation Doses
Chemistry and Life: Medical Applications of Radiotracers
A Closer Look: The Dawning of the Nuclear Age
A Closer Look: Nuclear Synthesis of the Elements
Chemistry and Life: Radiation Therapy

22. Chemistry of the Nonmetals
22.1 Periodic Trends and Chemical Reactions
Chemical Reactions
22.2 Hydrogen
Isotopes of Hydrogen
Properties of Hydrogen
Production of Hydrogen
Uses of Hydrogen
Binary Hydrogen Compounds
22.3 Group 8A: The Noble Gases
Noble-Gas Compounds
22.4 Group 7A: The Halogens
Properties and Production of the Halogens
Uses of the Halogens
The Hydrogen Halides
Interhalogen Compounds
Oxyacids and Oxyanions
22.5 Oxygen
Properties of Oxygen
Production of Oxygen
Uses of Oxygen
Ozone
Oxides
Peroxides and Superoxides
22.6 The Other Group 6A Elements: S, Se, Te, and Po
Occurrence and Production of S, Se, and Te
Properties and Uses of Sulfur, Selenium, and Tellurium
Sulfides
Oxides, Oxyacids, and Oxyanions of Sulfur
22.7 Nitrogen
Properties of Nitrogen
Production and Uses of Nitrogen
Hydrogen Compounds of Nitrogen
Oxides and Oxyacids of Nitrogen
22.8 The Other Group 5A Elements: P, As, Sb, and Bi
Occurrence, Isolation, and Properties of Phosphorus
Phosphorus Halides
Oxy Compounds of Phosphorus
22.9 Carbon
Elemental Forms of Carbon
Oxides of Carbon
Carbonic Acid and Carbonates
Carbides
22.10 The Other Group 4A Elements: Si, Ge, Sn, and Pb
General Characteristics of the Group A Elements
Occurrence and Preparation of Silicon
Silicates
Glass
Silicones
22.11 Boron
A Closer Look: The Hydrogen Economy
Chemistry and Life: Nitroglycerin, Nitric Oxide, and Heart Disease
Chemistry and Life: Arsenic in Drinking Water
Chemistry Put To Work: Carbon Fibers and Composites

23. Transition Metals and Coordination Chemistry
23.1 The Transition Metals
Physical Properties
Electron Configurations and Oxidation States
Magnetism
23.2 Transition-Metal Complexes
The Development of Coordination Chemistry: Werner's Theory
The Metal-Ligand Bond
Charges, Coordination Numbers, and Geometries
23.3 Common Ligands in Coordination Chemistry
Metals and Chelates in Living Systems
23.4 Nomenclature and Isomerism in Coordination Chemistry
Isomerism
Structural Isomerism
Stereoisomerism
23.5 Color and Magnetism in Coordination Chemistry
Color
Magnetism of Coordination Compounds
23.6 Crystal-field Theory
Electron Configurations in Octahedral Complexes
Tetrahedral and Square-Planar Complexes
Design an Experiment
A Closer Look: Entropy and the Chelate Effect
Chemistry and Life: The Battle for Iron in Living Systems
A Closer Look: Charge-Transfer Color

24. The Chemistry of Life: Organic and Biological Chemistry
24.1 General Characteristics of Organic Molecules
The Structures of Organic Molecules
The Stability of Organic Compounds
Solubility and Acid-Base Properties of Organic Compounds
24.2 Introduction to Hydrocarbons
Structures of Alkanes
Structural Isomers
Nomenclature of Alkanes
Cycloalkanes
Reactions of Alkanes
24.3 Alkenes, Alkynes, and Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Alkenes
Alkynes
Addition Reactions of Alkenes and Alkynes
Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Stabilization of p Electrons by Delocalization
Substitution Reactions of Aromatic Hydrocarbons
24.4 Organic Functional Groups
Alcohols
Ethers
Aldehydes and Ketones
Carboxylic Acids and Esters
Amines and Amides
24.5 Chirality in Organic Chemistry
24.6 Introduction to Biochemistry
24.7 Proteins
Amino Acids
Polypeptides and Proteins
Protein Structure
24.8 Carbohydrates
Disaccharides
Polysaccharides
24.9 Lipids
Fats
Phospholipids
24.10 Nucleic Acids
Design an Experiment
Chemistry Put To Work: Gasoline
A Closer Look: Mechanism of Addition Reactions
STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS: What Now?

Appendices
Mathematical Operations
Properties of Water
Thermodynamic Quantities for Selected Substances at 298.15 K (25 °C)
Aqueous Equilibrium Constants
Standard Reduction Potentials at 25 °C

Answers to Selected Exercises
Answers to Give It Some Thought
Answers to Go Figure
Answer to Selected Practice Exercises

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      THEODORE L. BROWN received his Ph.D. from Michigan State University in 1956. Since then, he has been a member of the faculty of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where he is now Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus. He served as Vice Chancellor for Research, and Dean of The Graduate College, from 1980 to 1986, and as Founding Director of the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology from 1987 to 1993. Professor Brown has been an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellow and has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. In 1972 he was awarded the American Chemical Society Award for Research in Inorganic Chemistry and received the American Chemical Society Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry in 1993. He has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Chemical

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      BRIEF CONTENTS

      1. Introduction: Matter, Energy, and Measurement
      2. Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
      3. Chemical Reactions and Reaction Stoichiometry
      4. Reactions in Aqueous Solution
      5. Thermochemistry
      6. Electronic Structure of Atoms
      7. Periodic Properties of the Elements
      8. Basic Concepts of Chemical Bonding
      9. Molecular Geometry and Bonding Theories
      10. Gases
      11. Liquids and Intermolecular Forces
      12. Solids and Modern Materials
      13. Properties of Solutions
      14. Chemical Kinetics
      15. Chemical Equilibrium
      16. Acid-Base Equilibria
      17. Additional Aspects of Aqueous Equilibria
      18. Chemistry of the Environment
      19. Chemical Thermodynamics
      20. Electrochemistry
      21. Nuclear Chemistry
      22. Chemistry of the Nonmetals
      23. Transition Metals and Coordination Chemistry
      24. The Chemistry of Life: Organic and Biological Chemistry

      Appendices
      Mathematical Operations
      Properties of Water
      Thermodynamic Quantities for Selected Substances at 298.15 K (25ο C)
      Aqueous Equilibrium Constants
      Standard Reduction Potentials at 25ο C

      Answers to Selected Exercises
      Answers to Give It Some Thought
      Answers to Go Figure
      Answer to Selected Practice Exercises

      Glossary
      Photo and Art Credits

      DETAILED CONTENTS

      1. Introduction: Matter, Energy, and Measurement
      1.1 The Study of Chemistry
      The Atomic and Molecular Perspective of Chemistry
      Why Study Chemistry?
      1.2 Classifications of Matter
      States of Matter
      Pure Substances
      Elements
      Compounds
      Mixtures
      1.3 Properties of Matter
      Physical and Chemical Changes
      Separation of Mixtures
      1.4 The Nature of Energy
      Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy
      1.5 Units of Measurement
      SI Units
      Length and Mass
      Temperature
      Derived SI Units
      Volume
      Density
      Units of Energy
      1.6 Uncertainty in Measurement
      Precision and Accuracy
      Significant Figures
      Significant Figures in Calculations
      1.7 Dimensional Analysis
      Conversion Factors
      Using Two or More Conversion Factors
      Conversions Involving Volume
      Chemistry Put To Work: Chemistry and the Chemical Industry
      A Closer Look: The Scientific Method
      Chemistry Put To Work: Chemistry in the News
      Strategies For Success: Estimating Answers
      Strategies For Success: The Importance of Practice
      Strategies For Success: The Features of This Book

      2. Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
      2.1 The Atomic Theory of Matter
      2.2 The Discovery of Atomic Structure
      Cathode Rays and Electrons
      Radioactivity
      The Nuclear Model of the Atom
      2.3 The Modern View of Atomic Structure
      Atomic Numbers, Mass Numbers, and Isotopes
      2.4 Atomic Weights
      The Atomic Mass Scale
      Atomic Weight
      2.5 The Periodic Table
      2.6 Molecules and Molecular Compounds
      Molecules and Chemical Formulas
      Molecular and Empirical Formulas
      Picturing Molecules
      2.7 Ions and Ionic Compounds
      Predicting Ionic Charges
      Ionic Compounds
      2.8 Naming Inorganic Compounds
      Names and Formulas of Ionic Compounds
      Names and Formulas of Acids
      Names and Formulas of Binary Molecular Compounds
      2.9 Some Simple Organic Compounds
      Alkanes
      Some Derivatives of Alkanes
      A Closer Look: Basic Forces
      A Closer Look: The Mass Spectrometer
      A Closer Look: What Are Coins Made Of?
      Chemistry and Life: Elements Required by Living Organisms
      Strategies For Success: How to Take a Test

      3. Chemical Reactions and Reaction Stoichiometry
      3.1 Chemical Equations
      Balancing Equations
      A Step-by-Step Example of Balancing a Chemical Equation
      Indicating the States of Reactants and Products
      3.2 Simple Patterns of Chemical Reactivity
      Combination and Decomposition Reactions
      Combustion Reactions
      3.3 Formula Weights
      Formula and Molecular Weights
      Percentage Composition from Chemical Formulas
      3.4 Avogadro's Number and the Mole
      Molar Mass
      Interconverting Masses and Moles
      Interconverting Masses and Numbers of Particles
      3.5 Empirical Formulas from Analyses
      Molecular Formulas from Empirical Formulas
      Combustion Analysis
      3.6 Quantitative Information from Balanced Equations
      3.7 Limiting Reactants
      Theoretical and Percent Yields
      Strategies For Success: Problem Solving
      Chemistry and Life: Glucose Monitoring
      Strategies For Success: Design an Experiment

      4. Reactions in Aqueous Solution
      4.1 General Properties of Aqueous Solutions
      Electrolytes and Nonelectrolytes
      How Compounds Dissolve in Water
      Strong and Weak Electrolytes
      4.2 Precipitation Reactions
      Solubility Guidelines for Ionic Compounds
      Exchange (Metathesis) Reactions
      Ionic Equations and Spectator Ions
      4.3 Acids, Bases, and Neutralization Reactions
      Acids
      Bases
      Strong and Weak Acids and Bases
      Identifying Strong and Weak Electrolytes
      Neutralization Reactions and Salts
      Neutralization Reactions with Gas Formation
      4.4 Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
      Oxidation and Reduction
      Oxidation Numbers
      Oxidation of Metals by Acids and Salts
      The Activity Series
      4.5 Concentrations of Solutions
      Molarity
      Expressing the Concentration of an Electrolyte
      Interconverting Molarity, Moles, and Volume
      Dilution
      4.6 Solution Stoichiometry and Chemical Analysis
      Titrations
      Chemistry Put To Work: Antacids
      Strategies For Success: Analyzing Chemical Reactions

      5. Thermochemistry
      5.1 The Nature of Chemical Energy
      5.2 The First Law of Thermodynamics
      System and Surroundings
      Internal Energy
      Relating E to Heat and Work
      Endothermic and Exothermic Processes
      State Functions
      5.3 Enthalpy
      Pressure-Volume Work
      Enthalpy Change
      5.4 Enthalpies of Reaction
      5.5 Calorimetry
      Heat Capacity and Specific Heat
      Constant-Pressure Calorimetry
      Bomb Calorimetry (Constant-Volume Calorimetry)
      5.6 Hess's Law
      5.7 Enthalpies of Formation
      Using Enthalpies of Formation to Calculate Enthalpies of Reaction
      5.8 Bond Enthalpies
      Bond Enthalpies and the Enthalpies of Reactions
      5.9 Foods and Fuels
      Foods
      Fuels
      Other Energy Sources
      A Closer Look: Energy, Enthalpy, and P-V Work
      A Closer Look: Using Enthalpy as a Guide
      Chemistry and Life: The Regulation of Body Temperature
      Chemistry Put To Work: The Scientific and Political Challenges of Biofuels

      6. Electronic Structure of Atoms
      6.1 The Wave Nature of Light
      6.2 Quantized Energy and Photons
      Hot Objects and the Quantization of Energy
      The Photoelectric Effect and Photons
      6.3 Line Spectra and the Bohr Model
      Line Spectra
      Bohr's Model
      The Energy States of the Hydrogen Atom
      Limitations of the Bohr Model
      6.4 The Wave Behavior of Matter
      The Uncertainty Principle
      6.5 Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Orbitals
      Orbitals and Quantum Numbers
      6.6 Representations of Orbitals
      The s Orbitals
      The Orbitals
      The and Orbitals
      6.7 Many-Electron Atoms
      Orbitals and Their Energies
      Electron Spin and the Pauli Exclusion Principle
      6.8 Electron Configurations
      Hund's Rule
      Condensed Electron Configurations
      Transition Metals
      The Lanthanides and Actinides
      6.9 Electron Configurations and the Periodic Table
      Anomalous Electron Configurations
      A Closer Look: Measurement and the Uncertainty Principle
      A Closer Look: Thought Experiments and Schrödinger's Cat
      A Closer Look: Probability Density and Radial Probability Functions
      Chemistry and Life: Nuclear Spin and Magnetic Resonance Imaging

      7. Periodic Properties of the Elements
      7.1 Development of the Periodic Table
      7.2 Effective Nuclear Charge
      7.3 Sizes of Atoms and Ions
      Periodic Trends in Atomic Radii
      Periodic Trends in Ionic Radii
      7.4 Ionization Energy
      Variations in Successive Ionization Energies
      Periodic Trends in First Ionization Energies
      Electron Configurations of Ions
      7.5 Electron Affinity
      Periodic Trends in Electron Affinity
      7.6 Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids
      Metals
      Nonmetals
      Metalloids
      7.7 Trends for Group 1A and Group 2A Metals
      Group 1A: The Alkali Metals
      Group 2A: The Alkaline Earth Metals
      7.8 Trends for Selected Nonmetals
      Hydrogen
      Group 6A: The Oxygen Group
      Group 7A: The Halogens
      Group 8A: The Noble Gases
      A Closer Look: Effective Nuclear Charge
      Chemistry Put To Work: Ionic Size and Lithium-Ion Batteries
      Chemistry and Life: The Improbable Development of Lithium Drugs

      8. Basic Concepts of Chemical Bonding
      8.1 Lewis Symbols and the Octet Rule
      The Octet Rule
      8.2 Ionic Bonding
      Energetics of Ionic Bond Formation
      Electron Configurations of Ions of the s- and p-Block Elements
      Transition Metal Ions
      8.3 Covalent Bonding
      Lewis Structures
      Multiple Bonds
      8.4 Bond Polarity and Electronegativity
      Electronegativity
      Electronegativity and Bond Polarity
      Dipole Moments
      Comparing Ionic and Covalent Bonding
      8.5 Drawing Lewis Structures
      Formal Charge and Alternative Lewis Structures
      8.6 Resonance Structures
      Resonance in Benzene
      8.7 Exceptions to the Octet Rule
      Odd Number of Electrons
      Less Than an Octet of Valence Electrons
      More Than an Octet of Valence Electrons
      8.8 Strengths and Lengths of Covalent Bonds
      A Closer Look: Calculation of Lattice Energies: The Born-Haber Cycle
      A Closer Look: Oxidation Numbers, Formal Charges, and Actual Partial Charges

      9. Molecular Geometry and Bonding Theories
      9.1 Molecular Shapes
      Applying the VSEPR Model to Determine Molecular Shapes
      Effect of Nonbonding Electrons and Multiple Bonds on Bond Angles
      Molecules with Expanded Valence Shells
      Shapes of Larger Molecules
      9.2 The VSEPR Model
      Applying the VSEPR Model to Determine Molecular Shapes
      Effect of Nonbonding Electrons and Multiple Bonds on Bond Angles
      Molecules with Expanded Valence Shells
      Shapes of Larger Molecules
      9.3 Molecular Shape and Molecular Polarity
      9.4 Covalent Bonding and Orbital Overlap
      9.5 Hybrid Orbitals
      sp Hybrid Orbitals
      sp2 and sp3 Hybrid Orbitals
      Hypervalent Molecules
      Hybrid Orbital Summary
      9.6 Multiple Bonds
      Resonance Structures, Delocalization, and p Bonding
      General Conclusions about s and p
      9.7 Molecular Orbitals
      Molecular Orbitals of the Hydrogen Molecule
      Bond Order
      9.8 Bonding in Period 2 Diatomic Molecules
      Molecular Orbitals for Li2 and Be2
      Molecular Orbitals from 2p Atomic Orbitals
      Electron Configurations for B2 through Ne2
      Electron Configurations and Molecular Properties
      Heteronuclear Diatomic Molecules
      Chemistry and Life: The Chemistry of Vision
      A Closer Look: Phases in Atomic and Molecular Orbitals
      Chemistry Put To Work: Orbitals and Energy

      10. Gases
      10.1 Characteristics of Gases
      10.2 Pressure
      Atmospheric Pressure and the Barometer
      10.3 The Gas Laws
      The Pressure-Volume Relationship: Boyle's Law
      The Temperature-Volume Relationship: Charles's Law
      The Quantity-Volume Relationship: Avogadro's Law
      10.4 The Ideal-Gas Equation
      Relating the Ideal-Gas Equation and the Gas Laws
      10.5 Further Applications of the Ideal-Gas Equation
      Gas Densities and Molar Mass
      Volumes of Gases in Chemical Reactions
      10.6 Gas Mixtures and Partial Pressures
      Partial Pressures and Mole Fractions
      10.7 The Kinetic-Molecular Theory of Gases
      Distributions of Molecular Speed
      Application of Kinetic-Molecular Theory to the Gas Laws
      10.8 Molecular Effusion and Diffusion
      Graham's Law of Effusion
      Diffusion and Mean Free Path
      10.9 Real Gases: Deviations from Ideal Behavior
      The van der Waals Equation
      Strategies for Success: Calculations Involving Many Variables
      A Closer Look: The Ideal-Gas Equation
      Chemistry Put To Work: Gas Separations

      11. Liquids and Intermolecular Forces
      11.1 A Molecular Comparison of Gases, Liquids, and Solids
      11.2 Intermolecular Forces
      Dispersion Forces
      Dipole-Dipole Interactions
      Hydrogen Bonding
      Ion-Dipole Forces
      Comparing Intermolecular Forces
      11.3 Select Properties of Liquids
      Viscosity
      Surface Tension
      Capillary Action
      11.4 Phase Changes
      Energy Changes Accompany Phase Changes
      Heating Curves
      Critical Temperature and Pressure
      11.5 Vapor Pressure
      Volatility, Vapor Pressure, and Temperature
      Vapor Pressure and Boiling Point
      11.6 Phase Diagrams
      The Phase Diagrams of and
      11.7 Liquid Crystals
      Types of Liquid Crystals
      Chemistry Put To Work: Ionic Liquids
      A Closer Look: The Clausius-Clapeyron Equation

      12. Solids and Modern Materials
      12.1 Classification of Solids
      12.2 Structures of Solids
      Crystalline and Amorphous Solids
      Unit Cells and Crystal Lattices
      Filling the Unit Cell
      12.3 Metallic Solids
      The Structures of Metallic Solids
      Close Packing
      Alloys
      12.4 Metallic Bonding
      Electron-Sea Model
      Molecular Orbital Model
      12.5 Ionic Solids
      Structures of Ionic Solids
      12.6 Molecular Solids
      12.7 Covalent-Network Solids
      Semiconductors
      Semiconductor Doping
      12.8 Polymers
      Making Polymers
      Structure and Physical Properties of Polymers
      12.9 Nanomaterials
      Semiconductors on the Nanoscale
      Metals on the Nanoscale
      Carbon on the Nanoscale
      A Closer Look: X-ray Diffraction
      Chemistry Put To Work: Alloys of Gold
      Chemistry Put To Work: Solid-State Lighting
      Chemistry Put To Work: Modern Materials in the Automobile
      Chemistry Put To Work: Microporous and Mesoporous Materials

      13. Properties of Solutions
      13.1 The Solution Process
      The Natural Tendency toward Mixing
      The Effect of Intermolecular Forces on Solution Formation
      Energetics of Solution Formation
      Solution Formation and Chemical Reactions
      13.2 Saturated Solutions and Solubility
      13.3 Factors Affecting Solubility
      Solute-Solvent Interactions
      Pressure Effects
      Temperature Effects
      13.4 Expressing Solution Concentration
      Mass Percentage, ppm, and ppb
      Mole Fraction, Molarity, and Molality
      Converting Concentration Units
      13.5 Colligative Properties
      Vapor-Pressure Lowering
      Boiling-Point Elevation
      Freezing-Point Depression
      Osmosis
      Determination of Molar Mass from Colligative Properties
      13.6 Colloids
      Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Colloids
      Colloidal Motion in Liquids
      Chemistry and Life: Fat-Soluble and Water-Soluble Vitamins
      Chemistry and Life: Blood Gases and Deep-Sea Diving
      A Closer Look: Ideal Solutions with Two or More Volatile Components
      A Closer Look: The van't Hoff Factor
      Chemistry and Life: Sickle-Cell Anemia

      14. Chemical Kinetics
      14.1 Factors That Affect Reaction Rates
      14.2 Reaction Rates
      Change of Rate with Time
      Instantaneous Rate
      Reaction Rates and Stoichiometry
      14.3 Concentration and Rate Laws
      Reaction Orders: The Exponents in the Rate Law
      Magnitudes and Units of Rate Constants
      Using Initial Rates to Determine Rate Laws
      14.4 The Change of Concentration with Time
      First-Order Reactions
      Second-Order Reactions
      Zero-Order Reactions
      Half-Life
      14.5 Temperature and Rate
      The Collision Model
      The Orientation Factor
      Activation Energy
      The Arrhenius Equation
      Determining the Activation Energy
      14.6 Reaction Mechanisms
      Elementary Reactions
      Multistep Mechanisms
      Rate Laws for Elementary Reactions
      The Rate-Determining Step for a Multistep Mechanism
      Mechanisms with a Slow Initial Step
      Mechanisms with a Fast Initial Step
      14.7 Catalysis
      Homogeneous Catalysis
      Heterogeneous Catalysis
      Enzymes
      A Closer Look: Using Spectroscopic Methods to Measure Reaction Rates: Beer's Law
      Chemistry Put To Work: Methyl Bromide in the Atmosphere
      Chemistry Put To Work: Catalytic Converters
      Chemistry and Life: Nitrogen Fixation and Nitrogenase

      15. Chemical Equilibrium
      15.1 The Concept of Equilibrium
      15.2 The Equilibrium Constant
      Evaluating Kc
      Equilibrium Constants in Terms of Pressure, Kp
      Equilibrium Constants and Units
      15.3 Understanding and Working with Equilibrium Constants
      The Magnitude of Equilibrium Constants
      The Direction of the Chemical Equation and K
      Relating Chemical Equation Stoichiometry and Equilibrium Constants
      15.4 Heterogeneous Equilibria
      15.5 Calculating Equilibrium Constants
      15.6 Applications of Equilibrium Constants
      Predicting the Direction of Reaction
      Calculating Equilibrium Concentrations
      15.7 Le Châtelier's Principle
      Change in Reactant or Product Concentration
      Effects of Volume and Pressure Changes
      Effect of Temperature Changes
      The Effect of Catalysts
      Chemistry Put To Work: The Haber Process
      A Closer Look: Temperature Changes and Le Châtelier's Principle
      Chemistry Put To Work: Controlling Nitric Oxide Emissions

      16. Acid-Base Equilibria
      16.1 Arrhenius Acids and Bases
      16.2 Brønsted-Lowry Acids and Bases
      The H+ Ion in Water
      Proton-Transfer Reactions
      Conjugate Acid-Base Pairs
      Relative Strengths of Acids and Bases
      16.3 The Autoionization of Water
      The Ion Product of Water
      16.4 The pH Scale
      pOH and Other "p" Scales
      Measuring pH
      16.5 Strong Acids and Bases
      Strong Acids
      Strong Bases
      16.6 Weak Acids
      Calculating Ka from pH
      Percent Ionization
      Using Ka to Calculate pH
      Polyprotic Acids
      16.7 Weak Bases
      Types of Weak Bases
      16.8 Relationship Between Ka and Kb
      16.9 Acid-Base Properties of Salt Solutions
      An Anion's Ability to React with Water
      A Cation's Ability to React with Water
      Combined Effect of Cation and Anion in Solution
      16.10 Acid-Base Behavior and Chemical Structure
      Factors That Affect Acid Strength
      Binary Acids
      Oxyacids
      Carboxylic Acids
      16.11 Lewis Acids and Bases
      A Closer Look: Polyprotic Acids
      Chemistry Put To Work: Amines and Amine Hydrochlorides
      Chemistry and Life: The Amphiprotic Behavior of Amino Acids

      17. Additional Aspects of Aqueous Equilibria
      17.1 The Common-Ion Effect
      17.2 Buffers
      Composition and Action of Buffers
      Calculating the pH of a Buffer
      Buffer Capacity and pH Range
      Addition of Strong Acids or Bases to Buffers
      17.3 Acid-Base Titrations
      Strong Acid-Strong Base Titrations
      Weak Acid-Strong Base Titrations
      Titrating with an Acid-Base Indicator
      Titrations of Polyprotic Acids
      17.4 Solubility Equilibria
      The Solubility-Product Constant, Ksp
      Solubility and Ksp
      17.5 Factors That Affect Solubility
      The Common-Ion Effect
      Solubility and pH
      Formation of Complex Ions
      Amphoterism
      17.6 Precipitation and Separation of Ions
      Selective Precipitation of Ions
      17.7 Qualitative Analysis for Metallic Elements
      Chemistry and Life: Blood as a Buffered Solution
      A Closer Look: Limitations of Solubility Products
      Chemistry and Life: Tooth Decay and Fluoridation
      A Closer Look: Lead Contamination in Drinking Water

      18. Chemistry of the Environment
      18.1 Earth's Atmosphere
      Composition of the Atmosphere
      Photochemical Reactions in the Atmosphere
      Ozone in the Stratosphere
      18.2 Human Activities and Earth's Atmosphere
      The Ozone Layer and Its Depletion
      Sulfur Compounds and Acid Rain
      Nitrogen Oxides and Photochemical Smog
      Greenhouse Gases: Water Vapor, Carbon Dioxide, and Climate
      18.3 Earth's Water
      The Global Water Cycle
      Salt Water: Earth's Oceans and Seas
      Freshwater and Groundwater
      18.4 Human Activities and Water Quality
      Dissolved Oxygen and Water Quality
      Water Purification: Desalination
      Water Purification: Municipal Treatment
      18.5 Green Chemistry
      Supercritical Solvents
      Greener Reagents and Processes
      A Closer Look: Other Greenhouse Gases
      A Closer Look: The Ogallala Aquifer-A Shrinking Resource
      A Closer Look: Fracking and Water Quality
      Chemistry and Life: Ocean Acidification

      19. Chemical Thermodynamics
      19.1 Spontaneous Processes
      Seeking a Criterion for Spontaneity
      Reversible and Irreversible Processes
      19.2 Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
      The Relationship between Entropy and Heat
      S for Phase Changes
      The Second Law of Thermodynamics
      19.3 The Molecular Interpretation of Entropy and the Third Law of Thermodynamics
      Expansion of a Gas at the Molecular Level
      Boltzmann's Equation and Microstates
      Molecular Motions and Energy
      Making Qualitative Predictions about S
      The Third Law of Thermodynamics
      19.4 Entropy Changes in Chemical Reactions
      Temperature Variation of Entropy
      Standard Molar Entropies
      Calculating the Standard Entropy Change for a Reaction Entropy Changes in the Surroundings
      19.5 Gibbs Free Energy
      Standard Free Energy of Formation
      19.6 Free Energy and Temperature
      19.7 Free Energy and the Equilibrium Constant
      Free Energy under Nonstandard Conditions
      Relationship between and K
      A Closer Look: The Entropy Change When a Gas Expands Isothermally
      Chemistry and Life: Entropy and Human Society
      A Closer Look: What's "Free" About Free Energy?
      Chemistry and Life: Driving Nonspontaneous Reactions: Coupling Reactions

      20. Electrochemistry
      20.1 Oxidation States and Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
      20.2 Balancing Redox Equations
      Half-Reactions
      Balancing Equations by the Method of Half-Reactions
      Balancing Equations for Reactions Occurring in Basic Solution
      20.3 Voltaic Cells
      20.4 Cell Potentials Under Standard Conditions
      Standard Reduction Potentials
      Strengths of Oxidizing and Reducing Agents
      20.5 Free Energy and Redox Reactions
      Emf, Free Energy, and the Equilibrium Constant
      20.6 Cell Potentials Under Nonstandard Conditions
      The Nernst Equation
      Concentration Cells
      20.7 Batteries and Fuel Cells
      Lead-Acid Battery
      Alkaline Battery
      Nickel-Cadmium and Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries
      Lithium-Ion Batteries
      Hydrogen Fuel Cells
      20.8 Corrosion
      Corrosion of Iron (Rusting)
      Preventing Corrosion of Iron
      20.9 Electrolysis
      Quantitative Aspects of Electrolysis
      A Closer Look: Electrical Work
      Chemistry and Life: Heartbeats and Electrocardiography
      Chemistry Put To Work: Batteries for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
      Chemistry Put To Work: Electrometallurgy of Aluminum

      21. Nuclear Chemistry
      21.1 Radioactivity and Nuclear Equations
      Nuclear Equations
      Types of Radioactive Decay
      21.2 Patterns of Nuclear Stability
      Neutron-to-Proton Ratio
      Radioactive Decay Chains
      Further Observations
      21.3 Nuclear Transmutations
      Accelerating Charged Particles
      Reactions Involving Neutrons
      Transuranium Elements
      21.4 Rates of Radioactive Decay
      Radiometric Dating
      Calculations Based on Half-Life
      21.5 Detection of Radioactivity
      Radiotracers
      21.6 Energy Changes in Nuclear Reactions
      Nuclear Binding Energies
      21.7 Nuclear Power: Fission
      Nuclear Reactors
      Nuclear Waste
      21.8 Nuclear Power: Fusion
      21.9 Radiation in the Environment and Living Systems
      Radiation Doses
      Chemistry and Life: Medical Applications of Radiotracers
      A Closer Look: The Dawning of the Nuclear Age
      A Closer Look: Nuclear Synthesis of the Elements
      Chemistry and Life: Radiation Therapy

      22. Chemistry of the Nonmetals
      22.1 Periodic Trends and Chemical Reactions
      Chemical Reactions
      22.2 Hydrogen
      Isotopes of Hydrogen
      Properties of Hydrogen
      Production of Hydrogen
      Uses of Hydrogen
      Binary Hydrogen Compounds
      22.3 Group 8A: The Noble Gases
      Noble-Gas Compounds
      22.4 Group 7A: The Halogens
      Properties and Production of the Halogens
      Uses of the Halogens
      The Hydrogen Halides
      Interhalogen Compounds
      Oxyacids and Oxyanions
      22.5 Oxygen
      Properties of Oxygen
      Production of Oxygen
      Uses of Oxygen
      Ozone
      Oxides
      Peroxides and Superoxides
      22.6 The Other Group 6A Elements: S, Se, Te, and Po
      Occurrence and Production of S, Se, and Te
      Properties and Uses of Sulfur, Selenium, and Tellurium
      Sulfides
      Oxides, Oxyacids, and Oxyanions of Sulfur
      22.7 Nitrogen
      Properties of Nitrogen
      Production and Uses of Nitrogen
      Hydrogen Compounds of Nitrogen
      Oxides and Oxyacids of Nitrogen
      22.8 The Other Group 5A Elements: P, As, Sb, and Bi
      Occurrence, Isolation, and Properties of Phosphorus
      Phosphorus Halides
      Oxy Compounds of Phosphorus
      22.9 Carbon
      Elemental Forms of Carbon
      Oxides of Carbon
      Carbonic Acid and Carbonates
      Carbides
      22.10 The Other Group 4A Elements: Si, Ge, Sn, and Pb
      General Characteristics of the Group A Elements
      Occurrence and Preparation of Silicon
      Silicates
      Glass
      Silicones
      22.11 Boron
      A Closer Look: The Hydrogen Economy
      Chemistry and Life: Nitroglycerin, Nitric Oxide, and Heart Disease
      Chemistry and Life: Arsenic in Drinking Water
      Chemistry Put To Work: Carbon Fibers and Composites

      23. Transition Metals and Coordination Chemistry
      23.1 The Transition Metals
      Physical Properties
      Electron Configurations and Oxidation States
      Magnetism
      23.2 Transition-Metal Complexes
      The Development of Coordination Chemistry: Werner's Theory
      The Metal-Ligand Bond
      Charges, Coordination Numbers, and Geometries
      23.3 Common Ligands in Coordination Chemistry
      Metals and Chelates in Living Systems
      23.4 Nomenclature and Isomerism in Coordination Chemistry
      Isomerism
      Structural Isomerism
      Stereoisomerism
      23.5 Color and Magnetism in Coordination Chemistry
      Color
      Magnetism of Coordination Compounds
      23.6 Crystal-field Theory
      Electron Configurations in Octahedral Complexes
      Tetrahedral and Square-Planar Complexes
      Design an Experiment
      A Closer Look: Entropy and the Chelate Effect
      Chemistry and Life: The Battle for Iron in Living Systems
      A Closer Look: Charge-Transfer Color

      24. The Chemistry of Life: Organic and Biological Chemistry
      24.1 General Characteristics of Organic Molecules
      The Structures of Organic Molecules
      The Stability of Organic Compounds
      Solubility and Acid-Base Properties of Organic Compounds
      24.2 Introduction to Hydrocarbons
      Structures of Alkanes
      Structural Isomers
      Nomenclature of Alkanes
      Cycloalkanes
      Reactions of Alkanes
      24.3 Alkenes, Alkynes, and Aromatic Hydrocarbons
      Alkenes
      Alkynes
      Addition Reactions of Alkenes and Alkynes
      Aromatic Hydrocarbons
      Stabilization of p Electrons by Delocalization
      Substitution Reactions of Aromatic Hydrocarbons
      24.4 Organic Functional Groups
      Alcohols
      Ethers
      Aldehydes and Ketones
      Carboxylic Acids and Esters
      Amines and Amides
      24.5 Chirality in Organic Chemistry
      24.6 Introduction to Biochemistry
      24.7 Proteins
      Amino Acids
      Polypeptides and Proteins
      Protein Structure
      24.8 Carbohydrates
      Disaccharides
      Polysaccharides
      24.9 Lipids
      Fats
      Phospholipids
      24.10 Nucleic Acids
      Design an Experiment
      Chemistry Put To Work: Gasoline
      A Closer Look: Mechanism of Addition Reactions
      STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS: What Now?

      Appendices
      Mathematical Operations
      Properties of Water
      Thermodynamic Quantities for Selected Substances at 298.15 K (25 °C)
      Aqueous Equilibrium Constants
      Standard Reduction Potentials at 25 °C

      Answers to Selected Exercises
      Answers to Give It Some Thought
      Answers to Go Figure
      Answer to Selected Practice Exercises

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