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Book Synopsis

The Study Guide and Selected Solutions Manual assists students with the text material. It contains learning objectives, chapter outlines, additional problems with self-tests and answers, and answers to the odd-numbered problems in the text.



Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  1. Chemistry
    • 1.1 Science and Technology: The Roots of Knowledge
    • 1.2 Science: Reproducible, Testable, Tentative, Predictive, and Explanatory
    • 1.3 Science and Technology: Risks and Benefit
    • 1.4 Solving Society’s Problems: Scientific Research
    • 1.5 Chemistry: A Study of Matter and Its Changes
    • 1.6 Classification of Matter
    • 1.7 The Measurement of Matter
    • 1.8 Density
    • 1.9 Energy: Heat and Temperature
    • 1.10 Critical Thinking
  2. Atoms
    • 2.1 Atoms: Ideas from the Ancient Greeks
    • 2.2 Scientific Laws: Conservation of Mass and Definite Proportions
    • 2.3 John Dalton and the Atomic Theory of Matter
    • 2.4 The Mole and Molar Mass
    • 2.5 Mendeleev and the Periodic Table
    • 2.6 Atoms and Molecules: Real and Relevant
  3. Atomic Structure
    • 3.1 Electricity and the Atom
    • 3.2 Serendipity in Science: X-Rays and Radioactivity
    • 3.3 Three Types of Radioactivity
    • 3.4 Rutherford’s Experiment: The Nuclear Model of the Atom
    • 3.5 The Atomic Nucleus
    • 3.6 Electron Arrangement: The Bohr Model (Orbits)
    • 3.7 Electron Arrangement: The Quantum Model (Orbitals/Subshells)
    • 3.8 Electron Configurations and the Periodic Table
  4. Chemical Bonds
    • 4.1 The Art of Deduction: Stable Electron Configurations
    • 4.2 Lewis (Electron-Dot) Symbols
    • 4.3 The Reaction of Sodium with Chlorine
    • 4.4 Using Lewis Symbols for Ionic Compounds
    • 4.5 Formulas and Names of Binary Ionic Compounds
    • 4.6 Covalent Bonds: Shared Electron Pairs
    • 4.7 Unequal Sharing: Polar Covalent Bonds
    • 4.8 Polyatomic Molecules: Water, Ammonia, and Methane
    • 4.9 Polyatomic Ions
    • 4.10 Guidelines for Drawing Lewis Structures
    • 4.11 Molecular Shapes: The VSEPR Theory
    • 4.12 Shapes and Properties: Polar and Nonpolar Molecules
  5. Chemical Accounting
    • 5.1 Chemical Sentences: Equations
    • 5.2 Volume Relationships in chemical Equations
    • 5.3 Avogadro’s Number and the Names
    • 5.4 Molar Mass: Mole-to-Mass and Mass-to-Mole Conversions
    • 5.5 Solutions
  6. Gases, Liquids, Solids…and Intermolecular Forces
    • 6.1 Solids, Liquids, and Gases
    • 6.2 Comparing Ionic and Molecular Substances
    • 6.3 Forces between Molecules
    • 6.4 Forces in Solutions
    • 6.5 Gases: The Kinetic-Molecular Theory
    • 6.6 The Simple Gas Laws
    • 6.7 The Ideal Gas Law
  7. Acids and Bases
    • 7.1 Acids and Bases: Experimental Definitions
    • 7.2 Acids, Bases, and Salts
    • 7.3 Acidic and Basic Anhydrides
    • 7.4 Strong and Weak Acids and Bases
    • 7.5 Neutralization
    • 7.6 The pH Scale
    • 7.7 Buffers and Conjugate Acid-Base Pairs
    • 7.8 Acids and Bases in Industry and in Daily Life
  8. Oxidation and Reduction
    • 8.1 Oxidation and Reduction: Four Views
    • 8.2 Oxidizing and Reducing Agents
    • 8.3 Electrochemistry: Cells and Batteries
    • 8.4 Corrosion and Explosion
    • 8.5 Oxygen: An Abundant and Essential Oxidizing Agent
    • 8.6 Some Common Reducing Agents
    • 8.7 Oxidation, Reduction, and Living Things
  9. Organic Chemistry
    • 9.1 Organic Chemistry and Compounds
    • 9.2 Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
    • 9.3 Aromatic Compounds: Benzene and Its Relatives
    • 9.4 Halogenated Hydrocarbons: Many Uses, Some Hazards
    • 9.5 Functional and Alkyl Groups
    • 9.6 Alcohols, Phenols, Ethers, and Thiols
    • 9.7 Aldehydes and Ketones
    • 9.8 Carboxylic Acids and Esters
    • 9.9 Nitrogen-Containing Compounds: Amines and Amides
  10. Polymers
    • 10.1 Polymerization: Making Big Ones Out of Little Ones
    • 10.2 Polyethylene: From the Battle of Britain to Bread Bags
    • 10.3 Addition Polymerization: One + One + One + … Gives One!
    • 10.4 Rubber and Other Elastomers
    • 10.5 Condensation Polymers
    • 10.6 Properties of Polymers
    • 10.7 Plastics and the Environment
  11. Nuclear Chemistry
    • 11.1 Natural Radioactivity
    • 11.2 Nuclear Equations
    • 11.3 Half-Life and Radioisotopic Dating
    • 11.4 Artificial Transmutation
    • 11.5 Uses of Radioisotopes
    • 11.6 Penetrating Power of Radiation
    • 11.7 Energy from the Nucleus
    • 11.8 Nuclear Bombs
    • 11.9 Uses and Consequences of Nuclear Energy
  12. Chemistry of Earth
    • 12.1 Spaceship Earth: Structure and Composition
    • 12.2 Silicates and the Shapes of Things
    • 12.3 Carbonates: Caves, Chalk, and Limestone
    • 12.4 Metals and Their Ores
    • 12.5 Salts and “Table Salt”
    • 12.6 Gemstones and Semi-Precious Stones
    • 12.7 Earth’s Dwindling Resources
  13. Air
    • 13.1 Earth’s Atmosphere: Divisions and Composition
    • 13.2 Chemistry of the Atmosphere
    • 13.3 Pollution through the Ages
    • 13.4 Automobile Emissions
    • 13.5 Photochemical Smog: Making Haze While the Sun Shines
    • 13.6 Acid Rain: Air Pollution Water Pollution
    • 13.7 The Inside Story: Indoor Air Pollution
    • 13.8 Stratospheric Ozone: Earth’s Vital Shield
    • 13.9 Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change
    • 13.10 Who Pollutes? Who Pays?
  14. Water
    • 14.1 Water: Some Unique Properties
    • 14.2 Water in Nature
    • 14.3 Organic Contamination; Human and Animal Waste
    • 14.4 The World’s Water Crisis
    • 14.5 Tap Water and Government Standards for Drinking Water
    • 14.6 Water Consumption: Who Uses It and How Much?
    • 14.7 Making Water Fit to Drink
    • 14.8 Wastewater Treatment
  15. Energy
    • 15.1 Our Sun, a Giant Nuclear Power Plant
    • 15.2 Energy and Chemical Reactions
    • 15.3 Reaction Rates
    • 15.4 The Laws of Thermodynamics
    • 15.5 Fuels and Energy: People, Horses, and Fossils
    • 15.6 Coal: The Carbon Rock of Ages
    • 15.7 Natural Gas and Petroleum
    • 15.8 Convenient Energy
    • 15.9 Nuclear Energy
    • 15.10 Renewable Energy Sources
  16. Biochemistry
    • 16.1 Energy and the Living Cell
    • 16.2 Carbohydrates: A Storehouse of Energy
    • 16.3 Carbohydrates in the Diet
    • 16.4 Fats and Other Lipids
    • 16.5 Fats and Cholesterol
    • 16.6 Proteins: Polymers of Amino Acids
    • 16.7 Structure and Function of Proteins
    • 16.8 Protein in the Diet
    • 16.9 Nucleic Acids: Parts, Structure, and Function
    • 16.10 RNA: Protein Synthesis and the Genetic Code
    • 16.11 The Human Genome
  17. Nutrition, Fitness, and Health
    • 17.1 Calories: Quality and Quantity
    • 17.2 Minerals
    • 17.3 Vitamins
    • 17.4 Fiber, Electrolytes, and Water
    • 17.5 Food Additives
    • 17.6 Starvation and Malnutrition
    • 17.7 Weight Loss, Diet, and Exercise
    • 17.8 Fitness and Muscle
  18. Drugs
    • 18.1 Drugs from Nature and the Laboratory
    • 18.2 Pain Relievers: From Aspirin to Oxycodone
    • 18.3 Drugs and Infectious Diseases
    • 18.4 Chemicals against Cancer
    • 18.5 Hormones: The Regulators
    • 18.6 Drugs for the Heart
    • 18.7 Drugs and the Mind
    • 18.8 Drugs and Society
  19. Chemistry Down on the Farm
    • 19.1 Growing Food with Fertilizers
    • 19.2 The War against Pests
    • 19.3 Herbicides and Defoliants
    • 19.4 Sustainable Agriculture
    • 19.5 Looking to the Future: Feeding a Growing, Hungry World
  20. Household Chemicals
    • 20.1 Cleaning with Soap
    • 20.2 Synthetic Detergents
    • 20.3 Laundry Auxiliaries: Softeners and Bleaches
    • 20.4 All-Purpose and Special-Purpose Cleaning Products
    • 20.5 Solvents, Paints, and Waxes
    • 20.6 Cosmetics: Personal-Care Chemicals
  21. Poisons
    • 21.1 Natural Poisons
    • 21.2 Poisons and How They Act
    • 21.3 More Chemistry of the Nervous System
    • 21.4 The Lethal Dose
    • 21.5 The Liver as a Detox Facility
    • 21.6 Carcinogens and Teratogens
    • 21.7 Hazardous Wastes

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      Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
      Publication Date: 11/06/2019
      ISBN13: 9780134988962, 978-0134988962
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The Study Guide and Selected Solutions Manual assists students with the text material. It contains learning objectives, chapter outlines, additional problems with self-tests and answers, and answers to the odd-numbered problems in the text.



      Table of Contents
      Table of Contents
      1. Chemistry
        • 1.1 Science and Technology: The Roots of Knowledge
        • 1.2 Science: Reproducible, Testable, Tentative, Predictive, and Explanatory
        • 1.3 Science and Technology: Risks and Benefit
        • 1.4 Solving Society’s Problems: Scientific Research
        • 1.5 Chemistry: A Study of Matter and Its Changes
        • 1.6 Classification of Matter
        • 1.7 The Measurement of Matter
        • 1.8 Density
        • 1.9 Energy: Heat and Temperature
        • 1.10 Critical Thinking
      2. Atoms
        • 2.1 Atoms: Ideas from the Ancient Greeks
        • 2.2 Scientific Laws: Conservation of Mass and Definite Proportions
        • 2.3 John Dalton and the Atomic Theory of Matter
        • 2.4 The Mole and Molar Mass
        • 2.5 Mendeleev and the Periodic Table
        • 2.6 Atoms and Molecules: Real and Relevant
      3. Atomic Structure
        • 3.1 Electricity and the Atom
        • 3.2 Serendipity in Science: X-Rays and Radioactivity
        • 3.3 Three Types of Radioactivity
        • 3.4 Rutherford’s Experiment: The Nuclear Model of the Atom
        • 3.5 The Atomic Nucleus
        • 3.6 Electron Arrangement: The Bohr Model (Orbits)
        • 3.7 Electron Arrangement: The Quantum Model (Orbitals/Subshells)
        • 3.8 Electron Configurations and the Periodic Table
      4. Chemical Bonds
        • 4.1 The Art of Deduction: Stable Electron Configurations
        • 4.2 Lewis (Electron-Dot) Symbols
        • 4.3 The Reaction of Sodium with Chlorine
        • 4.4 Using Lewis Symbols for Ionic Compounds
        • 4.5 Formulas and Names of Binary Ionic Compounds
        • 4.6 Covalent Bonds: Shared Electron Pairs
        • 4.7 Unequal Sharing: Polar Covalent Bonds
        • 4.8 Polyatomic Molecules: Water, Ammonia, and Methane
        • 4.9 Polyatomic Ions
        • 4.10 Guidelines for Drawing Lewis Structures
        • 4.11 Molecular Shapes: The VSEPR Theory
        • 4.12 Shapes and Properties: Polar and Nonpolar Molecules
      5. Chemical Accounting
        • 5.1 Chemical Sentences: Equations
        • 5.2 Volume Relationships in chemical Equations
        • 5.3 Avogadro’s Number and the Names
        • 5.4 Molar Mass: Mole-to-Mass and Mass-to-Mole Conversions
        • 5.5 Solutions
      6. Gases, Liquids, Solids…and Intermolecular Forces
        • 6.1 Solids, Liquids, and Gases
        • 6.2 Comparing Ionic and Molecular Substances
        • 6.3 Forces between Molecules
        • 6.4 Forces in Solutions
        • 6.5 Gases: The Kinetic-Molecular Theory
        • 6.6 The Simple Gas Laws
        • 6.7 The Ideal Gas Law
      7. Acids and Bases
        • 7.1 Acids and Bases: Experimental Definitions
        • 7.2 Acids, Bases, and Salts
        • 7.3 Acidic and Basic Anhydrides
        • 7.4 Strong and Weak Acids and Bases
        • 7.5 Neutralization
        • 7.6 The pH Scale
        • 7.7 Buffers and Conjugate Acid-Base Pairs
        • 7.8 Acids and Bases in Industry and in Daily Life
      8. Oxidation and Reduction
        • 8.1 Oxidation and Reduction: Four Views
        • 8.2 Oxidizing and Reducing Agents
        • 8.3 Electrochemistry: Cells and Batteries
        • 8.4 Corrosion and Explosion
        • 8.5 Oxygen: An Abundant and Essential Oxidizing Agent
        • 8.6 Some Common Reducing Agents
        • 8.7 Oxidation, Reduction, and Living Things
      9. Organic Chemistry
        • 9.1 Organic Chemistry and Compounds
        • 9.2 Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
        • 9.3 Aromatic Compounds: Benzene and Its Relatives
        • 9.4 Halogenated Hydrocarbons: Many Uses, Some Hazards
        • 9.5 Functional and Alkyl Groups
        • 9.6 Alcohols, Phenols, Ethers, and Thiols
        • 9.7 Aldehydes and Ketones
        • 9.8 Carboxylic Acids and Esters
        • 9.9 Nitrogen-Containing Compounds: Amines and Amides
      10. Polymers
        • 10.1 Polymerization: Making Big Ones Out of Little Ones
        • 10.2 Polyethylene: From the Battle of Britain to Bread Bags
        • 10.3 Addition Polymerization: One + One + One + … Gives One!
        • 10.4 Rubber and Other Elastomers
        • 10.5 Condensation Polymers
        • 10.6 Properties of Polymers
        • 10.7 Plastics and the Environment
      11. Nuclear Chemistry
        • 11.1 Natural Radioactivity
        • 11.2 Nuclear Equations
        • 11.3 Half-Life and Radioisotopic Dating
        • 11.4 Artificial Transmutation
        • 11.5 Uses of Radioisotopes
        • 11.6 Penetrating Power of Radiation
        • 11.7 Energy from the Nucleus
        • 11.8 Nuclear Bombs
        • 11.9 Uses and Consequences of Nuclear Energy
      12. Chemistry of Earth
        • 12.1 Spaceship Earth: Structure and Composition
        • 12.2 Silicates and the Shapes of Things
        • 12.3 Carbonates: Caves, Chalk, and Limestone
        • 12.4 Metals and Their Ores
        • 12.5 Salts and “Table Salt”
        • 12.6 Gemstones and Semi-Precious Stones
        • 12.7 Earth’s Dwindling Resources
      13. Air
        • 13.1 Earth’s Atmosphere: Divisions and Composition
        • 13.2 Chemistry of the Atmosphere
        • 13.3 Pollution through the Ages
        • 13.4 Automobile Emissions
        • 13.5 Photochemical Smog: Making Haze While the Sun Shines
        • 13.6 Acid Rain: Air Pollution Water Pollution
        • 13.7 The Inside Story: Indoor Air Pollution
        • 13.8 Stratospheric Ozone: Earth’s Vital Shield
        • 13.9 Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change
        • 13.10 Who Pollutes? Who Pays?
      14. Water
        • 14.1 Water: Some Unique Properties
        • 14.2 Water in Nature
        • 14.3 Organic Contamination; Human and Animal Waste
        • 14.4 The World’s Water Crisis
        • 14.5 Tap Water and Government Standards for Drinking Water
        • 14.6 Water Consumption: Who Uses It and How Much?
        • 14.7 Making Water Fit to Drink
        • 14.8 Wastewater Treatment
      15. Energy
        • 15.1 Our Sun, a Giant Nuclear Power Plant
        • 15.2 Energy and Chemical Reactions
        • 15.3 Reaction Rates
        • 15.4 The Laws of Thermodynamics
        • 15.5 Fuels and Energy: People, Horses, and Fossils
        • 15.6 Coal: The Carbon Rock of Ages
        • 15.7 Natural Gas and Petroleum
        • 15.8 Convenient Energy
        • 15.9 Nuclear Energy
        • 15.10 Renewable Energy Sources
      16. Biochemistry
        • 16.1 Energy and the Living Cell
        • 16.2 Carbohydrates: A Storehouse of Energy
        • 16.3 Carbohydrates in the Diet
        • 16.4 Fats and Other Lipids
        • 16.5 Fats and Cholesterol
        • 16.6 Proteins: Polymers of Amino Acids
        • 16.7 Structure and Function of Proteins
        • 16.8 Protein in the Diet
        • 16.9 Nucleic Acids: Parts, Structure, and Function
        • 16.10 RNA: Protein Synthesis and the Genetic Code
        • 16.11 The Human Genome
      17. Nutrition, Fitness, and Health
        • 17.1 Calories: Quality and Quantity
        • 17.2 Minerals
        • 17.3 Vitamins
        • 17.4 Fiber, Electrolytes, and Water
        • 17.5 Food Additives
        • 17.6 Starvation and Malnutrition
        • 17.7 Weight Loss, Diet, and Exercise
        • 17.8 Fitness and Muscle
      18. Drugs
        • 18.1 Drugs from Nature and the Laboratory
        • 18.2 Pain Relievers: From Aspirin to Oxycodone
        • 18.3 Drugs and Infectious Diseases
        • 18.4 Chemicals against Cancer
        • 18.5 Hormones: The Regulators
        • 18.6 Drugs for the Heart
        • 18.7 Drugs and the Mind
        • 18.8 Drugs and Society
      19. Chemistry Down on the Farm
        • 19.1 Growing Food with Fertilizers
        • 19.2 The War against Pests
        • 19.3 Herbicides and Defoliants
        • 19.4 Sustainable Agriculture
        • 19.5 Looking to the Future: Feeding a Growing, Hungry World
      20. Household Chemicals
        • 20.1 Cleaning with Soap
        • 20.2 Synthetic Detergents
        • 20.3 Laundry Auxiliaries: Softeners and Bleaches
        • 20.4 All-Purpose and Special-Purpose Cleaning Products
        • 20.5 Solvents, Paints, and Waxes
        • 20.6 Cosmetics: Personal-Care Chemicals
      21. Poisons
        • 21.1 Natural Poisons
        • 21.2 Poisons and How They Act
        • 21.3 More Chemistry of the Nervous System
        • 21.4 The Lethal Dose
        • 21.5 The Liver as a Detox Facility
        • 21.6 Carcinogens and Teratogens
        • 21.7 Hazardous Wastes

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