Chemistry : the central science /
Theodore L. Brown and 5 others
- Thirteenth Edition
- New Jersey : Pearson ; c2015
- xxix, various pagination : colored. Illustration ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Introduction : matter and measurement Atoms, molecules, and ions Chemical reactions and reaction stoichiometry Reactions in aqueous solution Thermochemistry Electronic structure of atoms Periodic properties of the elements Basic concepts of chemical bonding Molecular geometry and bonding theories Gases Liquids and intermolecular forces Solids and modern materials Properties of solutions Chemical kinetics Chemical equilibrium Acid-base equilibria Additional aspects of aqueous equilibria Chemistry of the environment Chemical thermodynamics Electrochemistry Nuclear chemistry Chemistry of the nonmetals Transition metals and coordination chemistry The chemistry of life : organic and biological chemistry
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