Chemistry: A Molecular Approach, 5th edition

Published by Pearson (January 30, 2019) © 2020
Nivaldo J. Tro

Title overview

For 2-semester general chemistry courses (science majors).

Actively engage students in becoming expert problem solvers and critical thinkers

Chemistry: A Molecular Approach presents chemistry visually through macroscopic, molecular and symbolic multi-level images to help students see the connections between chemistry and the world around them. Nivaldo Tro's consistent problem-solving approach (Sort, Strategize, Solve, Check) and active learning tools engage students in becoming expert problem solvers and critical thinkers.

The 5th Edition pairs pedagogical innovation with insights from learning design and educational research to create an active, integrated and easy-to-use framework.

Hallmark features of this title

  • Conceptual Connections and Self-Assessment Quizzes give students practice studying as they extinguish misconceptions and deepen understanding of key topics.
  • 4-step problem-solving approach (Sort, Strategize, Solve, Check) connects concepts to the problem and solution by developing a conceptual plan.
  • 2 & 3 column worked examples break down problem-solving steps: the 1st column outlines the problem-solving procedure and reasoning; the 2nd and 3rd columns show how to implement the steps.
  • Abundant molecular-level views show the connection between everyday processes visible to the eye and the behavior of atoms and molecules.
  • Multipart molecular images show Macroscopic, Microscopic and Symbolic perspectives to help students visualize and understand chemistry.

New and updated features of this title

  • Missed This? feature appears in the end-of-chapter Self Assessment Quizzes and odd-numbered Problems by Topic exercise. Missed This? provides sections to read and videos to watch to help students remediate where necessary.
  • Chapter 5 provides topically focused coverage. Chemical Reactions and Solutions have been divided into 2 separate chapters (now Chapters 4 and 5): 1 on chemical reactions (including stoichiometry) and another on solutions (including aqueous reactions). This new organization allows a sharper focus in each chapter and reduces the cognitive load for students.

Table of contents

  1. Matter, Measurement, and Problem Solving
  2. Atoms and Elements
  3. Molecules and Compounds
  4. Chemical Reactions and Chemical Quantities
  5. Introduction to Solutions and Aqueous Reactions
  6. Gases
  7. Thermochemistry
  8. The Quantum-Mechanical Model of the Atom
  9. Periodic Properties of the Elements
  10. Chemical Bonding I: The Lewis Model
  11. Chemical Bonding II: Molecular Shapes, Valence Bond Theory, and Molecular Orbital Theory
  12. Liquids, Solids, and Intermolecular Forces
  13. Solids and Modern Materials
  14. Solutions
  15. Chemical Kinetics
  16. Chemical Equilibrium
  17. Acids and Bases
  18. Aqueous Ionic Equilibrium
  19. Free Energy and Thermodynamics
  20. Electrochemistry
  21. Radioactivity and Nuclear Chemistry
  22. Organic Chemistry
  23. Biochemistry
  24. Chemistry of the Nonmetals
  25. Metals and Metallurgy
  26. Transition Metals and Coordination Compounds

APPENDICES

  1. Common Mathematical Operations in Chemistry
  2. Useful Data
  3. Answers to Selected Exercises
  4. Answers to In-Chapter Practice Problems

Author bios

About our author

Nivaldo Tro has been teaching college Chemistry since 1990 and is currently teaching at Santa Barbara Community College. He received his Ph.D. in chemistry from Stanford University for work on developing and using optical techniques to study the adsorption and desorption of molecules to and from surfaces in ultrahigh vacuum. He then went on to the University of California at Berkeley, where he did postdoctoral research on ultrafast reaction dynamics in solution. Professor Tro has been awarded grants from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund, the Research Corporation, and the National Science Foundation to study the dynamics of various processes occurring in thin adlayer films adsorbed on dielectric surfaces. Professor Tro lives in Santa Barbara with his wife, Ann, and their four children, Michael, Ali, Kyle, and Kaden. In his leisure time, Professor Tro enjoys mountain biking, surfing, and being outdoors with his family.

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