Introductory Chemistry, 7th edition

For 1-semester courses in preparatory chemistry.

Actively engage students to succeed in the course and beyond

Introductory Chemistry shows how chemistry manifests in students' daily lives. Award-winning instructor and author Nivaldo Tro draws on his classroom experience to engage students, capture their attention with relevant applications and extend chemistry to their world.

The 7th Edition delivers new Self-Assessment Quizzes, Predict This! feature, and additional End-of-Chapter questions, while expanded active learning tools support students in developing problem-solving skills. An extensive diversity, equity and inclusion review ensures the content reflects the experiences of all students.

Hallmark features of this title

• 4-step process (Sort, Strategize, Solve and Check) helps students learn how to develop a problem-solving approach.
• 2 & 3 column worked examples break down problem-solving steps: the 1st column outlines the problem-solving procedure and reasoning of each step; the 2nd and 3rd columns show how to implement the steps with examples.
• The Solution map provides a visual aid that helps students navigate problems.
• For More Practice in each worked Example directs students to opportunities to practice skills from the Example.
• Multipart images depicted through Macroscopic, Microscopic and Symbolic perspectives help students better visualize and understand chemistry.
• Molecular-level views reveal connections between everyday processes and the activities of atoms and molecules.

New and updated features of this title

• Self-Assessment Quizzes help students check their understanding of the material in the chapter and better prepare for exams. Quizzes are located at the end of each chapter.
• Predict This! asks students to predict the outcome of the topic they are about to read. After the student reads the section, Predict Follow-up confirms whether the student predicted correctly or incorrectly and why.
• End-of-Chapter questions have been added throughout the book, and numerous End-of-Chapter questions have been revised. Many new End-of-Chapter questions involve the interpretation of graphs and data.
• Diversity, equity and inclusion review ensures the content reflects the diversity, depth, and breadth of all learners' lived experiences.