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General Chemistry: Atoms First, 2nd edition

  • John E. McMurry, 
  • Robert C. Fay

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Overview

General Chemistry: Atoms First  starts from the building blocks of chemistry, the atom, allowing the authors to tell a cohesive story that progresses logically through molecules and compounds to help students intuitively follow complex concepts more logically. This unified thread of ideas helps students build a better foundation and ultimately gain a deeper understanding of chemical concepts. Students can more easily understand the microscopic-to-macroscopic connections between unobservable atoms and the observable behavior of matter in daily life, and are brought immediately into real chemistry–instead of being forced to memorize facts.

 

Reflecting a true atoms first perspective, the Second Edition features  experienced atoms-first authors, incorporates recommendations from a panel of atoms-first experts, and follows historical beliefs in teaching chemistry concepts based and real experimental data first. This approach distinguishes this text in the market based whereby other authors teach theory first, followed by experimental data.  

 

Published by Pearson (August 1st 2021) - Copyright © 2014

ISBN-13: 9780137557509

Subject: Chemistry

Category: General Chemistry

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Brief Contents

  • Chapter 0 – Chemical Tools: Experimentation and Measurement
  • Chapter 1 – The Structure and Stability of Atoms
  • Chapter 2 – Periodicity and the Electronic Structure Atomic Structure
  • Chapter 3 – Atoms and Ionic Bonds
  • Chapter 4 – Atoms and Covalent Bonds
  • Chapter 5 – Covalent Bonds and Molecular Structure
  • Chapter 6 – Chemical Arithmetic: Stoichiometry
  • Chapter 7 – Reactions in Aqueous Solution
  • Chapter 8 – Thermochemistry: Chemical Energy
  • Chapter 9 – Gases: Their Properties and Behavior
  • Chapter 10 – Liquids, Solids, and Phase Changes
  • Chapter 11 – Solutions and Their Properties
  • Chapter 12 – The Rates and Mechanisms of Chemical Reactions
  • Chapter 13 – Chemical Equilibrium,: The Extent of Chemical Reactions
  • Chapter 14 – Aqueous Equilibria: Acids and Bases
  • Chapter 15 – Applications of Aqueous Equilibria
  • Chapter 16 – Thermodynamics: Entropy, Free Energy, and Equilibrium
  • Chapter 17 – Electrochemistry
  • Chapter 18 – Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Water
  • Chapter 19 – The Main-Group Elements
  • Chapter 20 – Transition Elements and Coordination Chemistry
  • Chapter 21 – Metals and Solid-State Materials
  • Chapter 22 – Nuclear Chemistry
  • Chapter 23 – Organic and Biological Chemistry

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