Chemistry:International Student Version

Written by Jim Brady, an author well known for his ability to communicate chemistry, and Fred Senese, the architect of the most visited general chemistry web site, this book and its media are designed to support a variety of backgrounds. It maintains its hallmark feature of accurate, lucid, and interesting explanations of the basic concepts of chemistry as well as its comprehensive coverage and aid to readers in developing problem solving skills.

About the Author
Dr. James E. Brady is a professor emeritus at St. John's University in New York City. Fred Senese is the creator of the award-winning General Chemistry Online and Ask Antoine (the most hit general chem web resource in the world with over 15 million hits/year).

Table of Contents

• 1. Fundamental Concepts and Units of Measurement
• 2. Elements, Compounds, and Chemical Reactions
• 3. The Mole: Relating the Microscopic World of Atoms to Laboratory Measurements
• 4. Reactions of Ions and Molecules in Aqueous Solutions
• 5. Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
• 6. Energy and Chemical Change
• 7. The Quantum Mechanical Atom
• 8. Chemical Bonding: General Concepts
• 9. Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
• 10. Properties of Gases
• 11. Intermolecular Attractions and the Properties of Liquids and Solids
• 12. Properties of Solutions; Mixtures of Substances at the Molecular Level
• 13. Kinetics: The Study of Rates of Reaction
• 14. Chemical Equilibrium -General Concepts
• 15. Acids and Bases: A Second Look
• 16. Equilibria in Solutions of Weak Acids and Bases
• 17. Solubility and Simultaneous Equilibria
• 18. Thermodynamics
• 19. Electrochemistry
• 20. Nuclear Reactions and Their Role in Chemistry
• 21. Nonmetals, Metalloids, Metals, and Metal Complexes
• 22. Organic Compounds, Polymers, and Biochemicals
• Appendices
• Glossary