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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